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Grace Dean

I tried the Swedish death cleaning trend for a week — and it changed everything

A person decluttering clothes in a cardboard box.

None of us like to think about our own mortality, but according to experts, considering your lifestyle with the end in mind is a good way of thinking about the things that really matter in line, and this applies to your clutter, too.

Put simply, the Swedish death cleaning method requires you to tidy your home and belongings with the mindset that if you were to die tomorrow, you wouldn’t want to leave it behind for a loved one to tidy for you. It's easy to accept conditions in your life that you wouldn't want to subject a loved one to, so this change in mindset is a good way to prioritize your own wellbeing when decluttering your home.

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