The 'tap to clear' method could be the answer to procrastinating when decluttering – experts say it’s one of the best 'confidence boosters'

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It is all too easy to give in to procrastination when faced with overflowing storage or a cluttered corner, but there's a surprisingly simple trick that could help shift your mindset.

Taking before and after photos (or the ‘tap to clean’ method, as we're coining it), creates a bank of evidence that you've done it before, it looks great after, and you can conquer it again.