This is the angry decluttering method to embrace if clutter is getting to you – expert organizers say it’s time to spark rage, not joy, for easy streamlining

A small wooden home office desk with a green dining-style arm chair pulled up to it. A large blue and white floral roman blind on the window above. .

The concept of ‘thanking’ items when you get rid of them has always been a bit of an enigma for me. While gratitude practices certainly help some people release emotionally charged clutter, for me, it feels a bit silly.

I couldn’t take myself seriously enough to declutter seriously when trying to find items that ‘spark joy’ – that’s why when I stumbled across the anti-Kon-Mari method, it was love at first sight.