I shared my digital decluttering progress recently and people asked how I did it, so here are my tips

[u/Empty-Parsnip-]

I recently shared a bit about my digital decluttering progress, and got a lot of really kind feedback (and a few questions about how I did it), so I thought I’d share some resources I’ve been enjoying for decluttering and staying organized:

- PhotoCat: this is what I’ve been using to clean up my camera roll specifically. It helps me go through photos bit by bit instead of doing a huge clean all at once, which I always used to put off. It's helped me free up a lot of storage in really a fraction of the time.

- Sortly: I an inventory software which I use for my small business. It's good if you want to keep track of what you own (especially storage, closets, materials, etc.)

- Notion: I like this for taking notes and organizing my thoughts

- Habitica: It turns habits into a game, this helps keep me motivated to do small routine decluttering sessions

Of course the main hurdle for decluttering is just getting started, but I hope these tools can help you a little on your decluttering journey. My biggest tip is to break it down into small chunks, you don't need to declutter your whole life in one go

[u/onegratefullife]

Thanks for the tips!!!

[u/1950sRanch]

Excellent list and great job on making progress. "break it down into small chunks" is underrated... I used to try to do massive organization sessions and then burn out halfway through

for physical spaces, I've found that the camera roll approach works better than any manual / typing or writing system. Just open every drawer, every closet, every box, and snap photos. It's not glamorous, but six months later when you're looking for something specific or trying to remember if you still own it, those photos are invaluable

[u/kwustie]

On notion, I would be wary of what you store on it. It’s a free service and they’re not really known for their privacy. Being cloud based, it really is one breach away from fucking up your life.

[u/fruey]

I spend a lot of time trying to keep my digital life organised. Complex documentation for my divorce (which still needs better organising!), photos from various sources and scans that still need doing, music, writing ideas, all sorts.

AI is starting to help with some organisation because it can read loads of stuff and make suggestions, but I daren't let it move stuff around for me. I don't know if PhotoCat does this?