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# 6 Astonishingly Smart Ways to De-Junk Your Life
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/smart_ways_to_de-junk_your_life_2904100616/
- Published: 2010-04-29T18:13:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T16:19:37.000Z
- Description: Mercola passes along six Lifehack suggestions for clearing out unhelpful habits, possessions and relationships: be honest, list seven irreplaceable things and five people who matter most, move somewhere smaller, quit your job or plan to, and train for an endurance race.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Lifestyle, Health News, #vivvo-import

Posted by [Dr. Mercola ](http://articles.mercola.com/members/Dr.-Mercola/default.aspx?ref=foodconsumer.org)| April 29 2010

Unhealthy relationships, too many unused belongings and negative habits can all eat up your precious time and space. Lifehack has listed six tips you can get started on right now that will greatly help to “de-junk” your life:

1. **Be honest**
2. You don't need lies in your life, and being honest only gets easier with practice.
3. **Make a list of just 7 things that are irreplaceable**
4. Once you know what's important to you, you’ll probably get rid of some things that aren't.
5. **Make a list of just 5 people who matter the most to you**
6. Once again, keeping in touch with the people who really mean something to you will help you realize your true priorities.
7. **Move into a smaller living space**
8. You'll throw out some stuff during the moving process, and a small home means you'll be faced with clutter on a daily basis until you get rid of more.
9. **Quit your job**
10. Or just pretend and make some plans. You might be surprised by what you come up with.
11. **Train for an endurance race**
12. This can provide an amazing amount of stress relief as well.

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[Lifehack March 30, 2010](http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/7-effective-ways-to-de-junk-your-life.html?ref=foodconsumer.org)