Plus: Cleaning and organizing pros weighed in on the efficacy of their tips.
The r/CleaningTips subreddit is a magical place for people in exactly that position.
Then we asked experts to weigh in on these methodshere’s what they had to say.
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This way, your home is in a constant state of maintenance.
I would not recommend it for the whole house every day, she adds.
Its so much more manageable to put away 5 things instead of 50.
Nothing is life threatening; its not the end of the world if you dont get to it.
Its a solid strategythePomodoro Techniqueis proof of thatbut Fay takes it a step further.
When we use a timer, we can see how long it takes us to actually do a task.
Break Things Down Into Categories, Not Rooms
Another way to categorize your cleaning?
Attempting one floor (or room) per day.
I do one floor Tuesday, one floor Wednesday, and one floor Thursday, writes a Redditor.
And I do laundry on Mondays.
The idea behind this tip isgood in theorybut not in practice, says Carson.
The underlying concept is right.
You want to break things up into smaller chunks so that it isnt overwhelming or impossible, she notes.
But tackling one room per day may not be realistic for most people.
Instead, she recommends people do things by category rather than room or floor.
We actually developed Declutter Deck (an organizing guide) specifically to help people get organized in this way.
We really believe in it.
