Decluttering a hoarder’s study tips?

[u/Cool-Alfalfa]

My father has reluctantly agreed to let me declutter his study.

It is stuffed with old machinery, houseware, technology etc - half the room is inaccessible.

Do you have any good tips on being ruthless when disposing of unnecessary items?

So far I have:

• If you haven't used it in a year it can probably go
• If you haven't "got around to fixing it" in a year you probably won't

Thank you

[u/StrongTechnology8287]

There's a YouTube channel called Midwest Magic Cleaning where the guy specializes in cleaning rooms/houses like this. He has a method that he shares for what he does first, second, third, etc, to get through all the stuff. He doesn't just throw everything away, either - he sorts it out so that the valuable stuff can be saved. Might be worth checking out.

[u/Live_Butterscotch928 → u/StrongTechnology8287]

Haven’t watched him in awhile but he cracks me up. That said he demonstrates compassion and good explaining of his thinking and methods.

[u/Cool-Alfalfa → u/StrongTechnology8287]

Thank you- I’ll check it out