Clear Out Your Old Life: A Reset
Designed by BearmoreWhen the room is full of who you used to be.
Come out lighter and clearer, with a room that no longer looks like the old version of you. A two-and-a-half-hour Burst to help you sort what to keep, what to let go, clean the space, and then write about what matters to you.
The runsheet
Decide on one intention
Intention settingBefore you touch a thing, decide what the session is for. The test from Sasaki (who this Burst was inspired by) is whether you could talk about a possession with real enthusiasm to a friend. Name the version of your life you want the room to mirror, then work toward it.
5 min activityBearmore’s thoughts on doing intention setting before decluttering (mindful)
This can work well because intention setting may create a clearer mental state, and decluttering gives you a practical way to act from that clarity.
Conscious decluttering
Decluttering (mindful)Start with the obvious junk, then keep only what you are truly enthusiastic about. For what you cannot yet part with, photograph it so you keep the memory and release the object. Scale it to one drawer if it feels like a lot.
45 min activityBearmore’s thoughts on doing decluttering (mindful) before gratitude
This can help because reflecting on gratitude after decluttering can deepen appreciation for both what you kept and what you let go of.
Start with gratitude
GratitudePart with items with a sense of gratitude, thanking the giver, the former owner, or the object itself for its use. You may find gratitude grows in the gaps things leave behind. Pause over the harder pieces before they go.
10 min activityBearmore’s thoughts on doing gratitude before tidying & cleaning (mindful)
There's a useful connection here because any positive energy can make cleaning feel more pleasant, though moderately.
Cleaning the room
Tidying & cleaning (mindful)Once the things are gone, clean as a matter of course, wiping surfaces and leaving them spotless. Appreciate the calm of an empty, ordered space. Take the surfaces you just cleared and leave them properly clean.
30 min activityBearmore’s thoughts on doing tidying & cleaning (mindful) before journaling
This can be a good pairing because a tidied space cuts visual distractions, which may make the writing feel more focused.
Journal on what matters
JournalingMinimalism is a way to find what is genuinely important to you. Write down what you want to keep room for now the old clutter is gone.
15 min activityBearmore’s thoughts on doing journaling before reading (mindful)
This can be a good pairing because the reflective state from writing can carry into mindful reading and a patient engagement.
Read without distractions
Reading (mindful)Enjoy the luxury of unhurried time once the clutter stops weighing on you. Close the reset by sitting in your new and fresh room with a book.
30 min activityTime well spent.
2h 31m spent doing something good for yourself.
The breakdown
Burst evaluation
Wellbeing focus
About this Burst
This is a longer reset for when the room is overfull of stuff and so is your head. You sort honestly, keep only what you would talk about with enthusiasm, and part with the rest. Then you clean the space that opens up and write down what you want to carry forward. Good for a move, a fresh start, a job change, or a slow rainy day at home.