Decluttering feels like a modern invention, but the yogis got there a few thousand years ago with a vow they called aparigraha: do not grasp, do not hoard. The thinking behind it is a little sneaky. Everything you own asks for a slice of your attention to store it, clean it, protect it, worry about it. So in some small way, the stuff you own owns a bit of you back.
Minimalism rediscovered the same feeling and gave it a tidier name. A cluttered room really does seem to make for a cluttered head, and every extra subscription, gadget, and half-open commitment quietly taxes a budget of attention that tends to run out by evening.
Aparigraha is not about owning as little as possible, or feeling guilty for liking nice things. It is about keeping what genuinely earns its place and letting the rest go, so your energy is not spread thin over things you never even touch. Enjoy what you have. Just try not to clutch it.
Try this: Get rid of one thing today. An app you never open, a drawer full of junk, a commitment that drains you. Just one, on purpose.