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Emmy-nominated Netflix stars, podcasters, and New York Times–bestselling authors Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus help millions of people live meaningfully with less. The Minimalists have been featured in TIME, GQ, ABC, CBS, NBC, BBC, NPR, and they have spoken at Harvard, Apple, Google.

Do I Want to Keep This?

By Joshua Fields Millburn ·

Even as a decade-long minimalist, I still need to cull my excess from time to time.

I’ve been going through my clothes this week, even those that fit into the 90/90 Rule, and I’ve been asking myself, “Do I want to keep this?”

I hold an item in my hand.
Do I really want to keep this?

If the answer is “Hell yeah!,” then I place it back in my closet. But if the answer is “I’m not sure,” then I must wear the item within the next seven days.

If it’s not one of my favorite pieces of clothes after wearing it once, then I donate it. The jackets, shirts, and pants I once enjoyed may not add value to my life anymore, but maybe they can be someone else’s favorites now.