HOUR#27-29 : FREECYCLING

“The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.”
Socrates

Freecycle rocks.

The night before I had to move out of my flat the following large items were posted :

• Double Bed
• Sofa Bed
• 2x TV's
• Massage Table
• IKEA Table
• DVD Player
• Surround Sound System

They were all gone in 24 hours.

Freecycle, your minimalism friend.

*time allotted here is joining the group, posting the message, answering the many emails I got (gave up in the end) plus helping people carry all the stuff out to their cars).

Hour #9 : Shedding Your Online Friends And Follow Lists

As someone whose business is social media shedding online friends could be seen as dangerous.

Could I be losing valuable contacts and / or shedding potential fruitful business relationships?

Then again, I'm all too aware of the issue surrounding 'signal vs noise' online and ensuring filtering methods are in place to ensure you get the good stuff only.

Therefore, this decluttering project needs to extend into all aspects of my life and online friends / follow lists are no exceptions.

The main focus for this exercise are Facebook and Twitter.

The approach for unfollowing / unfriending people has been simple :

• those I haven't spoken to (in person / on the phone / skype / email) in over 6 months
• people who offer no discernible value (ie education / inform)
• anyone who is not a client
• inactive accounts

The total on Facebook has gone from 552 friends down to 424—achieved by simply going through my whole friends list.

Twitter total has shrunk from 750+ to 496—achieved over the past couple of months by using the Chump Dump iPhone App and being critical of my decision to follow anyone.

Maybe Dunbars Number is about 450 for me?

How have you decluttered your online spaces / friends list?

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