Success story/ tip to avoid decluttering items I do want by a method that avoided overwhelm

In 2025, I did a couple of rounds of declutter. The second one I discovered something interesting.

The first declutter was a hard and intense. It took a long time and J focused on the easiest items like trash or more obvious things. I also used timers and games and didn't clean and organized very little.

The second round I did some light cleaning and light organization, but where I started was impactful. I did the least personal area first, the garage and worked up to more personal like very personal belongings. It helped so much to start from garage because I felt accomplished and less frustrated with the clutter that I was naturally able to be more thoughtful.