Find the easiest place in your home or office to start. Look first at things that do not have sentimental value. Choose to discard of items that you have in multiples. Then let go of items you no longer use or haven’t used in years. They are taking up valuable real estate in your home or office.
Once you have gone through items you have in quantities of two or more, then move onto things that you have created an emotional attachment to. This will be more difficult to do alone. You may want to ask a friend to help or employ the services of a professional organizer. Working together with someone, especially a professional, can help ease the anxiety that goes along with the decluttering process.