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Notes on the language, design, and research behind the app — and the things we're thinking about as we build it.
- ·research, saving cognitions, philosophy
The thoughts that make letting go feel impossible
Six recurring thoughts that show up when you try to release an item — why each one is reasonable, and where each one becomes a trap.
- ·language, design, philosophy
On the language of letting go
Why we don't say 'declutter', 'throw away', or 'hoarder' — and what we say instead.
- ·memory-keeper, design, research
Memory Keeper: the meaning stays, even when the object moves on
Why we built a feature whose only job is to honour the story behind an item — and how it changes what's possible.
- ·families, connected people, research
For the people who love someone with too much stuff
A note for family members and partners — what helps, what makes it harder, and how to take care of yourself in the middle of it.
- ·getting started, research, design
Starting is the hardest part
Why the activation energy of beginning is bigger than the work itself — and what helps when you can't quite start.