A spray bottle spraying vines

how decluttering helped me (re)gain presence

Illustration by Kailee Vanderwoerd They say that absentmindedness has no cure. And I believed it. Whether it’s misplacing things, forgetting about meetings, walking into poles, or daydreaming during class, my past self had done it all. But I have good news. A year ago, I discovered and dove into decluttering: removal of what’s unnecessary, followed…