Swedish Death Cleaning allows you to take the time to appreciate older items that have been archived in places like the garage or attic. “You can’t take it with you.” Why Swedish Death Cleaning is good for seniors Simply put, “The approach behind ‘The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning’ is more decluttering and letting go than organizing,” says Corriveau. “When you are gone, your memory should be the only thing left,” Gunter says of Magnusson’s teachings. In Swedish culture, it’s considered rude to impose aggravation-like decluttering-on others, she advises. “Many Swedes consider the first half of their life as an opportunity to accumulate wealth, knowledge, and assets and the second half of their life as a way to disperse that value properly-to the right places and people.” Gunter’s family’s roots are Scandinavian and her first language was Swedish, so Magnusson's book-and the subject-are near and dear to her heart, she says. “Swedish Death Cleaning is a way of life and, just like with Marie Kondo’s method, this practice is highly cultural,” says organization and productivity coach Caroline Gunter, CEO of The Swedish Organizer. We accumulate so much over the course of our lifetime.
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