| No. | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Accessory dwelling unit (ADU) | Small secondary home on existing property. |
| 2. | Accountability partner | Person helping you maintain decluttering goals. |
| 3. | Aesthetic minimalism | Minimalism focused on visual simplicity. |
| 4. | Air-drying rack | Alternative to dryer; reduces energy and clutter. |
| 5. | Analog habit tracker | Paper-based system for tracking routines. |
| 6. | Anti-consumption | Reducing unnecessary buying and resource use. |
| 7. | App detox | Removing distracting apps to reduce digital clutter. |
| 8. | Attention residue | Lingering focus loss after task switching. |
| 9. | Batch cooking | Cooking in bulk to simplify meals. |
| 10. | Behavioral design | Shaping environment to support desired habits. |
| 11. | Buy it for life (BIFL) | Choosing durable items meant to last. |
| 12. | Capsule pantry | Small set of versatile staple foods. |
| 13. | Capsule wardrobe | Limited clothing set that mixes well. |
| 14. | Carbon footprint | Total greenhouse emissions from your lifestyle. |
| 15. | Clutter | Excess items that hinder function or peace. |
| 16. | Clutter blindness | Not noticing mess due to habituation. |
| 17. | Cognitive load | Mental effort required to process information. |
| 18. | Cold storage rule | Store items away to test true need. |
| 19. | Consumption trigger | Cue that prompts buying or accumulating. |
| 20. | Core values | Guiding principles for decisions and priorities. |
| 21. | Cost per use (CPU) | Item cost divided by times used. |
| 22. | Decision fatigue | Worsening choices after many decisions. |
| 23. | Declutter | Remove unnecessary possessions from your space. |
| 24. | Deep work | Focused, distraction-free work on demanding tasks. |
| 25. | Default wardrobe | Reliable outfit formula requiring minimal decisions. |
| 26. | Digital minimalism | Intentional, focused use of technology. |
| 27. | Disposable income | Money available after essential expenses. |
| 28. | Donation box | Container for items to give away. |
| 29. | Dovetailing tasks | Linking actions to reduce steps and friction. |
| 30. | Downsizing | Moving to smaller space or fewer possessions. |
| 31. | Dual-purpose item | One object serving two or more functions. |
| 32. | Dwell time | Time spent considering purchases or decisions. |
| 33. | Essentialism | Prioritizing the vital few over the trivial many. |
| 34. | Exit strategy | Plan for removing items you bring in. |
| 35. | Experiential spending | Buying experiences instead of more stuff. |
| 36. | Friction | Small obstacles that prevent desired habits. |
| 37. | Functional minimalism | Minimalism emphasizing usefulness and ease. |
| 38. | Future self | Your later self affected by today’s choices. |
| 39. | Garbage bag test | Imagine losing it; would you replace it? |
| 40. | Gift policy | Rules for receiving gifts without accumulating clutter. |
| 41. | Gray area items | Possessions you keep despite uncertain value. |
| 42. | Habit stacking | Attach new habit to existing routine. |
| 43. | High-utility items | Things used often and serving key needs. |
| 44. | Home reset | Quick daily tidy returning items to places. |
| 45. | Inbox zero | Keeping email and tasks from accumulating. |
| 46. | Intentional living | Aligning actions with chosen priorities. |
| 47. | Inventory | List of what you own and where. |
| 48. | Just-in-case items | Kept for unlikely scenarios, often unused. |
| 49. | Just-in-time buying | Purchase only when truly needed. |
| 50. | Keystone habit | Habit that positively affects many others. |
| 51. | Kitchen minimalism | Streamlined tools and routines for cooking. |
| 52. | KonMari method | Tidying by category; keep what sparks joy. |
| 53. | Labeling | Clear tags that support easy organization. |
| 54. | Landfill diversion | Keeping waste out via reuse and recycling. |
| 55. | Laundry capsule | Small, coordinated set of washable clothes. |
| 56. | Life admin | Routine tasks managing modern responsibilities. |
| 57. | Low-buy | Intentional reduction of nonessential purchases. |
| 58. | Maintenance load | Time and effort required to keep things. |
| 59. | Margin | Extra time or space beyond commitments. |
| 60. | Materialism | Prioritizing possessions as main source of happiness. |
| 61. | Mindful purchasing | Buying with intention, not impulse. |
| 62. | Minimal viable wardrobe | Smallest set meeting your real needs. |
| 63. | Minimalism | Living with less to focus on more. |
| 64. | Monotasking | Doing one task at a time. |
| 65. | Multipurpose cleaner | Single product replacing many cleaning supplies. |
| 66. | No-buy | Period of purchasing only essentials. |
| 67. | One in, one out | Add one item; remove one item. |
| 68. | Open loops | Unfinished tasks that occupy mental bandwidth. |
| 69. | Opportunity cost | What you give up by choosing something. |
| 70. | Organizing | Arranging items for easy access and return. |
| 71. | Packing list | Predefined essentials list to avoid overpacking. |
| 72. | Pantry audit | Reviewing food inventory to reduce waste. |
| 73. | Pareto principle (80/20) | Small inputs often create most results. |
| 74. | Personal uniform | Consistent outfit style that simplifies dressing. |
| 75. | Place for everything | Each item has an assigned home. |
| 76. | Point of performance | Where a habit happens; optimize that location. |
| 77. | Quality over quantity | Fewer, better items chosen intentionally. |
| 78. | Quiet luxury | Understated quality without obvious branding. |
| 79. | Quitting list | Things you stop doing to gain time. |
| 80. | Replacement rule | Replace only when broken or truly needed. |
| 81. | Reusable | Designed for repeated use, reducing disposables. |
| 82. | Room-by-room declutter | Tidying one space at a time. |
| 83. | Routine | Repeatable sequence that reduces daily decisions. |
| 84. | Satisficing | Choosing good-enough option to avoid overthinking. |
| 85. | Seasonal rotation | Storing off-season items to reduce clutter. |
| 86. | Sentimental items | Objects kept for emotional meaning. |
| 87. | Single-task tool | Item serving only one narrow purpose. |
| 88. | Slow living | Pacing life to emphasize presence and quality. |
| 89. | Space audit | Assessing how areas are used and wasted. |
| 90. | Subscription audit | Reviewing recurring payments to cut excess. |
| 91. | Sunk cost fallacy | Keeping things because you already paid. |
| 92. | Sustainable consumption | Buying and using with environmental responsibility. |
| 93. | System | Repeatable process that keeps life organized. |
| 94. | Third place | Non-home, non-work space supporting community. |
| 95. | Time blocking | Scheduling focused time for specific tasks. |
| 96. | Tiny house | Very small home designed for simplicity. |
| 97. | Uniform storage | Matching containers to reduce visual noise. |
| 98. | Unsubscribe | Opt out of marketing to reduce temptation. |
| 99. | Upcycling | Repurposing items into higher-value uses. |
| 100. | Value-based spending | Spending aligned with your priorities and values. |
