Got too much stuff? Here’s some good advice from Dave Paola on cutting down on the unnecessary things.

The hardest part is getting rid of stuff once you’ve accumulated it. For that, I recommend starting small and taking baby steps: keep an open box somewhere in your house or apartment, and whenever you come across something that you haven’t touched in awhile, put it in the box. At the end of every month, casually look through the box and ask yourself if you really need any of the stuff.

Sell, or give away, the things you feel you don’t need anymore. A sensible way to cut down on the stuff in your life.