The Setup (5 Minutes)
The beauty of this method lies in its absolute simplicity. You don’t need to buy fancy bins, hire a consultant, or even try anything on. To start, head to your closet and turn every single hanger backwards. Instead of hooking the hanger over the rod from the front as you normally do, hook it from the back so the open end of the hook is facing you. It feels weird, looks a bit messy, and is slightly annoying to do, but that’s exactly the point.
Once every item—from your power blazers to your “laundry day only” tees—is hanging backwards, you’re officially in the observation phase. This is the “set it and forget it” part of the process. You aren’t committing to getting rid of anything yet; you’re just setting up a visual experiment. For the next few months, your only job is to live your life and dress yourself as you normally would. The hangers will do all the data collection for you while you sleep.