The "out of sight, out of mind" method has always worked well for me, but it's hard to do if you live in cramped quarters. I certainly never managed it until I had the use of a genuine basement.

When I finish this latest flurry of purging, I'm aiming for maybe two donation surges per year -- or whenever the six-foot folding table in the basement is full, whichever comes first. Sooner or later, I have to come to the end of clothing that I don't wear any more or never did!