How many things do you have surrounding you this minute that you haven’t used in months…or years? If the answer is “Too many to count,” that’s a shame, since research has found that donating unused items makes you happier, and increases happiness in recipients.

Many of your appliances are designed to streamline some processes that you otherwise might take the long road to do.

In addition to minimizing the number of times you need to wash your floors each month, it has tons of other benefits that you may not have thought of. And really, it’s a tiny lifestyle adjustment.