9 Common Clutter Myths

9 Clutter Myths That Explain Your Messy, Messy Home

One of my key realizations about happiness, and a point oddly under-emphasized by positive psychologists given its emphasis in popular culture, is that outer order contributes to inner calm. More than it should.

After all, in the context of a happy life, a messy desk or house is a trivial problem. Yet, I’ve found — and other people tell me they feel the same way — that getting control of the stuff of life makes me feel more in control of my life generally. (Even if this is an illusion, it’s a helpful illusion.) But, as much as most of us want to keep our home, office, car, etc. in reasonable order, it’s tough. Here are some myths of de-cluttering that make it harder than it needs to be.

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