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Making Peace with the Things in Your Life: Why Your Papers, Books, Clothes, and Other Possessions Keep ...
Cindy Glovinsky
St. Martin's Griffin
, 2002 - 304 pages
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highly recommended
Do
you
spend much of
your
time struggling against the growing ranks of
papers
,
books
,
clothes
, housewares, mementos, and
other
possessions
that seem to multiply when you're not looking? Do these inanimate objects, the hallmarks of busy modern
life
, conspire to fill up every inch of your space, no matter how hard you try to get rid of some of them and organize the rest? Do you feel frustrated, thwarted, and powerless in the face of this ever-renewing mountain of stuff?
Help is on the way. Cindy Glovinsky, practicing psychotherapist and personal organizer, is uniquely qualified to explain this nagging, even debilitating problem -- and to provide solutions that really work. Writing in a supportive, nonjudmental tone, Glovinsky uses humorous examples, questionnaires, and exercises to shed light on the real reasons
why
we feel so overwhelmed by papers and possessions and offers individualized suggestions tailored to specific organizing problems.
Whether you're drowning in clutter or just looking for a new way to deal with the perennial challenge of organizing and managing material
things
, this fresh and reassuring approach is sure to help.
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A different way to look at your stuff (clutter)
As
other
s have written,I too have read many, many, MANY clutter, organizing, packrat
books
. I still have so many, they have contributed to the clutter. This was one of the good ones. My problem is not organizing my stuff-- I want to get rid of it. Most books give
you
detailed file organizing and specific instructions. I wanted to know
WHY
I couldn't let go of so many
things
. This may not be everyone's problem, but it was mine. Once I understood why, it actually helped to get rid of them - not organize them.
WAY BEST!
This is by far the most useful book on decluttering I've read. It gets right down into
you
r heart and helps you sort out
what
you find there. It doesn't tell you what products to buy, but helps you understand what blips in
your
brain chemistry or psychology may be contributing to the clutter problem, and suggests specific strategies for dealing with the various reasons.
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Effective
This book is the only book I've read that has had a permanent effect on decluttering for me. While it is a little tedious to get through, I discovered that upon finishing it, I was actually changing my habits. I had been in the midst of a house-wide declutter project, but it would certainly have crept back to the normal messy state of
things
if I hadn't changed my habits. It changed the little day to day ways I manage my things and changed my way of thinking. It was a little short on specific strategies, and was quite deficient on managing
papers
, reading materials and documents (was more focused on getting rid of/managing things), but I am still giving it 5 stars since it has had such a positive impact in my
life
.
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Great Information
I really enjoyed reading this one. I actually have a better understanding of myself and my stuff after reading this book.
Making Peace with the Things in Your Life
I did not read the book entirely. From my brief scanning the book seems to be very informative and instructional-- a good guide.
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