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Clutter Busting: Letting Go of What's Holding You Back
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Product Description
Loaded with inspiring anecdotes and practical tips, Clutter Busting is based on the premise that your things are not sacred, but you are. The book explores such fundamental topics as the false identities we assume through clutter, the fear of change those junk piles represent, the addictive nature of holding on to objects, how clearing clutter makes room for clarity and sweeps away confusion and stasis, and much more. With Brooks’s upbeat and compassionate guidance, you’ll find yourself clearing the way for new and exciting things to come into your life.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #9833 in Books
- Published on: 2009-03-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 232 pages
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- ISBN13: 9781577316596
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Editorial Reviews
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— Robert J. Kriegel, PhD, New York Times bestselling author of If It Ain’t Broke, Break It!
“Clutter Busting literally changed my life. Brooks’s gentle yet firm voice inspired me to act, to widen my eyes and take a fresh look around — and undo pockets of clutter, not only in my closet and the trunk of my car but also in my heart. This book is filled with practical, useful wisdom.”
— Marc Lesser, author of Less: Accomplishing More by Doing Less
“If you want to make your space into a transformative tool that supports your life and work, you need Clutter Busting.”
— Julia Mossbridge, PhD, author of Unfolding: The Perpetual Science of Your Soul’s Work
About the Author
BROOKS PALMER helps people get rid of things they no longer need. He has been featured in national and local media and has performed stand-up comedy for many years. A popular speaker to diverse groups, he divides his time between Los Angeles and Chicago. www.clutterbusting.com
Customer Reviews
Bust that clutter!
This is another great read I've found and I have to say, I really like this author's tone. It's not harsh or judgemental and he really seems to understand how not getting rid of things can really hinder personal growth. (With that new show, "hoarders", it's easy to see how this could possiblly get out of control.) So, in overview, this book offers clear, concise and to the point ways to get your home organzied so you can relax more. I recommend it. I also recommend The Big Clean: How to Clean and Organize Your Home and Free Your Mind (Revised and Updated).
Life Changing Revelations
I must say I wasn't expecting much out of the book. I knew I had a problem with organization and a tendency to acquire things that I quickly grew tired of. This book has changed the way I view my home, people around me, and life in general. It's premise that if something isn't adding value to your life may mean it's clutter is a critical revelation. The only negative is that you start noticing the clutter-rich behavior of those around you (read: your family) and I find myself asking them to get with the program.
In the end, in just two weeks I have rid myself of a truck full of old electronics, computers, and junk in a local e-waste recycler, 10 huge bags of recyclables, and 20 cardboard boxes. I have a lot to go and can't wait to get back to it.
I now feel great about the evolution of my home as a peaceful place to spend time with the family. I never knew what agitated me so much in the past, now I do.
Finally, I have stopped spending money on things that I now realize have no long-term value and would probably end up junk. The money on the book has paid for itself hundreds of times over already. This book has my highest recommendation!
Finally (and quickly!) Clears the Root Causes of Clutter
Most of my friends come over to my house and mention that it's always so neat. Everything has its place. Well, they're right. But according to Brooks Palmer, before I read this book, I had lots of clutter.
Let me explain -- most clutter books (and clutter "experts" and "organizers") would absolutely use my home as an "AFTER" picture. But this book doesn't suggest that clutter is stuff that isn't thrown into a Container Store box and put into a closet with little spaces for shoes, and different ones for batteries.
Clutter, according to veteran clutter buster Palmer, is anything that you don't love. Anything that doesn't serve you.
Yikes.
So that's, like, 70% of what was in my house. It was well arranged, nicely spaced -- crap -- that I kept around because I thought that if I didn't have it, the room/wall/bookshelf/desk would "look empty."
After reading his exercises, ideas about clutter and its root causes, and especially his captivating and engaging STORIES of many different kinds of clutter (and reasons for holding onto it)...I was able to ask myself one question of everything in my house, "Do I love this?" If I didn't, I quickly let it go.
It took maybe two days to get a house in which EVERYTHING is something I love and want. As a result, I can think more clearly...and, this is the best part...being in each room is an absolute delight.
Get this book, read it, and do it. You don't have to think you have a clutter problem to have a clutter problem...and you don't have to take forever to clear things out so new ideas, fresh energy, surging creativity and new people can come into your life!
