What the author lacks in modesty he at least makes up for with some practical tips on how to tackle those piles of papers and other stuff that prevent one from feeling fully at home in one's home.
Some of his comments are just silly (such as the cat peeing on its owner's sofa because that sofa belonged to an ex-partner and thus had to be "clutter-busted"), while others reveal the kind of Oprah-style narcissism that American pop psychologists are so good at (under the heading "The Importance of Compassion" he means compassion for oneself!). And, like Oprah, he even clutter-busts the homes of famous celebrities (though becomes coy, all of a sudden, about dropping names).
Yet, beyond the hokum, there are some good strategies for dealing with too much stuff. He makes a good point that too often people hang onto things because they represent a false ideal of what they wish they were, or had failed to become. And it was heartening to read that he has a go at the advertising industry that sucks people into thinking they need to buy and acquire stuff to feel good about themselves A useful book, but I suspect there are better tomes like it on the market.
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