Time Blindness, ADHD and Clutter
Do you: These, and more, may be the consequence of ‘time blindness’. A phenomenon that is experienced by many people affected by ADHD, and as ADHD is a on spectrum it may well affect you even if you do not have a diagnosis. In this article you’ll learn what time blindness is, how and […]
How an open personality type may lead to clutter
I am fascinated with understanding the psychology of our homes, it is even the title of the introduction to my book The Secret Life of Clutter. There are many models and theories that can help us understand the subtle and complex workings of the human mind. One that is very widely used is what is known […]
When your partner undermines your decluttering
A woman wrote to me recently and described something I hear more often than you would think. She had finally built up the motivation to clear out her store cupboard. She decided what she wanted to keep, filled a couple of donation bags, and started to carry the things that weren’t reusable out to the […]
How to Organise a Cluttered Wardrobe: 7 Mistakes to Fix
I go into a lot of wardrobes for work, and I see the same handful of mistakes again and again. None of them are about being messy or lacking discipline. They’re just habits nobody ever questioned, and each one adds a small amount of friction to a task you have to do every single day. […]
How to Store Your Paperwork at Home
Not all of us are going digital. And that is perfectly fine. If paper is part of your life, the question is not whether to file it but how. Here is a proper, no-nonsense look at every major system, with clear pros, cons, and my honest recommendations. Sound familiar? The average household generates a surprising […]
Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria and Clutter
Do you experience intense anxiety when you feel someone is criticising or rejecting you? It may be that you have Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD). Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria is a common aspect of ADHD and related neurodivergent traits, many of which have a strong correlation with a tendency to struggle with clutter. My focus here is […]
Ten ADHD hacks I didn’t know I’d built into my decluttering process
I recently watched an episode of the Late Bloomers podcast called THE ADHD Hackers: 10 unhinged hacks that actually work for your brain. It was full of practical, slightly chaotic-sounding tricks that ADHD brains use to get things done when willpower alone doesn’t cut it. And as I watched, I found myself nodding along, not […]
How to Declutter Books and Organise Your Bookshelves
Books are one of the trickiest categories to declutter. They carry memory, identity and aspiration in a way that, say, a kitchen drawer never quite does. But the same psychological principles that apply to any decluttering job apply here too, and once you understand them, sorting out your bookshelves becomes a much more manageable task. […]
Should I Declutter Alone or With Help? An Honest Guide
There’s a particular kind of optimism that arrives with a free Saturday and a roll of bin bags. Today’s the day you are going to tackle it. The spare room, the wardrobe, the kitchen drawer that hasn’t closed properly since 2019. You know something needs to change. You wonder if you can just do this […]
Daily decluttering habits that can change your relationship with your home
Clutter does not appear overnight. It builds up as the result of many small decisions that were never quite made, and actions that were left for another day. So if you have a significant amount of disorder in your home that has accumulated over years, you will need substantial, focused blocks of time to clear […]
Loss aversion: one reason letting go feels so hard
What is loss aversion, and why it matters I suspect many of you are familiar with struggling to let go of something, even when you know you no longer need it. Well, there is a well-established psychological reason for that. It is called loss aversion. Loss aversion describes our tendency to feel the pain of […]