- Paperback: 193 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (Dec 4 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0071351221
- ISBN-13: 978-0071351225
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 295 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #498,627 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A must-read for clutter victims. Schechter makes a complex subject manageable and fun. Her fireside chat writing style will make you laugh and get you motivated to put the kibosh on clutter. Case in point: Reading Let Go of Clutter propelled me toward several nasty mountains of filing that had been crying for my attention. (Kansas City Star )
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Almost everyone struggles with clutter. Overflowing desks at work…overstuffed closets and piles of mail at home…overwhelmed minds all the time.… No wonder so many people say they are “drowning in clutter.” In Let Go of Clutter, organizing expert Harriet Schechter presents a fresh approach to overcoming the natural urge to accumulate objects and information. Dispensing equal doses of help, hope, and humor, she provides effective and realistic options for anyone who juggles too much stuff, too many decisions, and too little time. Featuring the innovative insights and time-tested techniques that have already helped thousands of Schechter’s clients and seminar attendees worldwide, Let Go of Clutter: - Shows how to shed sentimental stuff without fear of regret - Provides easy-to-use forms and checklists that help readers decide what to jettison and what to keep - Includes action plans with systems for conquering all types of clutter—past, present and future (20010213)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A LIFESAVER,
By Leila K (Ontario) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Let Go of Clutter (Paperback)
I just finished reading this book & can't say enough about how it has helped me. I had been struggling with tackling the clutter in my home for over 3 years since my husband's death & didn't know where to start. I had made some plans to attempt to start de-cluttering before I purchased this book. Chapter by chapter, it has validated that my "common sense" reasoning was on target & made it easier for me to stay on track.It has given me the courage to toss out mountains of papers & donate many items I just hadn't been able to let go of before. I found the author's writing style witty & humorous yet compassionate. The advice is realistic & insightful. It doesn't promise to instantly change your life but offers specific methods to make changes over time, which is what I am doing thanks to this book and it's author. Let Go of Clutter is a lifesaver!!!
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Letting go is hard to do....,
By Julie Hood, OrganizedWriter.com (OrganizedWriter.com) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Let Go of Clutter (Paperback)
Conquer your clutter. Stop being a slave to your stuff. Understand why it's so hard to get rid of things.What would your life be like if you could accomplish these three things? How much happier would you be? How much more peaceful would your life be? Author Harriet Schechter gives you a step-by-step solution in her book, Let Go of Clutter. In the first chapter, Why Letting Go is So Hard to Do, Schechter explains why we may be biologically programmed to accumulate, why the fear of regret keeps us from discarding stuff, and how society encourages us to gather more and more. Chapter 4, Purging Paper and Preventing Piles, is another favorite chapter. The author walks us through the method she uses with her clients to quickly sort and purge paper piles. She recommends a File Index, and shows you how to set it up for your household. The last part of the book looks to the future and explains how to keep your home clean once you've decluttered it. This book is filled with lots of fill-in-the-blank forms and step-by-step pathways to take you from clutter-filled to clutter-free. If your clutter is taking over and you've reached the end of your rope with no idea where to start, check out Let Go of Clutter.
5.0 out of 5 stars
GREAT BOOK!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Let Go of Clutter (Paperback)
Got a kid, then you understand the true meaning of the word pandemonium. I bought it for the wife hoping we could figure out how to clean up after "the kid" our 3 y/o son, and organize her accumilated junk(wife's a pack rat). Needless to say, she nor i read it through to the end, but the bit i read was an interesting approach. I still trip over tonka trucks & lego blocks, the insects need a treadmill and the newspaper pile is now a permanent corner structure. Maybe one day I'll finish the book....its a step in the right direction. Buy it.
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