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Summary: My way or the highway...
Review: Too much print without much being said. I found this book confusing & down right boring. to help your clutter problem loose this book in the nearest garbage can.
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Summary: This made my brain feel cluttered!
Review: Yes, there are people who need this book because they just have too much stuff and there are some who probably need to be shown how to evaluate what they have and what they need. There are certainly many people who shop too much and view shopping as a hobby- I know since I buy their stuff on consignment! :-) But, the writing style and attitude grated on me and made my brain hurt. The opening quiz; "Junkee Entrance exam" was supposed to figure out how much "help" we need from Mr. Aslett. Maybe it does that. The "excuses" chapter seemed less useful since they were so far-fetched. He is right that clutter makes life harder in the chapter he calls "Junkicide", which is pretty much the same as the "economics of clutter". After we learn what clutter is, overall, we go through houses, offices, clothing and cars. Sure, there's some good information, but mixed in there's a lot of judgemental stuff. This is ironic since Mr. Aslett is a Christian- remember "Judge not, lest ye be judged." Matthew 7:1? Maybe people *do* judge his clutter, but it feels invasive to read the way he judges everyone else's! Learning how to Leave the Clutter is probably a learned skilled for people who are overwhelmed with "stuff", but I would have preferred a more compassionate tone to this book. Luckily, I can still look at my stuff with an eye to what *I* need, not what Mr. Aslett needs.
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