From: wbur
We’re All Struggling With Tidiness And Clutter. Here’s How You Can Handle It
Do you ever feel more than just a bit of anxiety when you head home at night? From all that clutter?
Papers, books, toys, laundry, kitchen junk?
You’re not alone. There’s a whole de-cluttering industry out there. One of its brightest lights of recent is Japanese de-cluttering guru Marie Kondo, who now has a popular Netflix series. She says de-cluttering is less about just getting rid of belongings and more about finding joy in the possessions we do cherish.
Thursday, Hour 2, On Point, we took stock of the emotional toll of clutter, with Joseph Ferrari, professor of psychology at DePaul University, where he’s studied the causes of clutter and its impact on emotional well-being, and Nicole Anzia, owner of Neatnik.
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