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'Does it work? Yes! I feel....I know where things are.' --Kate Baily, Sunday Express
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A revolutionary new system that will enable you live in a state of clutter-free nirvana, forever
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66 of 67 people found the following review helpful
THE book on keeping your life, your home, your business and your thoughts free from clutter!
4 Mar 2010
Format:Paperback
`Banish Clutter Forever - How The Toothbrush Principle Will Change Your Life'
This is so much more than a book about de-cluttering your living space. It's also a self-help book, one that helps you face and deal with any mess there may be in your life as well as your home. It shows how steps taken to improve our living space can lead to a more smoothly run home and life. Once you understand the system - based on the principle that if you can find your toothbrush you can find anything - you're away, with helpful advice regarding the two principle concepts of Zoning and Completion.
The book also looks at why we collect clutter, as well as deeper issues such as debt management. Emotional issues are dealt with, looking at the role clutter accumulated from the past plays on our present, and whether keeping these items brings us happiness. The realisation that some items I had kept from the past brought me sadness helped me give them away and this was a positive clearing experience.
I found the tips on using `sub-bags' (Chapter 8) very useful and now incorporate these into my daily life. Instead of having a huge handbag overflowing in chaos, I now have `sub-bags' inside and everything within each one is grouped logically, making it easier to find each item. You can adapt any of the ideas here to suit your own needs. For instance I now have several `sub-bags' for travelling away from home. They are all ready packed for a speedy get-away and being in clear bags they are perfect for passing through customs with ease. The general advice in this chapter on keeping your wardrobe and make-up orderly once you have de-cluttered is also very useful.
If you work from home, or are considering working from home, you will benefit from reading the chapters on Home Office (Chapters 11 and 12) that are full of great ideas and suggestions and will save you hours, not to mention stress! The virtual in-trays - @ACTION, @PENDING - are genius and something I hadn't come across. This has helped in streamlining my business emails.
This book came at just the right moment as I needed to de-clutter in earnest ready to move house. For this purpose I highly recommend it!
All through this book your thoughts on order versus chaos, productivity versus procrastination are challenged. By rising to these challenges you will see how your life can shift forward, in a positive direction, many times over.
You'll have this book on your bookcase and dip in for reference again and again. Billed as a book on de-cluttering, it's more about a way of life. An inspiring read that will leave you longing for the weekend so you can get started.
This is so much more than a book about de-cluttering your living space. It's also a self-help book, one that helps you face and deal with any mess there may be in your life as well as your home. It shows how steps taken to improve our living space can lead to a more smoothly run home and life. Once you understand the system - based on the principle that if you can find your toothbrush you can find anything - you're away, with helpful advice regarding the two principle concepts of Zoning and Completion.
The book also looks at why we collect clutter, as well as deeper issues such as debt management. Emotional issues are dealt with, looking at the role clutter accumulated from the past plays on our present, and whether keeping these items brings us happiness. The realisation that some items I had kept from the past brought me sadness helped me give them away and this was a positive clearing experience.
I found the tips on using `sub-bags' (Chapter 8) very useful and now incorporate these into my daily life. Instead of having a huge handbag overflowing in chaos, I now have `sub-bags' inside and everything within each one is grouped logically, making it easier to find each item. You can adapt any of the ideas here to suit your own needs. For instance I now have several `sub-bags' for travelling away from home. They are all ready packed for a speedy get-away and being in clear bags they are perfect for passing through customs with ease. The general advice in this chapter on keeping your wardrobe and make-up orderly once you have de-cluttered is also very useful.
If you work from home, or are considering working from home, you will benefit from reading the chapters on Home Office (Chapters 11 and 12) that are full of great ideas and suggestions and will save you hours, not to mention stress! The virtual in-trays - @ACTION, @PENDING - are genius and something I hadn't come across. This has helped in streamlining my business emails.
This book came at just the right moment as I needed to de-clutter in earnest ready to move house. For this purpose I highly recommend it!
All through this book your thoughts on order versus chaos, productivity versus procrastination are challenged. By rising to these challenges you will see how your life can shift forward, in a positive direction, many times over.
You'll have this book on your bookcase and dip in for reference again and again. Billed as a book on de-cluttering, it's more about a way of life. An inspiring read that will leave you longing for the weekend so you can get started.
25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I had already made a start on decluttering my laptop, but I have to say that by following one simple tip in this book, I have completely transformed my email clutter in just 5 minutes and am now much more productive in the mornings. Next my office space. This book offers a wealth of information and advice on decluttering and the toothbrush principle and it's "zoning" system really work. If you have clutter you simply must read this book.
32 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
At last....I have the missing piece of the jigsaw! I've read the books on de cluttering, understood why I would love to stay clutter free. But this is the ONLY BOOK that has taught me how to do it and keep it that way. (It has a step by step guide that even I can follow) My house is now well on its way to becoming the home I have always wanted, and this time I am armed with the knowledge of how to keep it that way. Thank you Sheila
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Great office information
I really found this book helpful. I am gradually trying out the ideas, particularly those on office and email. I recommend this book without reservation.
Published 6 days ago by Lois
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This is an amazing book. I live in a two bedroom flat and we sometimes have 5 of us in here. I always feel so overwhelmed by clutter, but this book really inspired me. Read more
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I really enjoyed this book. The ideas about using folders in your inbox have already revolutionised my personal email, and I'm steadily working through my work email. Read more
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So far so useful
I'm currently only part way through this book but I must say it helped during our recent house move. While putting things away I definitely took heed of the toothbrush principle. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Janey
This is one of the best books I have ever read, so happy I found it, I...
This book is simply AMAZING!!!!
I have several clutter clearing books, all of which are good, but nothing like this one, this takes everything to a whole new level, and... Read more
I have several clutter clearing books, all of which are good, but nothing like this one, this takes everything to a whole new level, and... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Suzieboo
very disappointing
Unfortunately this book did not engage or inspire me in any way. I found the way it was written quite concescending at times, and some of the solutions or strategies offered were... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Roberta2608
Banishing the clutter forever
I bought this hoping to bring some order to my life, and I wasn't disappointed. Obviously some suggestions don't fit everybody, but in general it is well worth buying. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mrs. Veronica White
For me better than 'no more clutter'
Reading the reviews of this book and 'no more clutter' I couldn't decide which to buy, so tried both. Read more
Published 10 months ago by K Shone
The only book you need to combat household clutter!
I could not put the Kindle down when reading this!
Excellently written, broken down into areas to concentrate on. It worked for me!
Excellently written, broken down into areas to concentrate on. It worked for me!
Published 10 months ago by Boglee
Better than it looks!
I found this book really helpful - it didn't look as promising as some of the more glossy books initially, but the content is great. Read more
Published 11 months ago by elltingle
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Clutter doesnt usually accumulate because you have too much stuff or too little time. It is most often a reflection of the thousands of tiny decisions you have put off making (about where something should live, or whether it should be thrown out or given away) or havent known how to make, in the first place.
Highlighted by 35 Kindle users
One of the most common ways of stopping yourself achieving something that you really desire, but which actually challenges or scares you a little too much, is to make your space and time so disorganised that you dont create that thing in your life. That way you can let the chaos take up your headspace and stop you thinking about the fact that you are not achieving it.
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Clutter isnt caused by lack of time or space, but by indecision and the lack of a good system.
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