Unstuff Your Life
Kick the Clutter Habit and Completely Organize Your Life for Good
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Unstuff Your Life
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Narrated by:
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Andrew J. Mellen
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By:
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Andrew J. Mellen
About this listen
One of the country's most sought-after professional organizers here makes his foolproof rescue plan available for everyone.
Arguably the most organized man in America, Andrew J. Mellen has created unique, lasting techniques for streamlined living, bringing order out of chaos for a client list that includes attorneys, filmmakers, and even psychologists. With Unstuff Your Life! he puts his powerful program in the hands of his widest audience yet. Acknowledging that it's often the "stuff behind the stuff" that holds people back, Mellen offers an action-based plan to redirect clutterers from dwelling on their feelings. This simple shift yields immediate results that will help everyone achieve organizational bliss. Mellen's mix of humor, honesty, tough love, and foolproof strategies will motivates listeners to work through their feelings and make real behavior changes that will have long-lasting effects.
Written in Mellen's signature no-nonsense yet hilarious tone, Unstuff Your Life! brims with personality, along with approaches not found in other organizing books. Built on the principle that we must distinguish ourselves from our possessions, Unstuff Your Life! starts with truly achievable goals and works toward the nightmare projects everyone tries hard to avoid. From the basement to the bedroom, the kitchen to the car, and more, listeners will learn:
- Where to find a permanent home for your keys and wallet
- How to sort the mail in a manageable and time-effective way
- What it means to group "like with like"
- How to tackle bills and budget
- How to problem-solve with your new skills, and more
The result is absolute freedom from the burden of clutter - and more free time than you ever imagined possible.
Please note: Lists and worksheets mentioned in the audio can be downloaded from andrewmellen.com/uyl-downloads/.
©2012 Andrew J. Mellen (P)2011 Audible, Inc.Critic Reviews
Neutral: be aware that this book seems primarily to be aimed at people with quite large houses/cars and a lot of stuff. That's not to say it isn't useful for an apartment-dwelling person, but some of the spaces and items he describes a lot of readers may not have. Having the print version rather than the audio would make it easier to skip sections that are not relevant.
The not so good: at times, the book can get quite repetitive, especially when he is listing which objects to store where and how in a particular room of the house. It also feels like sometimes this book is aimed at a person so mentally deficient that they wouldn't be able to read, let alone organise a house. For example, the book includes the following pieces of advice:
* turn your computer on before organising your computer files
* don't drink alcohol while driving a car
* don't store illegal drugs in your car (sadly, Mellen doesn't give any advice about where you *should* store illegal drugs ;-)
Some of the computer-related information is also dated in the sense that it assumes many if not most readers will be unfamiliar with computer basics such as re-sizing windows, creating folders and filtering email.
Probably better as a printed book
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