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Enough Already!: Clearing Mental Clutter to Become the Best You
by
Peter Walsh
Does it seem like everything is moving so fast these days you can barely keep up? Do you sometimes feel that your life is spinning out of control? Most of us are so overwhelmed by the stuff in our daily lives -- work, bills, family commitments, demands from our kids' schools -- that we rush from person to person and place to place. For many of us, life feels completely out...more
Hardcover, 304 pages
Published
March 3rd 2009
by Free Press
(first published February 20th 2009)
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In "Enough Already," organizing expert Peter Walsh takes de-cluttering principles and applies them to many areas of life: relationships, work, family, money, health, and our sense of well-being.
I embraced the idea promised by the subtitle, "Clearing Mental Clutter to Become the Best You," but I was disappointed that Walsh separated this topic so thoroughly from his advice about physical clutter. He writes, "Getting rid of the physical clutter is, as they sa...more
I embraced the idea promised by the subtitle, "Clearing Mental Clutter to Become the Best You," but I was disappointed that Walsh separated this topic so thoroughly from his advice about physical clutter. He writes, "Getting rid of the physical clutter is, as they sa...more
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Basically, Walsh takes the same principles he's applied in previous books to the physical clutter that accumulates around your home and the weight that accumulates around our eating habits and brings to bear on every other aspect of our lives: home, work, money, health, etc. For Walsh, it all boils down to a simple question; okay, two simple questions: What is your vision for the life you want to live, and do your choices and actions actively reinforce that vision?
If they don't, he ...more
If they don't, he ...more
There were some good ideas and thoughts in this book about how we can clear clutter from other aspects of our lives, similar to how we would clear physical clutter. However, I found the book was cluttered (yes, cluttered) with a lot of worksheets and activity sheets -- some were helpful, but most were not. Also, I felt that many times the author was treading into territory he did not have much knowledge or expertise about and should have consulted or referenced other sources in those areas to ma...more
"While the clutter you see around you might seem bad, even overwhelming and paralyzing, the physical clutter that fills our homes is nothing compared to the invisible clutter that fillws our heads."
In this book, organization expert Peter Walsh says we buy stuff for the promise it offers and the world doesn't work like that. Enough Already is intended to take you from a vision of the life you want in several key areas so we can deal with underlying feelings to become ...more
In this book, organization expert Peter Walsh says we buy stuff for the promise it offers and the world doesn't work like that. Enough Already is intended to take you from a vision of the life you want in several key areas so we can deal with underlying feelings to become ...more
Why I read It
I love everything about decluttering and simple living so I read all the books I can about the subject. Don Aslett is another good source for this topic.
The Good
Great advice, that in my experience, we all need. I have yet to meet a truly decluttered person.
The Bad
More about the psychology behind the mental clutter in our lives rather than the nitty gritty details..
The Ugly (my opinion)
An informative read which I can pretty much guara...more
I love everything about decluttering and simple living so I read all the books I can about the subject. Don Aslett is another good source for this topic.
The Good
Great advice, that in my experience, we all need. I have yet to meet a truly decluttered person.
The Bad
More about the psychology behind the mental clutter in our lives rather than the nitty gritty details..
The Ugly (my opinion)
An informative read which I can pretty much guara...more
I'm a champion of the anti-clutter movement, which drew me to this book. I didn't like that within the first few pages the author told you to read his previous book (about decluttering your home) before continuing. Almost made me want to stop! Luckily I kept on because there were several good points made throughout the book that inspired me to cut out the unnecessary. I especially liked the sections on relationships, homes, and children. There were chapters that didn't apply to me so I skimmed t...more
Ok, a moment of madness lead me to borrow this book from the local library. I was looking at their audio books thinking how good it would be to listen to a variety of things whilst I drive around. NOT this book though. Although I appreciate what the author was trying to get across it didn't work for me. Probably because he specialises in clearing out clutter and isn't a psychologist. Will definitely be more selective in future with my audio book choices.
Although this book so far is very different than what I anticipated from the title, it is very helpful for developing purposeful thinking in all aspects of life. So far the focus is on managing your time, space, and your emotional investments. Mental clutter? Well, just maybe the lack of time management, poor space planning, and immature emotional investment decision-making is what generates mental clutter. I could be on to something here! :-)
Love the clutter buster and his appearances on Oprah. I try to keep things from filling my house, but with five kids, and dog the house is full of things. This is a great book to get you motivated to give, throw and recycle things you really don't need and really don't need to keep around gathering dust. If you need a boost to get your house in order read this book.
I picked up this book at Monica's recommendation - thanks Monica!
I don't feel like my life is terribly cluttered, but the focus on taking care of yourself first is one I try to embrace. Walsh discusses how to declutter relationships, work, family, money, and health. Underlying it all is, of course, cleaning out the physical clutter.
I don't feel like my life is terribly cluttered, but the focus on taking care of yourself first is one I try to embrace. Walsh discusses how to declutter relationships, work, family, money, and health. Underlying it all is, of course, cleaning out the physical clutter.
There is a lot of common sense chapters. But the read is light and keeps your attention.
There are testimonials from folks Peter Walsh has helped. Some activities to do on your owns.
Overall I would recommend it to someone who is looking for a way out of the clutter, be it physical or mental.
There are testimonials from folks Peter Walsh has helped. Some activities to do on your owns.
Overall I would recommend it to someone who is looking for a way out of the clutter, be it physical or mental.
I can't finish it. Mr. Walsh should stick to home decluttering in - I don't think minds are his thing. This book feels like he took his book It's All Too Much and just added a few thoughts mental clutter. Or maybe I just have so much mental clutter I don't get it.
Not so great! Couldn't wait for it to be done. I really like Peter Walsh's TV show, but this was very repetitive and didn't really offer much new or ground breaking. Lots of reference to the questionnaires, which if you're listening to the book as I was, is disruptive, because you don't carry the pdf print out around with you.
I wanted to like this book, but it just didn't have enough meat to really be worthwhile. I picked up The Clutter Diet instead and have found more meaningful suggestions and stories in there.
Less revelation and more confirmation. Pairs nicely with the GTD philosophy. Writing style is appealing and straightforward. . . I'm intrigued enough to read more of his books.
Well - perhaps the reason I think this book was so good is that I believe it applies to me so directly... But then, physical clutter is always an emotional result of something...
The "family" chapter was a good reminder for me...the rest I could do without (especially because he has a whole book on "clutter" and another on having a "healthy" life).
I love Peter Walsh. I think he has a lot of great things to share. If you're looking to get rid of clutter and feel better about life, he's a great author to read.
A good motivator, although I haven't cleared the clutter from my house yet! I skipped parts that didn't apply to me - children, going out to a job, etc.
Some interesting ideas, and I liked the worksheets. Left wanting a little more detail, and more of a game plan for dealing with mental clutter.
I like the way he ties together weight issues and other over-abundance and clutter issues, but the book got tiresome after a while.
Marta
marked it as to-read
Peter Walsh is my organizational inspiration. I saw Peter on Clean Sweep and will never forget his gentle suggestion to a woman who wouldn't let go of her dirty old recliner. He asked why she hung on to it. She explained that she had had surgery and this was the chair she convalesced in. Peter gently told her that it was not the chair that she was attached to, but the memory of her husband caring for her while she recovered. She let the chair go.
I've read the chapter on relationshi...more
I've read the chapter on relationshi...more
I listened to this on CD and loved it...it really gets down into the things that drag your life.
It was ok - I prefer his ever-practical decluttering physical space books better...didn't hate it, but wouldn't recommend it.
I'm a sucker for self-help books... plus New York Times says, "He's a genius."
Library checkout. Love Walsh, though it all seems very repetitive and obvious.
Loved this. Peter Walsh is fantastic. Everybody should read this.
Another winner from my favorite organizer.
Laura
is currently reading it
this guy knows how to clear out clutter
Not as good as his first two...
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