Clutterology Getting Rid of Clutter and Getting Organized

by Nancy Miller

A complete manual on how to get organized, set up and maintain manageable filing systems, and eliminate clutter that gets in your way. Illustrated workbook.

192 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1998

Reviews

[Beth G. · Rating 1 out of 5]

Nancy Miller starts off with the idea that it makes more sense to change your environment to fit you than to try to change yourself (or your loved ones) to fit your environment. Unfortunately, the book does not quite deliver the promised help in "getting rid of clutter and getting organized."
The chatty, conversational style is engaging, but it quickly wears thin as the same advice ("change your environment") is repeated again and again with few concrete suggestions for change. The book itself is disorganized, with Miller jumping from advice for the home to advice for the office and back again, with little or no warning. There are entire chapters on junk mail and holiday decorations, and then one chapter to deal with the rest of the house. The most helpful information - a clear list of how long to keep the important documents that tend to get shoved into boxes and file cabinets and never seen again - is buried in an appendix. The cartoon illustrations are cute, but they add little to the book.

In addition, the book is poorly edited. A second, revised edition should not be riddled with typographical errors or include entire duplicate pages inserted in the wrong chapter, nor should it make the reader wait fifty pages for the explanation of a full-page example.

There are many organizational books on the market - this one offers nothing new.

[Gail · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book had a few good ideas, but mostly I was shocked by the editing mistakes.