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Upside of untidiness: why little mess can be good for your home
Home > INTERNATIONAL > Upside of untidiness: why little mess..... Back By Jamal Abarashi, Auckland University of Technology AUCKLAND: (Oct 27) If we’re to follow the philosophy of organiser extraordinaire Marie Kondo, a tidy home is a better home. Albert Einstein, however, might have contested that point.
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If we’re to follow the philosophy of organiser extraordinaire Marie Kondo, a tidy home is a better home. Albert Einstein, however, might have contested that point. “If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind,” goes a quote widely attributed to the famed physicist, “of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” My newly published research, which studied 22 New Zealand households, also challenges the conventional wisdom that mess is a problem which must be fixed.
The upside of untidiness: why a little mess can be good for your home
Getty Images Albert Einstein, however, might have contested that point. “If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind,” goes a quote widely attributed to the famed physicist, “of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” The Conversation Jamal Abarashi, Lecturer, Marketing and International Business Department, Auckland University of Technology Sign up to read this article Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you. Email is required Email is already registered.
Feeling controlled by the chaos in your home? 4 ways to rein in clutter and stay tidy
Maintaining a tidy home is a never-ending challenge. And tidiness goes beyond aesthetics – it contributes to a person’s mental wellbeing. So what are the best strategies for creating and maintaining order? A growing body of research into tidiness and decluttering, including our own, might offer helpful insights. As part of our ongoing research project, we analyzed popular cleaning and decluttering videos on YouTube as well thousands of the comments below them.
Feeling controlled by the chaos in your home? 4 ways to rein in clutter and stay tidy
Maintaining a tidy home is a never-ending challenge. And tidiness goes beyond aesthetics – it contributes to a person’s mental wellbeing. So what are the best strategies for creating and maintaining order? A growing body of research into tidiness and decluttering, including our own, might offer helpful insights. As part of our ongoing research project, we analysed popular cleaning and decluttering videos on YouTube as well thousands of the comments below them.
InnerSelf Magazine: September 25, 2023
Image by Anja from Pixabay Our InnerSelf welcomes your inner self. When we think of relationships, we may tend to think about a relationship with a "special person". But we are actually in relationship with everything and everyone. We are in relationship with the planet, with plants, our health, our food, our home, our life, our emotions, our self, our fears, our thoughts, and of course other humans and pets.
Feeling controlled by the chaos in your home? 4 strategies to rein in clutter and maintain tidiness long-term Original
Maintaining a tidy home is a never-ending challenge. And tidiness goes beyond aesthetics – it contributes to a person’s mental wellbeing. So what are the best strategies for creating and maintaining order? A growing body of research into tidiness and decluttering, including our own, might offer helpful insights. As part of our ongoing research project, we analysed popular cleaning and decluttering videos on YouTube as well thousands of the comments below them.
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