The Advantages of Clutter
If clutter is such a bad thing, why do we have so much of it? There must be some benefit derived from being surrounded by stuff that’s out of place. So what are some of the “perks” of clutter?
• We can see where stuff is – sort of…Anyway, it’s here somewhere, right?
• We want to remember something…We just can’t think what it is right now.
• We want to show others how busy we are…How can we possibly do something someone else wants us to do when we have all this to contend with???
• We want to show others how much stuff we have…See??? We can afford all this (kind of).
• We want others to see how important we are… After all, we are responsible for all this.
But one big reason many of us keep our clutter is to keep others at a distance. Clutter can become a barrier between us and other people as we build up a literal wall of stuff. We use the clutter to distract ourselves from having to deal with real issues. Clutter becomes the issue and our way of handling – or not handling – relationships and activities that we are not ready to face.
Are you using clutter to avoid dealing with more important issues? Contact me and we’ll talk about it!
Brenda Spandrio, CPES
Ambiance Solutions
805-500-5378
• We can see where stuff is – sort of…Anyway, it’s here somewhere, right?
• We want to remember something…We just can’t think what it is right now.
• We want to show others how busy we are…How can we possibly do something someone else wants us to do when we have all this to contend with???
• We want to show others how much stuff we have…See??? We can afford all this (kind of).
• We want others to see how important we are… After all, we are responsible for all this.
But one big reason many of us keep our clutter is to keep others at a distance. Clutter can become a barrier between us and other people as we build up a literal wall of stuff. We use the clutter to distract ourselves from having to deal with real issues. Clutter becomes the issue and our way of handling – or not handling – relationships and activities that we are not ready to face.
Are you using clutter to avoid dealing with more important issues? Contact me and we’ll talk about it!
Brenda Spandrio, CPES
Ambiance Solutions
805-500-5378
Tags: barriers, clutter, declutter, forget, lost, organize, remember, stuff
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Comment by Cheryl Vargas, CPO on October 17, 2009 at 10:30pm - Awesome and concise article, Brenda.
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