I’ve deliberately chosen to focus these research pages on the topics of clutter, decluttering, possessions and home. I’ve chosen not to include research on the topic of coaching and positive psychology.
It’s not that the coaching and positive psychology literature isn’t interesting – it is. However, I want to create emphasis here on the importance of clutter as a research topic. In conducting my own research into the relationship between clutter and wellbeing I’ve trawled through hundreds of academic journals, often thinking how interested my professional organising clients would be in what I’ve been reading. I’ve picked a few papers here that resonated strongly or felt useful. I hope you enjoy them.
And if you’d prefer to steer away from the academic stuff, the books in this image here all come with my recommendation.
Academic research in the topic of clutter (as opposed to clinical hoarding and saving behaviours) is rare, particularly in the UK. As with all research it can be misconstrued and clunkily interpreted in the popular press – this is an opportunity to look at the papers themselves and interpret them yourself.
I’m delighted to report that I’ve discovered a few other UK clutter researchers; academics from disciplines like geography, sociology and economics, as well as psychology are beginning to take (strongly needed) interested in clutter as a topic.
I’m proud to say these researchers and I have now formed a UK clutter research group. We meet quarterly, report in on research developments and share findings. We began as a group of two – now we’re six! One member is currently conducting research in which you could participate. I will share their completed research articles – and my own – once publishing permissions permit.
– dr e, london
be inspired – make your home feel more like you
I’m a massive fan of the ten-minute job. These are small, achievable tasks we can finish in a short period of time. Completing just one of them has immediate, visible results. When there’s a lot to organise and we don’t know where to start, a ten-minute job can be a great entry or warm-up. Read on to find out more or scroll to the bottom for some generic, room specific ten-minute job ideas.
What relevance does self-compassion have to organising and decluttering our homes? The more I do this work, the more I want to give the self-compassion gift to my clients, my friends – and me.
When an aeroplane crashes, there’s a reason we’re asked to put the mask on ourselves first
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