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    Clutter Busting: Letting Go of What's Holding You Back
    Clutter Busting: Letting Go of What's Holding You Back
    Clutter Busting: Letting Go of What's Holding You Back
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    Clutter Busting: Letting Go of What's Holding You Back

    Written by Brooks Palmer

    Narrated by Brooks Palmer

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    Piles of junk in garages and closets, overflowing papers on desks, items unused for years, masses of unanswered email, clothing never worn, useless gifts that collect dust; all these things, says Brooks Palmer, come weighted with shame and guilt and have a suffocating effect on spirit and soul.

    In this insightful book, Palmer shows how to get rid of the things in our lives that no longer serve us. By tossing out these unneeded items, we are also eliminating their negative influences, freeing up energy, and unlocking our potential.

    Loaded with inspiring anecdotes and practical tips, Clutter Busting is based on the premise that your things are not sacred, but you are. The book explores such fundamental topics as the false identities we assume through clutter, the fear of change those junk piles represent, the addictive nature of holding on to objects, how clearing clutter makes room for clarity and sweeps away confusion and stasis, and much more.

    With Brooks’s upbeat and compassionate guidance, you’ll find yourself clearing the way for new and exciting things to come into your life.

    ©2015 Brooks Palmer (P)2015 New World Library

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNew World Library
    Release dateJul 29, 2015
    ISBN9781608684144
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    Brooks Palmer

    Brooks Palmer has been helping clients clear clutter from their homes, garages, offices, and lives for nearly a decade. He also performs stand-up comedy regularly in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York. He is a member of the Screen Actors' Guild and has appeared in several commercials and films. Palmer divides his time between Chicago and Los Angeles. Visit his clutter-busting blog at www.clutterbusting.com and his humor website at www.betterlatethandead.com.

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    • 2/5
      Almost finished chapter 2 before I finally gave myself permission to just stop. It's really emotionally charged and I feel like the author sort of thinks he's got this other consciousness and is some sort of guru. Kind of sappy and cheeseball. Maybe it gets better, but I highly recommend skipping the first two chapters if you already know *why* you want to declutter and just want to get to *how*.

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    • 5/5
      This book is a great insight into how the emotional clutter we hold on to shows up in the physical clutter surrounding us. It has some terrific thoughts, suggestions, and exercises. I started recommending it to others before i finished it.
      I've been reading as many books about clutter as I can get my hands on and this one by far has had the most raw and real experiences, and advice.
      It is so important to conquer our clutter mental and physical before it consumes us.... this is a great tool to use to start the process.
    • 5/5
      I’ve listened to a great many decluttering books written by the pros such as Marie Kondo, Peter Walsh, Dana White, and many MANY more. THIS book has given me the most AHA moments and is among my top 3 favorites!
    • 5/5
      Amazing book that goes behind the scenes of clutter to help you see what is really going on behind your stuff. I cant recommend this book enough!
    • 2/5
      Helpful: Real life examples of people who have cluttered spaces/lives which I often found easy to relate to.
      Turn-off: Repetitive and often corny writing.
    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed this. It was much deeper than I expected, looking into people’s emotional reasons for keeping certain items (clutter) and how getting rid of it frees them to get a romantic relationship going or keep a marriage from hitting the rocks. It begins flows of creativity from people that have been living among piles of crap and unable to write or create art. Really amazing book. I loved it. I’m very inspired!
    • 5/5
      Brooks Palmer really gets to the essence of clutter and clutter busting. The most useful of many books on clutter I've read. Thanks again Mr. Palmer!
    • 5/5
      One of the best of its kind
    • 4/5
      I became interested in this book because I have been reading the author's blog and I have liked most of what I have seen there. I liked the author's stories of how he has helped people get rid of clutter in their homes. Most of the time it was inspiring and motivating to hear how he helped people learn to let go of things and see what is really important. In general, I liked some of the guidelines and exercises he used for his clients, which he also gives to the readers; however, there are several exercises and visualization techniques he uses and recommends that I think are too weird or too far "out there" -- maybe they helped some people, but they are a bit strange and I don't agree with all of them. I also think some of his philosophies about clutter are a bit extreme, but I could see how he could get that way after dealing with people's clutter day in and day out. In addition, I did not like the fact that a couple of his clutter busting stories had content that was not appropriate for a general audience. Still, I enjoyed reading the book overall.
    • 2/5
      This book was a lot more about the psychological reasons people keep clutter than on ways to bust through clutter if you want to get rid of it but just don't have time. It might be good for some, but it didn't really help me.
    • 4/5
      Like many, I have so many books on de-cluttering that they are clutter in their own right. This book is different. And it made an impact. (I actually cleaned out one of my closets right away when I finished the book) Brooks Palmer doesn't just take you through the different kinds of clutter and how to clean the area, he takes the reader on a journey to discover the reasons for the stacks and piles. And the reasons ring true! Granted, he tells stories of the pinnacles of extreme collecting/hoarding/clutter-in-general, some of which are a little ober the top. He also suggests tossing things like irreplaceable family photos and other genuinely precious items. But for the most part, there is both wisdom and good ideas in the book.Take from it that which works for you and leave the rest. You will find something useful there.
    • 5/5
      Through personal examples, Palmer presents an investigation into why you keep things. He provides helpful introspection into what really has meaning to you. Your life is constantly changing. You decide what is important and has meaning in your life. The rest of your stuff is sapping your energy. Brooks is a master at paradoxical attention. Some of the language is crude and could have been left out. But it was an easy and inspiring read.
    • 3/5
      What the author lacks in modesty he at least makes up for with some practical tips on how to tackle those piles of papers and other stuff that prevent one from feeling fully at home in one's home. Some of his comments are just silly (such as the cat peeing on its owner's sofa because that sofa belonged to an ex and thus had to be "clutter-busted"), while others reveal the kind of Oprah-style narcissism that self-styled American pop psychologists are so good at (under the heading "The Importance of Compassion" he means compassion for oneself!). And, like Oprah, he even clutter-busts the homes of famous celebrities (though becomes coy, all of a sudden, about dropping names. Yet, beyond the hokum, there are some good strategies for dealing with too much stuff. He makes a good point that people hang onto things because they represent an false ideal of what they wish they were, or perhaps retain things from the past for the purpose of rehashing memories. A useful book, but I suspect there are better tomes like it on the market.Finally, it was heartening to read that he has a go at the advertising industry that sucks people into thinking they need to buy and acquire stuff to feel good about themselves.