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10-Minute Declutter: The Stress-Free Habit for Simplifying Your Home
SIMPLIFY EVERYTHING:: How to Declutter Your Home with an Easy 10-Minute Daily Habit
Imagine living a home that's free from clutter. Your closets, cabinets and possessions are all completely organized. Wouldn't you feel relaxed?
You can make this happen with the daily decluttering habit. The good news? You can do this even if you're a busy professional or a parent who has little time for a massive organizing project. All you need is 10 minutes a day and you'll be amazed at what can be accomplished with the following "Declutter Challenge" system.
LEARN:: How to Develop the Declutter Mindset and Release "Giveaway Guilt"
The best way to simplify your life is to create a new mindset where "less is actually more." Too much clutter leaves you emotionally and physically drained. What you will learn is how to reclaim your life by letting go of your stuff.
In the book, "10-Minute Declutter", we show you how to declutter, the best way to organize every space in your house and what supplies you'll need to get started.
DOWNLOAD:: 10-Minute Declutter: The Stress-Free Habit for Simplifying Your Home
The following declutter book provides a step-by-step plan for sorting, purging and organizing every space in your house in small, easy-to-manage time slots.
We will cover:
8 Reasons Why You Haven't Decluttered
14 Benefits of Minimalist Living
8 Steps to Form the Decluttering Habit
How to Pick the First Project in Your Home
15 Vital Questions to Ask Before Starting a Project
How to Prepare and Stage Your Clutter
Specific Steps for Each 10-Minute Project in Every Room
How to Make Money with Your Clutter (or Get a Major Tax Deduction)
A Detailed Shopping List of Organizing Supplies You'll Need
You can simplify your home without feeling stressed or overwhelmed. The secret is to build the declutter habit and tackle your declutter project one day at a time.
Imagine living a home that's free from clutter. Your closets, cabinets and possessions are all completely organized. Wouldn't you feel relaxed?
You can make this happen with the daily decluttering habit. The good news? You can do this even if you're a busy professional or a parent who has little time for a massive organizing project. All you need is 10 minutes a day and you'll be amazed at what can be accomplished with the following "Declutter Challenge" system.
LEARN:: How to Develop the Declutter Mindset and Release "Giveaway Guilt"
The best way to simplify your life is to create a new mindset where "less is actually more." Too much clutter leaves you emotionally and physically drained. What you will learn is how to reclaim your life by letting go of your stuff.
In the book, "10-Minute Declutter", we show you how to declutter, the best way to organize every space in your house and what supplies you'll need to get started.
DOWNLOAD:: 10-Minute Declutter: The Stress-Free Habit for Simplifying Your Home
The following declutter book provides a step-by-step plan for sorting, purging and organizing every space in your house in small, easy-to-manage time slots.
We will cover:
8 Reasons Why You Haven't Decluttered
14 Benefits of Minimalist Living
8 Steps to Form the Decluttering Habit
How to Pick the First Project in Your Home
15 Vital Questions to Ask Before Starting a Project
How to Prepare and Stage Your Clutter
Specific Steps for Each 10-Minute Project in Every Room
How to Make Money with Your Clutter (or Get a Major Tax Deduction)
A Detailed Shopping List of Organizing Supplies You'll Need
You can simplify your home without feeling stressed or overwhelmed. The secret is to build the declutter habit and tackle your declutter project one day at a time.
184 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 14, 2015
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About the author
S.J. Scott
59Ìýbooks255ÌýfollowersWall Street Journal bestselling author SJ Scott wanted to be Luke Skywalker when he grew up.
Unfortunately his complete lack of physical grace and introverted mannerism's kept the earth from having their own Jedi Knight to battle the Sith menace.
Steve “SJ� Scott was born and raised in New Jersey. After finishing college with a degree in psychology he knew he needed to further his education or work on his latte making skills.
During a short stint in US Air Force, Scott was able to get his Master’s in business and then moved on to conquer the business world.
Scott then spent a couple of years working for a company not unlike the company depicted in Mike Judge’s film, “Office Space�. After doing his share of “TPS� reports, Scott swore he would never work for anyone but himself.
He spent the next few years making this happen. Making a decent living online and eventually pivoting to writing books, blogging and even podcasting.
Scott has written over 30 books, most of them in the "self-improvement" genre. An area that he is personally passionate about.
His books have been published in 12 different languages. So he is well on his way to world domination. However, in his heart of hearts he knows he will soon have to venture out into the universe and defeat the Sith menace.
Unfortunately his complete lack of physical grace and introverted mannerism's kept the earth from having their own Jedi Knight to battle the Sith menace.
Steve “SJ� Scott was born and raised in New Jersey. After finishing college with a degree in psychology he knew he needed to further his education or work on his latte making skills.
During a short stint in US Air Force, Scott was able to get his Master’s in business and then moved on to conquer the business world.
Scott then spent a couple of years working for a company not unlike the company depicted in Mike Judge’s film, “Office Space�. After doing his share of “TPS� reports, Scott swore he would never work for anyone but himself.
He spent the next few years making this happen. Making a decent living online and eventually pivoting to writing books, blogging and even podcasting.
Scott has written over 30 books, most of them in the "self-improvement" genre. An area that he is personally passionate about.
His books have been published in 12 different languages. So he is well on his way to world domination. However, in his heart of hearts he knows he will soon have to venture out into the universe and defeat the Sith menace.
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November 7, 2019
Either the authors are very confused about how decluttering works, or I am.
The book opens with a chapter on how owning more things causes more stress and how our society's focus on consumerism and materialism is making us unhappy. They even mention a blogger and author who has pared down his possessions to only 15 things. Then the authors give a list of shopping lists (yes, a list of lists) for basic decluttering supplies for each area of the home that altogether total 61 items.
As an example, in the chapter on kitchens the authors recommend buying a decorative cruet for vinegar and then storing the big vinegar bottle somewhere else. If I did this, I would then have the original bottle of vinegar plus a second bottle of vinegar and would need to find places to store both. I don't think this is how decluttering is supposed to work.
In fact, every section and subsection of this book recommends new things to buy to help with decluttering, to the point where I was starting to wonder if the authors were getting kickbacks from all the product placement.
There is some good advice in here about how to form habits and how to choose what to keep and what to get rid of, but I spent most of my time reading this book shaking my head at how the authors expected me to declutter while recommending something new for me to buy on every other page.
The book opens with a chapter on how owning more things causes more stress and how our society's focus on consumerism and materialism is making us unhappy. They even mention a blogger and author who has pared down his possessions to only 15 things. Then the authors give a list of shopping lists (yes, a list of lists) for basic decluttering supplies for each area of the home that altogether total 61 items.
As an example, in the chapter on kitchens the authors recommend buying a decorative cruet for vinegar and then storing the big vinegar bottle somewhere else. If I did this, I would then have the original bottle of vinegar plus a second bottle of vinegar and would need to find places to store both. I don't think this is how decluttering is supposed to work.
In fact, every section and subsection of this book recommends new things to buy to help with decluttering, to the point where I was starting to wonder if the authors were getting kickbacks from all the product placement.
There is some good advice in here about how to form habits and how to choose what to keep and what to get rid of, but I spent most of my time reading this book shaking my head at how the authors expected me to declutter while recommending something new for me to buy on every other page.
January 5, 2019
The problem with books like these when you are not an American, is that most of them are written by Americans. Not that I have anything against Americans, or books written by them, but they have NO idea how spoiled for space they generally tend to be.
I live in the UK, in a mid-terrace house that is considered small even by UK standards. When I have heard American friends complain about their "small" houses, it invariably turns out their pokey little domiciles are practically palatial by UK standards. this is not hard to understand. America is huge. And in the grand scheme of things, people have only been building houses there for a relatively short amount of time. They don't have the same need to squeeze as many people into as small a space as possible that we have on our little island.
So when reading a book like this, it is hard not to get frustrated. I don't have a laundry room, pantry, basement, attic or garage. I have a kitchen, a living room (which is also an office for two people and a hobby room), one bedroom each for each of the kids (they can't share as they are different genders) and one for hubby and myself, as well as one bathroom. Not - as this book so charmingly suggests - one family bathroom and a master bathroom. No. just one bathroom. And this bathroom certainly doesn't have two sinks, a load of furniture and separate bath and shower... We have a shower over the bath, one tiny sink, and if I were to put a small table next to the bath like one of the authors does, I'd no longer be able to open the bathroom door...
So when they say "remove these items for storage elsewhere", I am ready to tear out my hair and wonder where on blooming Earth this "elsewhere" is supposed to be found! I'd love to be able to store the cleaning supplies I don't use every day in the mythical laundry room or basement. I would also adore to have a closet (or as we would call it, wardrobe) one could actually step inside, as opposed to the small cupboard on the landing I have to share with everyone else and is all of 2 foot deep...
So I guess this book might work for you if you live inthe land of palatial estates America or somewhere similarly blessed with large homes, but don't bother if you live in the middle of an ex-council estate in old Blighty.
And if anyone knows of a book like this written by a Brit who knows what it's like to live in a shoebox and can offer optimization tips, please do shout out!
I live in the UK, in a mid-terrace house that is considered small even by UK standards. When I have heard American friends complain about their "small" houses, it invariably turns out their pokey little domiciles are practically palatial by UK standards. this is not hard to understand. America is huge. And in the grand scheme of things, people have only been building houses there for a relatively short amount of time. They don't have the same need to squeeze as many people into as small a space as possible that we have on our little island.
So when reading a book like this, it is hard not to get frustrated. I don't have a laundry room, pantry, basement, attic or garage. I have a kitchen, a living room (which is also an office for two people and a hobby room), one bedroom each for each of the kids (they can't share as they are different genders) and one for hubby and myself, as well as one bathroom. Not - as this book so charmingly suggests - one family bathroom and a master bathroom. No. just one bathroom. And this bathroom certainly doesn't have two sinks, a load of furniture and separate bath and shower... We have a shower over the bath, one tiny sink, and if I were to put a small table next to the bath like one of the authors does, I'd no longer be able to open the bathroom door...
So when they say "remove these items for storage elsewhere", I am ready to tear out my hair and wonder where on blooming Earth this "elsewhere" is supposed to be found! I'd love to be able to store the cleaning supplies I don't use every day in the mythical laundry room or basement. I would also adore to have a closet (or as we would call it, wardrobe) one could actually step inside, as opposed to the small cupboard on the landing I have to share with everyone else and is all of 2 foot deep...
So I guess this book might work for you if you live in
And if anyone knows of a book like this written by a Brit who knows what it's like to live in a shoebox and can offer optimization tips, please do shout out!
June 2, 2021
Basic info. This book tells you to do the things you already know that you need to do to clean out your clutter. It's common sense with a few good tips to help you tame your junk.
May 20, 2015
I have recently been decluttering and minimizing my home. Like a lot of things, I like to read about it before I start the work. I got 4 different books on the subjects, while only 1 of them was "bad" this was the book that really stood out from the 4 I tried.
It was clear, concise and too the point. It was filled with some actionable ideas, and although there were (of course) some ideas I have heard before, there were also quite a few good tidbits. Higly recommended if you want to declutter, organize and/or minimalize your home.
This is specifically a good book if you have limited time "free time" for your decluttering project, since it is laid out in bite sized and digestible chunks of minimalism goodness.
It was clear, concise and too the point. It was filled with some actionable ideas, and although there were (of course) some ideas I have heard before, there were also quite a few good tidbits. Higly recommended if you want to declutter, organize and/or minimalize your home.
This is specifically a good book if you have limited time "free time" for your decluttering project, since it is laid out in bite sized and digestible chunks of minimalism goodness.
July 28, 2015
Great short book - strictly to the point. Amazing lists option.
I love "pen hold box" idea!!!
If you or your partner need to declutter your home, you need this book! Seriously!
I love "pen hold box" idea!!!
If you or your partner need to declutter your home, you need this book! Seriously!
December 8, 2018
I can summarize the book in one sentence: just clean the house 10 minutes per day and everything will be ok. Completely boring book
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 7, 2018
I would be stressed out trying to do most of the jobs in this book in 10 minutes and I would waste time putting stuff back in the cabinet to pull it out again the next day. The worst example of all is closets. "In cleaning a clothes closet you set the timer for 6 minutes to make an initial sweep through all your clothes and shoes and pull out anything you no longer want to keep. After you've made this first sweep, use the remaining time to fold the items and place them in a donation box. If this process takes longer than 10 minutes, break it up into 2 or more sessions." Yikes! 10 minutes - or up to 30 if you add 2 sessions - to go through all the clothes in the closet and make snap decisions. You would already be a serious minimalist if you could do this in 6 minutes. The garage and the basement are not relegated to the 10 minute rule. They are all day projects.
It seems to me that the goal of these authors was to introduce the idea of a 10 minute rule using all the tips out there from other organizing experts, whether they contradicted each other or not. This written plan feels like a methodical way to sell a book. I can't imagine the authors have actually implemented this plan in their own lives and are writing from experience. Don Aslett's Clutter's Last Stand and Marie Kondo's Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up are books in which the authors have spent their lives practicing their subject. However - my favorite book on this subject is Francine Jay's "The Joy of Less." Francine is the original minimalist. She doesn't get repetitive and has lived the talk.
It seems to me that the goal of these authors was to introduce the idea of a 10 minute rule using all the tips out there from other organizing experts, whether they contradicted each other or not. This written plan feels like a methodical way to sell a book. I can't imagine the authors have actually implemented this plan in their own lives and are writing from experience. Don Aslett's Clutter's Last Stand and Marie Kondo's Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up are books in which the authors have spent their lives practicing their subject. However - my favorite book on this subject is Francine Jay's "The Joy of Less." Francine is the original minimalist. She doesn't get repetitive and has lived the talk.
January 19, 2018
I don't think this will be useful long term
It sounds like a great idea to spend ten minutes a day decluttering, but honestly - unless you're more proactive, you are only going to make a mess of one tiny area after you've cleaned it and either spend ten minutes every day cleaning the same area or ignoring it and cleaning something else. Basically you're doomed to be cleaning forever.
I wish it focused more on throwing things away rather than organizing your items. Yes you can buy a million shelves and organizers but at the end of the day (As the Life Changing Magic of tidying up) says, you end up filling it with things you don't want or need or even use. And yes this book does discuss it, but not as in depth and doesn't mention it often enough.
People who read this book are more likely to spend a bunch of money on ways to organize their things that they may not even need or use, but choose to hold onto anyways. They will also be doomed to cleaning their house for the rest of their natural born life.
It sounds like a great idea to spend ten minutes a day decluttering, but honestly - unless you're more proactive, you are only going to make a mess of one tiny area after you've cleaned it and either spend ten minutes every day cleaning the same area or ignoring it and cleaning something else. Basically you're doomed to be cleaning forever.
I wish it focused more on throwing things away rather than organizing your items. Yes you can buy a million shelves and organizers but at the end of the day (As the Life Changing Magic of tidying up) says, you end up filling it with things you don't want or need or even use. And yes this book does discuss it, but not as in depth and doesn't mention it often enough.
People who read this book are more likely to spend a bunch of money on ways to organize their things that they may not even need or use, but choose to hold onto anyways. They will also be doomed to cleaning their house for the rest of their natural born life.
September 30, 2015
it's OK but nothing you couldn't work out yourself
February 9, 2018
What a practical read
Very useful. Simple words, easy to read easier to follow. Not too many distractions. Self help at its best. Recommended
Very useful. Simple words, easy to read easier to follow. Not too many distractions. Self help at its best. Recommended
February 19, 2020
The main point of this book is that to declutter, you should start in one small area of one room, work for 10 minutes a day, and do it every single day. Get rid of what you don't really need or don't love. Repeat.
My advice after reading this: don't buy a book on decluttering - just look at a few websites on decluttering and go for it!
That said, I thought I'd give a more thorough review of this book because I made it all the way through to the end, and I have some thoughts. I bought this book to help motivate me to declutter, and I thought it would have some helpful tips.
Here is what I found:
The first 38% was devoted to "building the habit", why you should declutter, and what to buy (because apparently you need to buy more stuff to get rid of stuff and get organized). While reading this, I really just wanted to start decluttering but forced myself to slog through this because I felt like I had to read the whole book. After the first couple of pages, I probably should have just skipped to the room by room, step by step directions, but I like to read books cover to cover.
Excessive verbiage throughout. This is a short book, but it could have been more concise and a much better read, especially if the first 50 pages were condensed to about 2 pages. You can assume people reading this book already want to declutter, otherwise why would they buy the book. This book is 169 pages long. It probably could have been about 8 pages total and given me the same (but most likely better) information.
The authors use a lots of links to lists of things on the authors websites, links to other books the authors have written and want you to buy, links to images of decluttered spaces on Pinterest, and links items to buy on Amazon. It is nice to be able to click to links to clarify or enrich, but it was used so excessively in this book it was distracting.
Some of the advice sounded wrong. "As a side benefit, fewer toys reduces the amount of conflict among siblings". As one of four siblings, I can tell you most fights with my siblings had nothing to do with toys, and reducing the number of toys will not prevent the usual "I want that toy because my brother is playing with it" attitude I frequently see in my young nephews. I'm not a child psychologist, nor did I take the time to search pubmed for articles on sibling rivalry, but a quick google search did not bring up any articles about the number of toys correlating with number of conflicts between siblings so I'm moving this to the "unproven, probably wrong" category.
Some of the advice stated as a fact is flat out scientifically wrong: "germs can grow on bar soap and easily spread from one person to another." This is the type of thing my mom reads on Facebook and warns me about and then I have to prove to her it's not true. A quick google search will tell you that yes, bacteria do grow on soap, but no, you will not get sick from this bacteria, even if it has been used by a sick person. Both liquid soap (the "preferred" soap in this book) and bar soap remove bacteria and germs from your hands when you wash your hands, and both are extremely effective. Use whatever you prefer. (But don't use anti-bacterial soap, because normal soap is just as effective at getting rid of germs and anti-bacterial soap contributes to antibiotic resistant superbugs.)
All of this combined left me with an unfavorable opinion of the book. I want to declutter, but free advice on blogs is just as good, much more concise, and hopefully not full of misleading information that doesn't have any scientific basis. Why do I give the whole book a bad rating based on the soap issue? Besides the advice on soap, I am not sure what is good advice and what is just nonsense they just made up off the top of their heads and put in this book so I can't really trust anything that is in it. I was going to give it two stars because I like the room by room, step by step decluttering process, but multiple scientific inaccuracies indicate the authors didn't do their research when writing this book, and now potentially thousands of people who read this book might be repeating the bad information this book presents.
My advice after reading this: don't buy a book on decluttering - just look at a few websites on decluttering and go for it!
That said, I thought I'd give a more thorough review of this book because I made it all the way through to the end, and I have some thoughts. I bought this book to help motivate me to declutter, and I thought it would have some helpful tips.
Here is what I found:
The first 38% was devoted to "building the habit", why you should declutter, and what to buy (because apparently you need to buy more stuff to get rid of stuff and get organized). While reading this, I really just wanted to start decluttering but forced myself to slog through this because I felt like I had to read the whole book. After the first couple of pages, I probably should have just skipped to the room by room, step by step directions, but I like to read books cover to cover.
Excessive verbiage throughout. This is a short book, but it could have been more concise and a much better read, especially if the first 50 pages were condensed to about 2 pages. You can assume people reading this book already want to declutter, otherwise why would they buy the book. This book is 169 pages long. It probably could have been about 8 pages total and given me the same (but most likely better) information.
The authors use a lots of links to lists of things on the authors websites, links to other books the authors have written and want you to buy, links to images of decluttered spaces on Pinterest, and links items to buy on Amazon. It is nice to be able to click to links to clarify or enrich, but it was used so excessively in this book it was distracting.
Some of the advice sounded wrong. "As a side benefit, fewer toys reduces the amount of conflict among siblings". As one of four siblings, I can tell you most fights with my siblings had nothing to do with toys, and reducing the number of toys will not prevent the usual "I want that toy because my brother is playing with it" attitude I frequently see in my young nephews. I'm not a child psychologist, nor did I take the time to search pubmed for articles on sibling rivalry, but a quick google search did not bring up any articles about the number of toys correlating with number of conflicts between siblings so I'm moving this to the "unproven, probably wrong" category.
Some of the advice stated as a fact is flat out scientifically wrong: "germs can grow on bar soap and easily spread from one person to another." This is the type of thing my mom reads on Facebook and warns me about and then I have to prove to her it's not true. A quick google search will tell you that yes, bacteria do grow on soap, but no, you will not get sick from this bacteria, even if it has been used by a sick person. Both liquid soap (the "preferred" soap in this book) and bar soap remove bacteria and germs from your hands when you wash your hands, and both are extremely effective. Use whatever you prefer. (But don't use anti-bacterial soap, because normal soap is just as effective at getting rid of germs and anti-bacterial soap contributes to antibiotic resistant superbugs.)
All of this combined left me with an unfavorable opinion of the book. I want to declutter, but free advice on blogs is just as good, much more concise, and hopefully not full of misleading information that doesn't have any scientific basis. Why do I give the whole book a bad rating based on the soap issue? Besides the advice on soap, I am not sure what is good advice and what is just nonsense they just made up off the top of their heads and put in this book so I can't really trust anything that is in it. I was going to give it two stars because I like the room by room, step by step decluttering process, but multiple scientific inaccuracies indicate the authors didn't do their research when writing this book, and now potentially thousands of people who read this book might be repeating the bad information this book presents.
May 21, 2015
Getting rid of a house worth of clutter is an daunting and frankly exhausting task. This book does a wonderful job of making the entire process seem much easier.
This book starts with some great reasons to declutter.
It builds on that with some great ideas about how to actually start the process, then turns to ways to make the process into a working habit - helping the "ten minutes a day" ideal for decluttering.
The authors clearly state the the 10 minutes daily is only a recommendation. You are free to do more or less... the important point is that SOMETHING is done every day, creating a habit that will continue, hopefully throughout your life.
The book is full of actionable tips. A great read for anyone into the self help areas of minimalism or simplicty. Even if you only want to get rid a few things and dump a bit of clutter, this inexpensive book has some great ideas for you.
This book starts with some great reasons to declutter.
It builds on that with some great ideas about how to actually start the process, then turns to ways to make the process into a working habit - helping the "ten minutes a day" ideal for decluttering.
The authors clearly state the the 10 minutes daily is only a recommendation. You are free to do more or less... the important point is that SOMETHING is done every day, creating a habit that will continue, hopefully throughout your life.
The book is full of actionable tips. A great read for anyone into the self help areas of minimalism or simplicty. Even if you only want to get rid a few things and dump a bit of clutter, this inexpensive book has some great ideas for you.
March 10, 2021
Admittedly,Ìý I am not likely the target audience for this book. For most of my life, I’ve been an organization junkie and didn’t have a problem with clutter. Then I had a bunch of kids. With children, came more stuff, less time, and eventually things pile up andÌý you no longer recognize your life. It happens to the best of parents.
This book is a little different in how it approaches this problem, as it is very simple and gives you a step by step outline on directly tackling cluttered areas of your home.Ìý
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This book is a little different in how it approaches this problem, as it is very simple and gives you a step by step outline on directly tackling cluttered areas of your home.Ìý
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March 4, 2016
This book has some good tips and lots of it was helpful, but there are better books out there about decluttering than this. I do like the idea of making it a daily habit, and I found the advice on forming good habits helpful. I skimmed a lot because I got bored of them spelling out each 10 minute session for every part of the room. Also, they want you to buy a lot of stuff to organize, but I thought the whole point of decluttering was to get rid of stuff, not accumulate more.
January 19, 2018
A reminder of what you can achieve in 10 minutes of decluttering.
July 12, 2017
I got another book by Steve Scott and Barrie Davenport (digital decluttering) and liked it so much I was going to buy this one--only to find out I bought it in April of last year! That's what happens when you're a bookaholic--you get so many books you lose track of them all! Well, this book is available on Kindle Unlimited, so you can check it out before buying, but frankly, it has so much information and so many useful references to other sites that I think you will want to make it a permanent reference book in your library. And they do talk about getting storage containers, but only after going through just about everything, discarding junk, worn out, out-of-date, etc. stuff and finding out exactly what size, shape and how many containers you actually NEED! (And some you may be able to repurpose from elsewhere in the house.) I like the fact that you can work in 10-minute segments (with a timer!), so you're not chained to "cleaning and organizing" for what seems like days on end (I have ADD and it's hard for me to focus for long periods, particularly on something I don't like doing!) This is one of the few organizing books I've found that I could actually work with!
Of course, some of the suggestions don't fit me at all. I don't have kids, a husband, a car or garage or laundry room, but I take what I can and use it or adapt it to my lifestyle. This book is so helpful it is well worth the investment and a place on your bookshelf, especially if you are over 25 and haven't yet gotten your home organized the way you want it to be. This book will show you how to achieve that in easy increments of time, with only a little investment of money in a notebook, measuring tape and timer (which you may already have) to begin with. They stress measuring drawers, shelves, and cabinets to make sure any storage containers you buy will fit where you want them to go, and writing down the data in your notebook so you can take it to the store when you buy containers! Okay, you should have your place neat, clean and organized (HA!), but if you haven't found that magic formula, this book may be the answer for you. It sort of sneaks up on getting things cleared up, cleaned out and put in their proper place (according to you). If you feel like spending a little more time working on a section--fine! Or you want to work again today--fine! But by doing a little every day, you will get it done!
Of course, some of the suggestions don't fit me at all. I don't have kids, a husband, a car or garage or laundry room, but I take what I can and use it or adapt it to my lifestyle. This book is so helpful it is well worth the investment and a place on your bookshelf, especially if you are over 25 and haven't yet gotten your home organized the way you want it to be. This book will show you how to achieve that in easy increments of time, with only a little investment of money in a notebook, measuring tape and timer (which you may already have) to begin with. They stress measuring drawers, shelves, and cabinets to make sure any storage containers you buy will fit where you want them to go, and writing down the data in your notebook so you can take it to the store when you buy containers! Okay, you should have your place neat, clean and organized (HA!), but if you haven't found that magic formula, this book may be the answer for you. It sort of sneaks up on getting things cleared up, cleaned out and put in their proper place (according to you). If you feel like spending a little more time working on a section--fine! Or you want to work again today--fine! But by doing a little every day, you will get it done!
July 24, 2018
10-Minute Digital Declutter was a quick, but informative Kindle read. It’s interesting to think about all of the clutter accumulated on our cellphones, tablets and computers. I never considered how much stress that additional digital clutter adds to my life. The authors outline many ways to clean up our digital environment and, once clear, how to keep it that way. Some of the ideas were familiar to me, but many were not. 10-Minute Digital Declutter is a quick and easy read. I’m glad I have it on my Kindle for future reference.
August 25, 2018
This is a great book. Short and sweet, it really shows you how you can organize your home in 10-minute chunks.
More importantly, it motivates you to do so.
It could have more pictures (and examples) instead of endless Pinterest links. Nevertheless, this doesn't detract from the message.
I will probably re-read it in pieces as I declutter all the rooms. But the practical advice and the small chunks of time advised make the overwhelming task of decluttering all your house seem less daunting.
More importantly, it motivates you to do so.
It could have more pictures (and examples) instead of endless Pinterest links. Nevertheless, this doesn't detract from the message.
I will probably re-read it in pieces as I declutter all the rooms. But the practical advice and the small chunks of time advised make the overwhelming task of decluttering all your house seem less daunting.
March 30, 2024
A simple step-by-step and room-by-room guide with great ideas on habit formation and avoiding feeling overwhelmed. If you do 10 minutes of decluttering each day, that will be 70 minutes more of organising accomplished in a week than you probably would have done otherwise. I used to have a similar method for basic flat maintenance housework with splendid results, so here I come for the 10-minute declutter. I'll update this review when I'll have tried it for a couple of days at least.
December 31, 2022
Save time and read Lazy Genius instead.
January 13, 2025
Well this book is definitely one thing I will easily declutter.
December 30, 2024
Nothing earth-shattering, but a solid process that will end with a clean and declutterred space…a loooong time from now if you stick to only 10 minutes a day. Still, something is better than nothing!
October 20, 2018
I don't feel like this is an effective method. To me you will be decluttering for the rest of your life instead of working as much as possible to get it done as quick as possible so you can get back to your life. I found "Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never Ending Battle with Stuff" by Dana K. White coupled with Marie Kondo's "The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up" much more effective. They also both state that the little every day means you will always be doing it.
July 26, 2016
Voltado para o padrão americano de casa, é preciso imaginar como as dicas podem ser aplicadas na sua realidade. Repetitivo em vários capÃtulos, poderia ter dedicado um tempo num processo padrão de arrumação de cômodos e depois dar dicas isoladas. Segue um formato de guia, o que significa que tem mais utilidade se lido e aplicado ao mesmo tempo. Pouco conteúdo novo.
March 25, 2018
I thought I wanted to declutter in a systematic way. But no, I don’t. I prefer my own methods, which include decluttering something as I come across it naturally, or binge decluttering where I get rid of a ton at once. This 10 minutes a day business is too rigid and impractical for me.
November 4, 2023
The stuff in this book is basic logic, mixed with a healthy dose of 'buy this', topped off with 'just move it'. It's not USEFUL. I have seven people in a tiny home... like buying a boot mat is going to help?!
You made money writing banal words. Kudos.
But you're not helpful.
You made money writing banal words. Kudos.
But you're not helpful.
December 21, 2015
Great tips and useful links. Somewhat repetitive halfway through.
January 10, 2016
Declutter yourself
Great book to get you started. Free on kindle unlimited, but not worth buying to keep. Quick read and isn't hard to understand
Great book to get you started. Free on kindle unlimited, but not worth buying to keep. Quick read and isn't hard to understand
February 25, 2016
Nice book. A lot of nice concepts in an easy to consume format
July 15, 2017
Good tips
Really good tips on how to organize your home, I don't think that 10 minute chunks for organizing a home will work but anyway I have learnt a thing or two.
Really good tips on how to organize your home, I don't think that 10 minute chunks for organizing a home will work but anyway I have learnt a thing or two.
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