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“For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.”–Lily Tomlin. It took me years to break the code, to identify what could make clearing not only radically simple and sustainable, but also a [...]

Recently I welcomed my new book into the world. Today I want to welcome YOU to its new home! Yes. It’s been a longtime dream of mine to create a beautiful, interactive gathering place – a [...]

“…daybooks have become inner food…a sturdy container for small doses of what matters.”–Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakening I am thrilled to announce the arrival of my new book: A Year to [...]

Just a quick heads up to let you know that my four-part video series starts today!* These free videos distill two decades of teaching and writing into four short, practical segments – with tools [...]

Last month I did something I’ve never done in my twenty years as a professional space clearer: I created four short videos of my best clearing secrets. It felt a little bit like a TED Talk [...]

“Whether you’ve read her book or not, you might be wondering how Marie Kondo’s methods of decluttering and organizing stack up with my own, which also come from a lifetime of [...]

Part 3 of 4* Does It Spark Joy? This is the third in a series of four articles that chronicles my experiences and impressions of Marie Kondo’s hugely popular book called The Life-Changing [...]

Part 2 of 4* Taming Paper Clutter This is the second in a series of four articles that chronicles my experiences and impressions of Marie Kondo’s hugely popular book called The [...]

Part 1 of 4 Taming the Clothes I have been asked by a number of readers and students if I’ve read Marie Kondo’s hugely popular book called The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. The [...]

“Humbled once again. I just talked to a person who has 3600 unanswered emails, apparently business-as-usual. My own email is, in fact, quite easy to handle. I ignore much of it, not because [...]