One of the most successful habits I have been able to implement in my life has been to consistently stay on top of clutter and keep my home organized and streamlined. Most satisfactorily I can now keep on top of it all with minimal effort and time. I’ve covered my thoughts and tips on how to de-clutter in the past with my Clutter 101 series, which has proved to be the most popular on the blog.
It’s with this in mind that I felt I needed to expand on the topic. The occasional blog post simply wasn’t enough, however. The next logical step was an ebook. Today, I am making the results available and it is called Clutter 101: The Definitive Guide To De-cluttering Your Life. For the first five days it will be exclusively available to RSS subscribers (check out the link at the bottom of the feed). You can subscribe now if you haven’t already. You will be able to check the book out via the site from Friday.
UPDATE: The book is now available.
Given that the whole issue of clutter is such a deep one and it was my first attempt at writing an ebook, I felt it unfair to charge for it when I will inevitably continue to expand and improve on it. So, yes, it’s completely free! It’s been an interesting experiment going from writing comparatively short articles on this blog, to trying to write something with much more depth. I hope you like the results. If you do enjoy the book and find it helpful, I would be grateful of any donation, however.
July 28, 2008 at 08:44PM
Should be a great read! It’s nice to have a central place where a vast amount of information can be read. Thanks for taking the time to put together something like this. Someday, I wish to be able to do the same.
July 28, 2008 at 09:58PM
I’ll be looking forward to your book. I am currently on a quest for order in my own life, but I’m moving along slowly and I can use all the help and inspiration I can get!
July 29, 2008 at 04:23AM
Looking forward to your book. I would love to promote it on my website as well
July 29, 2008 at 06:20AM
Congratulations with finishing this project! I downloaded it and added it to my reading pile.
July 29, 2008 at 05:46PM
Sounds great. Looking forward to reading it!
July 30, 2008 at 10:22AM
Glad you are all liking it or looking forward to it. For those that have read it, please share some of your thoughts!
September 10, 2008 at 05:07PM
Thank you. More than a good summary, it’s a useful step-by-step, room-by-room guide of how to de-clutter. Plenty of useful tips here, many are not so obvious.
I recently re-organized one room and that was a major task. It will be a major project to do the whole house, but I am trying to move to a simpler life and need all the advice I can get!
September 10, 2008 at 06:43PM
Thanks for the comment, Tony. Glad you liked the book. Keep up the de-cluttering, it’s definitely worth it!
September 11, 2008 at 06:46PM
Thank you for the book. It will be the next one in line for reading, because I really need de-cluttering in my life.
October 10, 2008 at 02:49PM
Thanks for sharing such a balanced, comprehensive and helpful book. Blessings to you and yours.
October 23, 2008 at 04:01PM
Sell your junk, and give the money to the poor. Or take it direct to a charity shop. If you ain’t used it in years, likely you never will. I’m doing this, and you would not believe how much unnecessary stuff even a cheapskate like me has. Great book!
October 28, 2008 at 12:45PM
Thankyou James for a very concise, informative guide, so straight to the point and easy to read. Many of these guides seem to be just making suggestions, but in the case of Clutter 101, you are talking us through it all step-by-step. This is really motivating, and eliminates the “Where shall I start?” dilemma. Highly recommended!
November 12, 2008 at 04:17PM
Congratulations on completing the book. I’m downloading it now, and looking forward to read it.
January 22, 2009 at 11:06PM
Congratulations with finishing this project! I downloaded it and added it to my read/review list.