Annmarie O'Connor

I really liked this book, much more than any other of the type.

It almost entirely avoids the scolding tone that so many organizing books have

She has a lot of good advice for breaking habits, and focuses less on getting your closet organized and more on changing your habits so that your closet won't get out of control.

Favorite quotes:
"The real trick in creating long-term closet calm isn’t about willpower...it’s about understanding the emotional pay-off that has you haunted year after year through the same closet hang-ups. Isolate your triggers and you’ve got a decent shot at peace and harmony."

"Get to grips with why you are decluttering and remind yourself of its life-affirming benefits: space, flow, calm."

"Items give us a sense of stability in an otherwise chaotic world. I buy, therefore I am. I have, therefore I am... When forced to look at what we’ve accumulated, there’s an attendant twang of guilt for having squandered money on junk and having nothing to show for it. As a result, we keep the offending articles rather than get rid of them, almost to pseudo-justify our errant ways and not feel so naked."… (más)