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Harriet offers helpful advice and tips through three different columns:

1. If you need help with storage solutions and deciding which type of organizing product(s) would be best for your current needs, contact Harriet through her Ask Our Organizer column at the Stacks and Stacks organizing products online catalog. 

2. Organized Outlook is an organizing tips column that Harriet writes for sdhome, an award-winning magazine published by the San Diego Union-Tribune.

3. If you have a question about how to conquer clutter, manage your time or get organized, you can Ask The Miracle Worker (below).

 

 

Jan/Feb  2010

Ask The Miracle Worker

Q.  How can I get motivated to declutter if I am an information addict?  I like to keep clipping everything.  Help!  

A:  You may be suffering from a condition called "Information Anxiety."  It is possible to overcome this syndrome by making an ongoing, conscious effort to limit the amount of printed information you allow into your life.  Admittedly, this is a challenge since we do live in the Information Age. 

TIP:  Each time you feel compelled to keep something, ask yourself:  

1) "Could I obtain this info again if I really needed it?"  (The answer is usually YES, especially if you use the Internet.)  

2)  "If I save this, would I be able to locate it easily whenever I want to?"  (The answer is usually NO, unless you use a good filing system.)

LET GO OF CLUTTER is devoted to the issue of overcoming the urge to acquire and accumulate information and objects.  To read an excerpt, visit www.letgoclutter.com .

© 2010 by Harriet Schechter

                                                                                                         

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