How To See Your Clutter In A Whole New Light

Photographed by Michelle Drewes. A very helpful concept to understand when sorting through your things is something psychologists refer to as the "endowment effect." There you are, clutter-clearing an area of your home, and you come across an object that has no real value. And, even though you no longer use it (or perhaps have never used it), you feel reluctant to let it go. Everything about it screams at you that it is clutter, but somehow you don't feel able to throw it away. Another time you ...