Clutter
The recent beautiful spring-like afternoons awaken my dormant desire to deep clean. As I contemplate my yearly ritual of sifting and sorting through closets, drawers, files and other cubbies, I am aghast at the amount of clutter.
Because I de-clutter on a regular basis the clutter conundrum surprises me. It is at this moment that I consult Eric Abrahamson and David H. Freedman’s insightful work, A Perfect Mess. The authors brilliant look into the benefits of messiness console my perfection ridden guilt and help quell my inner critic.
Chapter One, ‘The Cost of Neatness’, begins with this quote from Albert Einstein, “If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what then is an empty desk?”
Thank you Gentlemen.