Tailoring her advice to three types of people, author, Harriet Schechter provides a practical guide to reducing clutter and the anxiety connected to it. The different types discussed are: people who are basically organized but overwhelmed, people who are basically disorganized and people who suffer from "packrat syndrome". The book offers a step-by-step action plan for getting rid of the clutter, and topics include: reasons for accumulating clutter, separating from the past, organizing paperwork, and clutter control systems.

Author Biography

Harriet Schechter, a.k.a. "The Miracle Worker," is an internationally acclaimed pioneer in the professional organizing industry. She founded her San Diego-based company, The Miracle Worker Organizing Service, in 1986 (www.letgoclutter.com) and has taught the Learning Annex's popular "Letting Go of Clutter" workshop regularly since 1988.