By Cranberry

January 9, 2007 1:49 PM | Link to this

Moderate messiness is one thing. When you cannot even get inside someone’s home because every available surface, including the floors, is covered with STUFF, then you have a personality disorder of some sort!

By Mom of a 20 yr old son....

January 9, 2007 2:36 PM | Link to this

I understand messy… but what about filth. My sons room is a health hazard. How do you get the message across without invading their privacy. Recently I decided I had had enough of the nagging with no results and was going to clean his room myself. I donned my gloves, took a deep breath and went to work. First order..his bathroom. Immediatley I was shocked to find all manner of sex toys and a pile of his girlfriends sexy lingerie. Redfaced….I took my bucket of cleaning supplies and left.

By RWH

January 9, 2007 2:38 PM | Link to this

America by every standards are not messy. It is by the tight rules that..”Keep America Beautiful” is a sure way to help in attempting to keep your surroundings neat. We sometimes misuse the words neat to please our own. Neat mean not just one time but always. Messy mean messy always. To some, messy is a way of life and to others its a disgrace. Messy follow messy. Its whereever it is, will be and can be. Noting the various comments above; America can never accept that way of life.

By Scott

January 10, 2007 8:27 AM | Link to this

Everything in moderation - even the moderation! There is such a diversity of personality type in our world, it’s unrealistic to expect one single standard of neatness (or messiness) to apply to everyone. If anything is taken too far, it becomes a liability. There is a level of neatness that is acceptable to some. As is with a certain level of messiness.

By Monica Ricci

January 10, 2007 11:31 AM | Link to this

I have addressed this book in my blog, and hope Mr. Freedman can accept that there is indeed a fraction of the population who loves, and indeed thrives in extreme chaos. However, most people who live in chaos DO desire to improve their life results and happiness, which is why the professional organizing industry was born. We organizers are in business to help people change their lives by changing their internal and external environments, not by judging or shaming. Monica Ricci

By Jim H

January 10, 2007 10:37 PM | Link to this

Who cares? Unless someone’s situation is truly unsafe or unhealthful or bothersome to the individual we shouldn’t be concerned their neatness or messiness. There are many more important things to spend our time on in this world.

By Leslie McKee

January 10, 2007 10:40 PM | Link to this

Organized does not mean PERFECT! Organized means different things to differnet people. I ask clients what thier goals are. Most want to lead more simple lives with systems that work. I recommend that clients stay away from single-use organizing gadgets and tailor solutions from things they aleady have. Mr. Freedman is generalizing and is not addressing the people whos lives are out of control due to being overwhelmed with clutter.

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By Tim

February 15, 2007 10:10 PM | Link to this

There’s a difference between neatness and organization. Some messy folks are just organized differently than neatniks. We spend less time changing gears between tasks. I rarely forget what I need to do; reminders are right in front of me. If I start tripping over things, literally or metaphorically, that’s when I know I need to clean up. Being messy is the best way I know to keep those irons in the fire hot and ready to strike! Like my mind, I’d rather my desk be cluttered than empty.

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