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RECOMMENDED READING

Below is a list of books that we, as professional organizers / productivity consultants, often read ourselves or recommend to clients.  We welcome you to peruse the list and see if any titles resonate for you. When we work with our clients in their homes and offices we often see many books that have become "clutter" with the passage of time. Therefore, if you decide to read any of the books listed below, we might suggest that you borrow the book from your local library.

ORGANIZING & DECLUTTERING
  • Decluttering at the Speed of Life — Dana K. White (2018)
  • Let It Go — Peter Walsh (2017)
  • Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff — Matt Paxton (2022)
  • Make Room — Jennifer Ford Berry (2022)
  • Organizing from the Inside Out: The Foolproof System for Organizing Your Home, Your Office, Your Life, Second Edition — Julie Morgenstern (2004)
  • Clutterfree with Kids: Change Your Thinking, Discover New Habits, Free Your Home — Joshua Becker (2014)
  • Making Peace with the Things in Your Life — Cindy Glovinsky (2002)
  • The Organized Student: Teaching Children the Skills for Success in School and Beyond — Donna Goldberg (2005)
  • Conquering Chronic Disorganization — Judith Kolberg (1998)
  • The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing — Marie Kondo (2014)
  • Organizing for the Creative Person — Dorothy Lehmkuhl and Dolores Cotter Lamping (1993)
  • Shed Your Stuff, Change Your Life — Julie Morgenstern (2008)
  • Learn to Organize — Sara Pedersen (2013)
  • Organizing Plain & Simple — Donna Smallin (2002)
  • Saving Stuff: How to Care for and Preserve Your Collectibles, Heirlooms, and Other Prized Possessions — Don Williams and Louisa Jaggar (2005)
  • More Than Pretty Boxes — Carrie M. Lane (2024)

CHRONIC DISORGANIZATION & HOARDING

  • Digging Out — Michael A. Tompkins and Tamara L. Hartl (2024)
  • Stuff — Randy O. Frost and Gail Steketee (2010)
  • Buried in Treasures — David F. Tolin, Randy O. Frost, and Gail Steketee (2024 edition)
    • Book, workbook, and related resources are available.
  • I'm Right Here: 10 Ways to Get Help for Hoarding and Chronic Disorganization — Jill B. Yesko

HABITS & FOLLOW THROUGH

  • Atomic Habits — James Clear (2018)
  • The Here-and-Now Habit: How Mindfulness Can Help You Break Unhealthy Habits Once and for All — Hugh G. Byrne (2016)
  • Making Habits, Breaking Habits — Jeremy Dean (2013)
  • The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business — Charles Duhigg (2012)
  • Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard — Chip Heath and Dan Heath (2010)
  • The 4 Disciplines of Execution — Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling (2012)
  • The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works — Kelly McGonigal (2012)

PROJECT, HOME, & TIME MANAGEMENT

  • Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager — Kory Kogon and Suzette Blakemore (2024)
  • Make the Most of Your Productivity — Ana Avila (2024)
  • Home Management Plain and Simple — Kim Brenneman (2017)
    • Book and workbook available.
  • Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity — David Allen (2015 edition)
  • Personal Kanban: Mapping Work, Navigating Life — Jim Benson and Tonianne DeMaria Barry (2011)
  • Time Management from the Inside Out — Julie Morgenstern (2004)
  • Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much — Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir (2013)
  • Solving the Procrastination Puzzle: A Concise Guide to Strategies for Change — Timothy A. Pychyl (2010)
  • Discardia: More Life, Less Stuff — Dinah Sanders (2011)

ADHD & NEURODIVERSITY

  • ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life: Strategies That Work — Judith Kolberg and Kathleen Nadeau (2016 edition)
  • More Attention, Less Deficit: Success Strategies for Adults with ADHD — Ari Tuckman (2009)
  • Attention Deficit Disorder — Thomas E. Brown (2005)
  • Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood — Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey (1994; revised 2011)
  • Driven to Distraction at Work: How to Focus and Be More Productive — Edward M. Hallowell (2015)
  • You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?! — Kate Kelly and Peggy Ramundo (2006)
  • Over My Head: A Doctor's Own Story of Head Injury from the Inside Looking Out — Claudia L. Osborn (1998)
  • Your Brain's Not Broken  — Tamra Rosier PhD (2021)

SELF-CARE & LIFE MANAGEMENT

  • The Gifts of Imperfection — Brené Brown (2010)
  • Love 2.0 — Barbara L. Fredrickson (2013)
  • Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life — Steven C. Hayes (2005)
  • The Secret World of Sleep: The Surprising Science of the Mind at Rest — Penelope A. Lewis (2013)
  • Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family: How to Eat, How to Raise Good Eaters, How to Cook — Ellyn Satter (2008)
  • All Your Worth: The Ultimate Lifetime Money Plan — Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi (2005)


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