Unstuff Your Life

Kick the Clutter Habit and Completely Organize Your Life for Good

By: Andrew J. Mellen

Narrated by: Andrew J. Mellen

Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins

Publisher's summary

One of the country's most sought-after professional organizers here makes his foolproof rescue plan available for everyone.

Arguably the most organized man in America, Andrew J. Mellen has created unique, lasting techniques for streamlined living, bringing order out of chaos for a client list that includes attorneys, filmmakers, and even psychologists. With Unstuff Your Life! he puts his powerful program in the hands of his widest audience yet. Acknowledging that it's often the "stuff behind the stuff" that holds people back, Mellen offers an action-based plan to redirect clutterers from dwelling on their feelings. This simple shift yields immediate results that will help everyone achieve organizational bliss. Mellen's mix of humor, honesty, tough love, and foolproof strategies will motivates listeners to work through their feelings and make real behavior changes that will have long-lasting effects.

Written in Mellen's signature no-nonsense yet hilarious tone, Unstuff Your Life! brims with personality, along with approaches not found in other organizing books. Built on the principle that we must distinguish ourselves from our possessions, Unstuff Your Life! starts with truly achievable goals and works toward the nightmare projects everyone tries hard to avoid. From the basement to the bedroom, the kitchen to the car, and more, listeners will learn:

• Where to find a permanent home for your keys and wallet
• How to sort the mail in a manageable and time-effective way
• What it means to group "like with like"
• How to tackle bills and budget
• How to problem-solve with your new skills, and more

The result is absolute freedom from the burden of clutter - and more free time than you ever imagined possible.

Please note: Lists and worksheets mentioned in the audio can be downloaded from andrewmellen.com/uyl-downloads/.

©2012 Andrew J. Mellen (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Living in chaos? Professional Organizer Mellen has written the book to help.... [T]hose willing to take even a small sip of Mellon's Kool-Aid may enjoy a more organized, efficient, and well-managed life." ( Publishers Weekly)

Loved this book! Andrew has a great voice!

Like with Like and Everything in its place was the best take away. Also the freedom to release gifts given that don't fit my life. Thank you Andrew!

Must read for us almost hoarders

Where does Unstuff Your Life rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Quite practical insights that we've always known but may not known how to apply to each area of organizing our stuff.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Unstuff Your Life?

Realizing that I had much more to do to be organized than what I thought

What does Andrew J. Mellen bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Humorous tones and references to real time websites

What insight do you think you’ll apply from Unstuff Your Life?

A home for everything and like things together

Great listening!!!

Lots of great tips even to help us get everything organized, including our desk and kitchen!!

Inspiring and Motivational

This is a great book to inspire and motivate you into taking on the decluttering challenge. I've actually listened to it twice ..once during my decluttering process, and found that it encouraged me to keep going and to visualize my newly uncluttered environment. I like that the author is realistic in his approach, understanding that many of us need to have a "sentimental belongings" category.

There are no shortcuts but this methodology provides a sure-fire way to an outcome you'll be extremely pleased with.

One of the best decluttering books read in a long

I eat organizing and decluttering books for breakfast but this one takes the cake! It is easy to follow, clear, motivating. I bought a hard copy after reading my kindle copy so I could underline and retain all that it had to offer.

Not helpful for me

didn't finish. not applicable to anyone in particular. very basic, how to clean out a drawer stuff.

Good advice for simplifying/organizing

Would you listen to Unstuff Your Life again? Why?

Sure. It serves more as a reference guide than a "read through once". The advice on organizing your file system was very good. I feel like I've finally got a handle on my personal files.

What did you like best about this story?

Good, simple, sound, logical advice.

Have you listened to any of Andrew J. Mellen’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No.

Any additional comments?

Clearly the author has had some emotional and panicky clients, because he spent a large portion of the book telling the reader to take a deep breath, don't panic, etc. Just a little too much cheerleading for my tastes, but if you ignore that, the information contained within is good.

The emotional side of clutter

This is an emotional examination of why we accumulate stuff, and how to begin to address getting rid of it. This book inspired me to clean out our "junk room" while I was listening to it, and it gave me strategies that I have used ever since.

Very intriguing on more levels than I imagined.

If you could sum up Unstuff Your Life in three words, what would they be?

Got me working.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Unstuff Your Life?

Clean email inboxes daily during a less productive time of the day and only once or twice a day.

Great self-help!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants to organize his/her life... quickly and easily. I haven't finished it yet, still employing the first couple of chapters.