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)

Best Book Ever for Organising Your Living Space

Would you consider the audio edition of Unstuff Your Life to be better than the print version?

The audio version reference's the author's website making it easy to find the additional informaton

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

A place for everything and like-with-like...These two points will change the way you organise your house or office

What about Andrew J. Mellen’s performance did you like?

He has a good tone of voice and provides extremely useful information

Any additional comments?

I'm a 40yo man with a wife and 2 kids and I alone have transformed the kitchen, living room, laundry and a storage cupboard making everything neater and easier to find. "Untsuff Your Life" provides extremely valuable advice for organising your living/office area.

I would say it is the best self help book I've listened to or read as it's so easy to put everything into practice (and I have over 60 audiobooks through Audible)

Can you say "target audience"

In truth I quite liked this book. It is obvious that the author has different political and religious beliefs, however it only comes up once at the beginning. This book is really targeted for the boarder line hoarder. Not someone that's totally lost but someone that could pull themselves back into reality if given a bit of direction. I got this book because I had just moved and was feeling overwhelmed by the shear mass of useless crap I had accumulated. There are a number of good idea's and techniques that I plan to implement even thought for the most part this book did not apply to me or my lifestyle. There are also a few idea's that are in my opinion a bit over the OCD line. All in all however I think it's a good book with useful idea's for people in all stages of random clutter.

Personal Life Coach At A Reasonable Price!

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

Motivating, Practical, Energizing

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

Each of the times when Andrew says something like "Go do this. Now. I'll wait."

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

He has a way of making it seems like he is really talking to you through the book, so it is inspiring to try to complete the tasks laid out.

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

I've already revamped several systems in my house. My pantry is organized with labels, and my mail is all in one place. This book is a good jump start to getting organized.

Any additional comments?

It's a little difficult to apply his time frame of thirty days, when you have young children like I do. I just had to adapt the time frame to my situation. He occasionally makes concessions for the concept of other people living in the house, but it is mostly geared toward single people. It is still possible to make this book apply to people with families, but if the author has children, I would be shocked! It's more of an attitude that the author gives off, but not an insurmountable barrier!

much tidyer now, thanks <br />:-) 👍👍👍

life is better and now my clothes are in order, I recommend this book

Practical steps to declutter your life

Any additional comments?

This is the actual how-to to unstuff or declutter your life. Whereas, Marie Kondo's book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up had limited details on how to organize, this book does.

Awesome book

What made the experience of listening to Unstuff Your Life the most enjoyable?

This book is fundamentally sound. No matter how organized you are it will provide something extremely valuable for you.

What did you like best about this story?

Everything---there was nothing I didn't enjoy

Which character – as performed by Andrew J. Mellen – was your favorite?

Author/Narrator

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The structure it will provide for you life

Any additional comments?

This book is a must. The man is very knowledgeable

satisfying

this book was easy to follow and comprehensive for all area of life I'm so excited about finally being able to put things in a place where I can find them when I need them like with like and same with same I like that it makes it work for me that's why I'm so very happy that someone has finally broken it down to make it simple enough that even someone as unorganized as I am in find use out of it daily

Life Changing

I knew how to clean, but I never really learned how to organize things until I listened to this audiobook. Listening to this book is both cathartic and therapeutic.

Useful, interesting and out of the ordinary

This book is absolutely useful and out of the ordinary, one thing you should know is not to expect it to be a entertaining one as it objectivity is focus on a more mundane world (that's why no body writes about it). I will consider a book that young people should read.

one of the best self help books

It covers what I have been struggling with, and family couldn't teach. And I've benefited a lot from it. By the finish of the book I'm so much more confident about my papers, clothes, ... stuff. Life seems manageable again.