The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning

How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter

By: Margareta Magnusson, Jane Magnusson

Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson

The basis for the wonderfully funny and moving TV series developed by Amy Poehler

Döstädning, or the art of death cleaning, is a Swedish phenomenon by which the elderly and their families set their affairs in order. Whether it's sorting the family heirlooms from the junk, downsizing to a smaller place, or setting up a system to help you stop misplacing your keys, death cleaning gives us the chance to make the later years of our lives as comfortable and stress-free as possible. Whatever your age, Swedish death cleaning can be used to help you de-clutter your life, and take stock of what's important.

Margareta Magnusson has death cleaned for herself and for many others. Radical and joyous, her guide is an invigorating, touching and surprising process that can help you or someone you love immeasurably, and offers the chance to celebrate and reflect on all the tiny joys that make up a long life along the way.
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useful when cleaning!

I loved listening to it while cleaning. my livingroom is now clean! and I'm halfway done with my bedroom that is hiding all the clutter we didn't want the public to see

Liked it

It was interesting to find out about this tradition in Sweden. And there were a lot of good ideas how to manage stuff.

Personal experience

This book is a less about how to do death cleaning (although there are tips and having structure) and more of anecdotes - interesting to hear about nonetheless

Food for thought

Short and personal- good eye opener to start following the path of the author.
Highly recommended

Simple and useful

Everyone should read it. Good quick listen. Recommend book. Audible insisting on a many words in a review is the only negative to the whole thing.