A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder--How Crammed Closets, Cluttered Offices, and On-the-Fly Planning Make the World a Better Place Audiobook

" If you are messy and disorganized, this book will make you feel justified in your piles and clutter. If you're organized, the cover is a soothing Real-Simple shade of blue. This book has something for everyone. "

" This book was written by a Columbia professor I'll have for my Organizational Behavior class. It explores the idea that being clean can be costly because of the time you spend cleaning, filing things in the wrong place, not being inspired by other ideas from other piles of stuff, etc. It's anecdotal (and not terribly scientific in its claims) but a fun read, and recommended. (full disclaimer: I'm a messy person myself, and this book is a lovely justification of my habits....) "

" Definitely interesting and great examples. "

" This book has footnotes for newspaper profiles (obvious sources for extended profiles) but no tips on how to find "a promising study" that was used to prove a dubious assertion. Overgeneralization abounds. This book reads like a series of magazine articles. I wanted to love it... "

" The book has an interesting thesis, namely, that interesting things happen in messy places. Unfortunately, by attempting to inject a sense of order into seemingly arbitrary Malcolm Gladwell-esque musings, the book's vista of the realm of mess is portrayed as a less-than-interesting place. "

" This was very good, lots of little stories like Freakonomics. It referred me to a lot of other books I would like to read and further convinced me that I am probably ADD. "

" The book makes some good points on things such as the connection between clutter and creativity, and the excesses of time wasted putting everything in order, but then wanders out of its depth. Neatniks won't like this book. "

" An unusual, thought-provoking take on the clutter issue. "

" Not everything needs to be nor should be organized and authors give some excellent examples. "

" I'm on the right track !!! "

" A refreshing approach to the over-booked, over -scheduled type-A life...that is mine. This book expresses how creativity flourishes in a less ordered lifestyle. "

" A not-especially groundbreaking explanation of how organization is actually a big waste of time. I mean crazy, OCD organization. "

" I tried. I really tried. But I just couldn't get on board. "

" I liked this one so much, I wrote a whole entry inspired by it. "

" wow. terribly boring. rambling and disjointed. this book is all over the place, and the links to disorder are such a stretch. "

" Makes me feel better about myself... ;-) "

" Got clutter? That could be a good thing. As a person who's decided to minimize time spent battling the mess -- I love this book! "

" A life-saver! Convincing on how mess can be good. "

" It's not literature, but it's not an talk-show, self-help book either. It's well written,intelligent fun. "

" Another one I read years ago but loved! Super entertaining and interesting. "

" I didn't need vindication for my orderly disorder, but if you do. . . this is it. I love the Marine motto, plan early, plan twice! "

" Not everything needs to be nor should be organized and authors give some excellent examples. "

" Definitely interesting and great examples. "

" The sub title says it all. Fascinating book about order and mess and disorder in our lives, our businesses and homes. It actually made me feel better about a few elements in my own little world. "

" The book has an interesting thesis, namely, that interesting things happen in messy places. Unfortunately, by attempting to inject a sense of order into seemingly arbitrary Malcolm Gladwell-esque musings, the book's vista of the realm of mess is portrayed as a less-than-interesting place. "

" I tried. I really tried. But I just couldn't get on board. "

" am not fond of self help books i find them very useless and this one proves me right. "

" An interesting assessment of how a little clutter may be good for you, while a lot of clutter may be paralyzing, and how the organization industry is actually rather rigid and not very helpful to the average person. "

" A string of interesting anecdotes, mostly on the theme that a little unstructured disorder fosters creativity and innovation. And then the book just stops, as though the authors had run out of things to say. "