Take a look at the places where you spend a lot of time:  your home, your workplace, even your car and your computer.  Would you characterize them as organized — or would you say that chaos prevails?  Do you feel like you don’t really have control of your life, that the clutter in your life controls you more than you control it?  Does this disorganization add stress to your already stressful life?  If so, this book is for you.

This little guide contains 21 principles that you can use to get control of clutter and reduce stress.  These principles are based on the fundamental idea that, to have a more orderly life, there must be a place for everything, and that everything should be in its place.  This book tells you, step by step, how to get there.  It helps you think through disorganization and clutter so that your can bring discipline and order to your life.

Three special appendices have been added that apply the 21 principles in this book to specific areas of life:

   • The Homestead.  Many people are drawn to the idea of homesteading, whether that means growing a garden, raising livestock, or eating more healthy.  This section applies the 21 principles to the homestead.

   • Travel.  Nowhere does disorganization and chaos create more acute problems than when traveling.  Whether you are a road warrior traveling frequently for business or planning a family vacation, this section applies the 21 principles in helpful ways to ease the pain of travel.

   • Technology.  Disorganization and chaos can be hidden on your technology because they are virtually invisible—until you try to actually get work done.  This section provides explicit advice on how to get control of your desktop, your email, your contacts, and much more and is based on the concepts presented in Ramsay's novel, The Possum Principles.