Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff

Written by Dana K. White

Narrated by Dana K. White

You don't have to live overwhelmed by stuff—you can get rid of clutter for good! Decluttering expert Dana White identifies the emotional challenges that make it difficult to declutter and provides workable solutions to break through and make progress.

While the world seems to be in love with the idea of tiny houses and minimalism, many of us simply can't purge it all and start from nothing. Yet a home with too much stuff is difficult to maintain, so where do we begin? Add in paralyzing emotional attachments and constant life challenges, and it can feel almost impossible to make real decluttering progress.

In Decluttering at the Speed of Life, decluttering expert and author Dana White identifies the mindsets and emotional challenges that make it difficult to declutter. In her signature humorous approach, she provides workable solutions to break through these struggles and get clutter out—for good!

Not only does Dana provide strategies, but she dives deep into how to implement them, no matter the reader's clutter level or emotional resistance to decluttering. She helps identify procrasticlutter—the stuff that will get done eventually so it doesn't seem urgent—as well as how to make progress when there's no time to declutter.

In Decluttering at the Speed of Life, Dana’s chapters cover:

• Why You Need This Book (You Know Why)
• Your Unique Home
• Decluttering in the Midst of Real Life
• Change Your Mind, Change Your Home
• Breaking Through Your Decluttering Delusions
• Working It Out Room by Room
• Helping Others Declutter

As long as we're living and breathing, new clutter will appear. The good news is that by following Dana’s advice, decluttering will get easier, become more natural, and require significantly fewer hours, less emotional bandwidth, and little to no sweat to keep going.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Release date: Feb 27, 2018
• ISBN: 9780718083304

Dana K. White

Dana K. White is the creator of the No Mess Decluttering Method and (much to her own surprise) a Decluttering Expert. Dana shares realistic home management strategies and a message of hope for the hopelessly messy in her books: Organizing for the Rest of Us, Decluttering at the Speed of Life (a Wall Street Journal bestseller), and How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind. Dana teaches her strategies through her blog, podcast, and videos at ASlobComesClean.com and trains coaches in her unique decluttering process at DeclutteringCoaches.com.    

Reviews for Decluttering at the Speed of Life

[Gail Nott · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great advice and easy to follow. Much more realistic than The Art of Tidying Up.

[Jocelynn Mosley · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This made it so easy to start. The KonMari method was too much for me. This really breaks it down and makes the mess less overwhelming.

[Vaughan · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

An easy read, and super practical and encouraging. Read it, you won't regret it!

Do you find the prospect of the complete mess decluttering/organizing often makes so daunting that you never actually do it? There is a better way. The author take you through the multiple stress of decluttering at the speed of life, WITHOUT having your home a wreck in the process.

[CS · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

SUPER Practical! Funny, realistic, and pointers on decluttering habits you can apply to every room and even help you with loved ones who are dealing with clutter.

[Mariana Caballero · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

An excellent book. Starts off with the practical side of decluttering for one self, and considers important aspects on how to help others. It also approaches (in its last chapters) the iceberg of underlying psychological issues that underlie cluttered lifestyles. It gives great advice on how to go about overcome these. I made great progress myself while listening to this audio book!

[Ruth 'Vaughn' Olson · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Excellent! I’ve read a lot of decluttering books, but I still felt stuck. This book got me excited to declutter & I felt empowered that I could actually do it this time!

[Cassandra · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I've gone through several purges and made a lot of progress bit still struggled. I've read several great books on minimalism and on decluttering. This one really hits home, and I can relate to Dana more than any other author on the topic so far :)

[Aya Poblador · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great, realistic, easy to follow and fun to listen to

[Heather · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Dana has a writing style that is conversational and free of judgement. Her methods have helped me a lot in my home even with chronic pain. She thoughtfully addresses unique situations and also has a great YouTube channel and podcast. I am so grateful for this author!

[Chairmaine Sempala · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A very useful guide on how to start the decluttering process. Also helpful for anyone trying to help a loved one declutter.

[Deborah Hubbert · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Doable! That is the word I would use! Don’t wait, and don’t be overwhelmed as Dana says over and over again. I bought this in hardcopy so I could read and underline and re-read. I’ve read many organizing, cleaning and decluttering books and this seems DOABLE!

[stella mallon · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

the last two chapters were very serious and helpful. they needed to be at the end. the author is a wise woman with truly good advice to offer. i am really glad i read this book and i think i'll come back to it from time to time. i enjoyed it enough to look for what else she has written!

[NickiPeterson · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is a great book with good information about practical application, and getting over procrastination and springing into action even if only with small steps, b/c even small steps forward are forward progress.

[nevans52 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Excellent audiobook - throughly enjoyed listening and found the material very motivational. Now comes practical application!

[davortom · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great advice, presented in a number of actionable ways. Just 2 rules to declutter by, but explained over many examples and contexts from the author's personal experience.

[Mari Craig · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

If you struggle with clutter, you need to hear this book. This is the most realistic approach I have ever come across, and I have tried a few. Read the book, do what Dana says, see your house and your life being transformed.

[Nicole Dewar · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Funny but realistic and practical. I used all the tips.

[Jean Roessner · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Enjoyed listening to this audio while decluttering my home, inspirational.

[Corinne Carson · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This audio book had me cracking up and I’m shocked how much I identified with almost every word out of her mouth. Finally someone gets me.

If you struggle with major chronic or reoccurring clutter problems, try this book. It makes it so easy to get started and allows you to do a little bit at a time (if that’s all you have the time or energy for) while still making progress.

[Darlene Kong · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is a wonderful book that lovingly guides you through the process of Decluttering. A must read for anyone looking for more peace in their home.

[Kimberley · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great non-judgemental and supportive book with practical and different advice.

[Vi-nasu · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

life changer. a must have! read it over again until you’re fully decluttered in all aspects of your life.

[Kathrina Dimal · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

It’s a lot of twaddle talk. This book about decluttering is cluttered with so many unnecessary things. Just get to the point lady. ?

[Charlie · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I listened to the audiobook, read by the author which makes it fun! Practical, non-judgmental and doable, with a side of self deprecating humour. I listen to it as I am decluttering, so a few repeats already! :-)

[Diana · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Dana does an amazing job at explaining her easy decluttering process and dividing it in very easy steps. Now let me go grab a trash bag ?

[Dina Shpasser · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The book is well written. It gives very practical advice that enables you to progress through the decluttering process even when you have only limited chunks of time.

[Ck payne · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Excellent... helped change my mindset about clutter ! ! !

[Lynn Mercado · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Wow! She said EVERY POINT I needed to hear. Amazing book.
This book was written with REAL life in mind. No fluff, no pie in the sky aspirations, just honesty and workable solutions. It's like she walked through my own house and came up with a great plan for me to implement to fix it. (That's the key, y'all - you can't just read the book - you have to participate.) AND she did it all with a liberal dose of KINDNESS. Thank you, Dana K White!

[Cindy Yeater · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book nailed it! The author covered all my excuses but gave me practical suggestions that work.

[Mona Tilson · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This was the best decluttering book I have read so far.