The Hidden Cost of Clutter
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Achieving financial freedom and emotional health
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43% of Americans categorize
themselves as
disorganized1
Storage & Organization At a glance
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of clutter in homes is a result of
disorganization, not lack of
space2 80%
64%
of Americans are unsatisfied
with the amount of storage
space in their homes1
1 IKEA Life at Home Survey, Jul 2012
2 http://www.ready-set-organize.com/clutter.html
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Storage & Organization At a glance
DRAWERS
US$2,200
average value of all junk
drawers in a home1
of kitchens have
junk drawers2 ~50%
CLOSETS
25%
of clothing goes unworn3
Clutter increases
housework by an
average of4 40%
GARAGES
25%
Of two-car garages don’t
hold any cars5
of them only have
room for one5 32%
1 http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=85890
2 http://www.sheknows.com/love-and-sex/articles/6518/could-a-new-kitchen-get-things-cooking-all-over-the-home
3 http://www.fastcodesign.com/1614917/traveling-pants-indeed-the-closet-exchange-program-thredup-adds-kids-clothes
4 http://napo-gpc.org/about_media.php
5 US Department of Energy
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Storage & Organization At a glance
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32% of office workers admit to keeping
a disorganized workspace2
of workers said their impressions of
colleagues are influenced by how
organized their desks are1 73%
of workers believe colleagues with
messy desk are less career-driven1 70%
office workers feel being organized
improves their performance2 82%
1 Iogear Study, Arizona Republic, 31 Jun 2001
2 J. J. McCorvey, “The Real Consequences of Office Clutter”, Inc. Magazine, 29 Jan 2010 (http://www.inc.com/articles/2010/01/disorganized-office-space.html)
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The Cost of Clutter
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The average
American burns 55
minutes a day
looking for things1
16% of Americans
have been late for
meetings because
of clutter3
14% of Americans
have missed
deadlines because
of clutter3
1 http://napo-gpc.org/about_media.php
2 J. J. McCorvey, “The Real Consequences of Office Clutter”, Inc. Magazine, 29 Jan 2010 (http://www.inc.com/articles/2010/01/disorganized-office-space.html)
3 Number of survey respondents reporting these situations as a result of them not eliminating clutter.
4 Calculated based on Singapore’s 2011 per capita income, IMF
5 The average increase in stress hormone in men and women reported in “No Place Like Home: Home Tours Correlate With Daily Patterns of Mood and Cortisol”, Personality and Social
Psychology Bulletin 36(1) P71-81, © 2010 by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc.
6 Peter Walsh, “Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?”, Free Press 2008
A company in Singapore loses
>$4,000 profit per employee
per year due to clutter-related
productivity losses4
Managing the volume of
clutter increases stress
levels by 41%5
Clutter is
anecdotally
linked to
obesity6
23% of adults say they pay
bills late & incur fees
because they lose them1
TIME MONEY WELL-BEING
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Your environment is
greater than your will
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Clearing clutter increases profits by
at least $4,000 per employee per
year1,2
Expenses
Profit
$4,000/
person/ yr Unnecessary
expenses
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● Turning up late for work
● Missing project deadlines
● Duplicating lost
paperwork
● Sending wrong orders to
customers
● Falling sick often
● High staff turnover
1 John Ortberg, When The Game Is All Over It Goes Back In The Box (2007); and James Gleck, Faster (1999); The Independent (2005)
2 Calculated based on Singapore’s 2011 per capita income, IMF
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