I started reading The Clutter Cure by Judi Culbertson. In her three step process of "Identify," "Assess," and "Take Action," I didn’t even finish Identify. It was easy to read and mildly humorous, but I did not find enough value in it to finish.

Culbertson’s approach did not seem useful. For example, green dots are to be put on items to give to charity rather than just putting the items in a bag. The dots just make extra work (someone will need to remove it), and going out to buy dots doesn’t work toward the goal of cutting clutter.

I was disturbed by the spiritual content. Culbertson makes frequent references to feng shui (admittedly common among similar books). Other troublesome content included a story about a barbecue which interprets thankfulness as a works and wealth mentality:

As we admired her state-of-the-art appliances, she said ‘Yes, I’m so thankful God gave me this wonderful kitchen to cook in!’ As we returned to the yard, she added ‘I think God gave us this beautiful home to serve as an example to others.’ People talked like that then. As I pondered it on the way back to my rented apartment, the message became clear. If you’re a good enough person, you’ll be rewarded with a high standard of living (page 75).