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Feb 2023
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Why clutter stresses us out, with Dn. Jo...

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
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Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by all your stuff? If so, you're not alone. In recent years, a thriving decluttering industry has sprung up to help us deal with our ever-accumulating piles of things. Dn. Joseph Ferrari, PhD, of DePaul University, talks about why we accumulate so much stuff and why we find it so hard to deal with it, what the research says ... Show More
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