Today Show Hosts “Perfect Mess” Co-Author Daniel H. Freedman

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Perfect_messImagine never having your parents nag you about keeping a clean room.  Is "organization" over-rated?

This morning, The Today Show and Matt Lauer hosted "Perfect Mess" author Daniel H. Freedman along with video of messy Americans who "claim" they’re sick and tired of feeling awful about their messes."

The piece hosted by corespondent Kevin Tibbles ends with a interview with Lauer and Elizabeth Mayhew, Today Show Lifestyle Expert and former editorial development director for Time Inc.’s Real Simple magazine.

Click here to see the video, on the MSN site.

We’ve written about the story (click here to read the post) and well, the Internet is just buzzing.  This is such a stimulating concept, and we’re respectful of the conversation the book brings up:  is America’s passion for organization unignitiing America’s passion for creativity?

The authors say "the more messy the desk, the more fertile the mind."

What do you think?

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Hat tip to blog reader Daniel for e-mailing us the story this morning.

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2 responses to “Today Show Hosts “Perfect Mess” Co-Author Daniel H. Freedman”

  1. Alex Fayle Avatar
    Alex Fayle

    I’m amazed at how much press this book is getting – but I shouldn’t really. Everyone loves a good controversy.
    As for the fertile mind/messy desk concept, you can have organized chaos – and you can learn how to do that with the fantastic book Organizing for the Creative Person by Dorothy Lehmkuhl
    The Amazon page is: http://tinyurl.com/277cum

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  2. AS Avatar
    AS

    I wonder if people haven’t confused “organized” for “OCD type neat freak.” You can’t truly live in a space that always looks like it was just styled for House Beautiful. At the same time, I’m sure we’ve all experienced a moment where nothing has been put back in place, papers are stacked up, and you Just Can’t Think Straight because of the visual clutter. It’s hardly surprising that I like my home the best the night before the housekeeper comes and I’ve spent some time putting things back in their place. The house looks tidy and sufficiently spacious, even when it’s at its most dirty.
    At the end of the day, it’s about balance.

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