No Sex Please, We’re Organizing

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Mother Jones Magazine thinks that people who are not organized, have more frequent and better sex.

In a cheeky article this month, Mother Jones cited lots of sources on the current organization trend and America’s obsession with shopping.  Here’s few notable quotes that seemed amusing:

The self-storage industry is only 35 years old. It took 25 years for the first billion square feet of storage space to be built. The second billion square feet was built in just 8 years.

For her 1,000 pairs of shoes, Mariah Carey installed a revolving, climate-controlled, glass display case. "Closets are a big part of my life," she told Hello! magazine.

Men who don’t organize their sock drawer have sex 3 times more a month than men who do.

1 in 3 Ikea customers say they get more satisfaction from cleaning out their closets than from having sex.

(image courtesy of the magazine)

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4 responses to “No Sex Please, We’re Organizing”

  1. Cory Rothschild Avatar

    Hey John,
    Just reading through your blog, and I found this post to be particularly interesting. The idea that organized people have better sex is pretty funny, but at the same time, I wonder what “organizing a sock drawer” actually entails, and how it could possibly be linked to sex.
    Having used your link to read the full article from Mother Goose, I am now even more in awe of how important organization is in people’s lives. The article says that “Each American produces 800 megabytes of digital data a year, the equivalent of 30 feet of books.” That is a simply mind-boggling amount of data, and the idea of keeping all that information organized is a little daunting.
    The article goes on to say that “80% of Americans believe they would be more satisfied if they were neater.” These two statements are of particular interest to me, as someone who is working on creating a system for organizing digital information in the form of online receipts. This article just makes me more sure that people would benefit from something that helps them stay organized. I would never have found this article if I hadn’t seen it on your blog, so I just wanted to say thanks!
    Also, I thought the quote that “Men who own Palm Pilots are 4 times more likely to forget their wives’ birthdays than men who don’t” was hilarious.
    -Cory

  2. Monica Ricci Avatar

    John, I don’t know about organized people having more or better sex, but I do know that I’m happier when my bedroom and closet are neat and organized, I’m happier.
    And when I’m happier, I feel better about myself. And when I feel better about myself, I feel like having more sex! So indirectly, I guess it could be true. 🙂
    ~Monica

  3. Ariane Benefit, Neat & Simple Living Avatar

    Love this! But doesn’t your post say organized people have LESS sex? : )

  4. Suzanne McLoone Avatar

    Wow! The first time I visit and it’s about sex and organizing! Dare I say, two of my favorite things? I feel like Julie Andrews about to break into song. I am going to assume that the person who wrote the article wasn’t getting any and wanted to justify it. I know I don’t have any complaints and it’s what I do! Organize that is!

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