Imagine 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?
Related posts:
- The dangers of disorganization for small business
- Compulsive hoarding article in Parade Magazine
- A "Perfect Mess" - get out of jail card if you embrace clutter
Hat tip to blog reader Daniel for e-mailing us the story this morning.
