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A review by riviwriter
Outer Order, Inner Calm: Declutter & Organize to Make More Room for Happiness by Gretchen Rubin
3.0
Short, average. 2.5 stars probably but I'm rounding up.
There was no real new information in this book. To be fair, I've read a lot of organizing/tidying/decluttering books, so I don't always find exciting new insights when I'm reading these books. Still, it felt really repetitive and standard, without even interesting writing styles.
It was presented in a short, digestable, compact way, which might be good, but it felt closer to an internet article or a podcast episode than an actual book. It wasn't fully a waste of my time, but I didn't really benefit from reading it (or at least, not more than any other organization manual I've read)
PS I may be bitter; I've read a lot of these books and my outcome is always mediocre at best. If you're giving me an organization guide, either come up with a new way to say it or a new style of presentation. Even if the information is all standard, I would at least like it presented in a unique way (this one was not)
There was no real new information in this book. To be fair, I've read a lot of organizing/tidying/decluttering books, so I don't always find exciting new insights when I'm reading these books. Still, it felt really repetitive and standard, without even interesting writing styles.
It was presented in a short, digestable, compact way, which might be good, but it felt closer to an internet article or a podcast episode than an actual book. It wasn't fully a waste of my time, but I didn't really benefit from reading it (or at least, not more than any other organization manual I've read)
PS I may be bitter; I've read a lot of these books and my outcome is always mediocre at best. If you're giving me an organization guide, either come up with a new way to say it or a new style of presentation. Even if the information is all standard, I would at least like it presented in a unique way (this one was not)