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What is clutter? (The Last Laugh).
It's getting to be crunch time around my house and my office, and by extension, my brain as well.
Academics like to start out by defining the problem, so I turned to the Webster's New World Dictionary for a definition of clutter, finding to my surprise: "a number of things scattered in disorder." According to that definition, clutter can be universal, but it's limited to that which is in disorder. So if there is a huge pile of items that are neatly stacked, in a room or on the brain, it's not clutter?
Clutter in my house
The deadline for selling my house is fast approaching. As a do-it-yourselfer, I decided to sell it myself. First I invited a long-time realtor friend to look at the house and give me her opinion. "You have a lovely home, Mary Dee, but it's not ready to sell," she told me.
"Oh, I know it needs a little paint and fix-up, and I can arrange to have that done," I replied.
"No, you need to get the clutter out of here," she said.
So most evenings, you can find me in the basement or in my bedroom closet, tearfully disposing of things near and dear to my heart: notes from a 7-year-old daughter who is now 24, a cigarette lighter from a Navy guy named Putzy I dated at age 16, favorite sheets reminding me of different times and favorite shirts reminding me of certain events.
- Kumba Resources. NEATLY STACKED.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire October 21, 2005 700+ words
(From Financial Mail) Byline: Brendan Ryan Kumba Resources NEATLY STACKED But the deal presents management challenges and debt risks Analysts seem to agree that, generally, the Kumba black empowerment...
- Conquering clutter to bring peace of mind.
- Magazine article from: Business Recorder October 9, 2006 700+ words
...kitchen, office and garage is called clutter, and it make one living confused and unorganised. Conquering clutter would not only give your house, kitchen...mind to you. FOUR MAIN CATEGORIES OF CLUTTER ARE: Things you do not use or love...
- Ad clutter keeps climbing: prime time on broadcast nets has seen a 36% increase...
- Magazine article from: Broadcasting & Cable McClellan, Steve December 22, 2003 700+ words
...according to a new study of commercial "clutter" on the networks, which reveals that...networks. That's about 17 minutes worth of clutter time per network per hour. And, according...Communications, there is more of it--clutter, that is--than ever. The firm reports...
- COMPETITIVE CLUTTER IN NETWORK TELEVISION ADVERTISING: CURRENT LEVELS AND...
- Magazine article from: Journal of Advertising Research KENT, ROBERT J. January 1, 1995 700+ words
...causes and potential effects of competitive clutter are described, and an enhanced analysis...system are used to analyze competitive clutter levels in recent network advertising...findings suggest that this competitive clutter makes it difficult for viewers to remember...
- Advertising clutter in consumer magazines: dimensions and effects.
- Magazine article from: Journal of Advertising Research Ha, Louisa July 1, 1996 700+ words
Is advertising clutter a blessing or a curse to the advertising industry? Advertising clutter is the density of advertisements in a media vehicle. Whether or not increase in clutter level will reduce the effectiveness of an advertisement...
- Does advertising clutter have diminishing and negative returns?
- Magazine article from: Journal of Advertising Ha, Louisa Litman, Barry R. March 22, 1997 700+ words
Is advertising clutter an evil or a blessing to the media industry...media; on the other hand, advertising clutter is widely believed to reduce the advertising...planners are now viewing advertising clutter as a factor that reduces a medium's...
- The psychology of clutter; Don Aslett is a profesional cleaner. He's also a...
- Newspaper article from: Sarasota Herald Tribune June 11, 2005 700+ words
...economy would collapse into a big pile of clutter. "Our economy is based on waste and...stuff out of place." Paper is the No. 1 clutter problem, said Aslett. Then it's clothing...the just-released second edition of "Clutter's Last Stand: It's Time to De-Junk...
- Consumer perceptions of advertising clutter and its impact across various...
- Magazine article from: Journal of Advertising Research Elliott, Michael T. Speck, Paul Surgi January 1, 1998 700+ words
...of Consumer Reports lists "commercial clutter" as one of six issues that "should take...Consumer Reports, 1996). Advertising clutter may also reduce the effectiveness of individual...media. Past research indicates that ad clutter can have a detrimental impact on ad recall...
- CAUGHT IN THE CLUTTER CROSSFIRE: YOUR BRAND; In the first of a two-part series,...
- Magazine article from: Advertising Age Creamer, Matthew April 2, 2007 700+ words
...its own overproduction. That's our clutter problem-and yours. Like a fly repeatedly...mission statement of "cutting through the clutter'' has really yielded is an industry...door hangers and even houses. Yes, clutter is leading to more clutter. But, you...
- Some respite for consumers as ad clutter clears on web.(News)(advertising)
- Magazine article from: Advertising Age Klaassen, Abbey October 27, 2008 700+ words
...there's one surprising place in which clutter has gone down: the internet. Yes, the...thing. Dynamic Logic has been looking at clutter for a while and has found it reduces the...page since it can also be perceived as clutter. Additionally, Starcom figured in quality...