Yes.  But clearing out your rubbish and learning what it&#x27;s like to live with your not-rubbish is one good way to do that.  This is one of the reasons she says you only need to go through the major tidying process once, ever.<p>One thing I like about the book is that she didn&#x27;t write it until after years of experience helping people solve the way-too-much-junk problem, so it&#x27;s based on what actually worked for a variety people who were failing to solve the problem on their own, unlike many self help books that are written only based on the author&#x27;s experience of being naturally good at something.