Oikology (DECLUTTERING) with Jamie & Filip Hord + Joe Ferrari

Ologies with Alie Ward

Alie Ward

Comedy, Science, Society & Culture

4.9 • 23.8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2020

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

Why does clutter happen? How can we get rid of it and how will it affect us psychologically if we do? Buckle up for an episode that will lift your spirits and quite possibly change your life. We all have unfolded piles of laundry, that closet we don’t want to open, a tornado of papers on our desk that seems impossible to sort through. Enter: Oikology, the science of keeping things contained. Alie hunted down world-famous professional organizers, Jamie & Filip Hoard of Horderly to chat about -- FIRST OFF-- their name, plus gender and messes, when to call in a pro to help, the step-by-step process to tackle the entropy in your home and life, what do do about gifts you don’t want, what tools you might need, the KonMari method, how to overcome the emotional attachment to objects, and why decluttering becomes addictive. We also called in the big guns, research psychologist Dr. Joe Ferrari of DePaul university, to share his research on clutter, its psychological causes and effects, if the “spark joy” method works for everyone, when to call a professional organizer and how many pants is too many pants. Also: dispatches from my own front lines. This episode already changed my own life… and closet. Follow Jamie and Filip Hord at Instagram.com/horderly or at horderly.com Listen to Dr. Ferrari in the Volitional Psychology (Procrastination) episode and check out his book, “Still Procrastinating?” A donation went to DressforSuccess.org and challengingdisorganization.org More links at alieward.com/ologies/oikology Transcripts & bleeped episodes at: alieward.com/ologies-extras Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month: www.Patreon.com/ologies OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, pins, totes and STIIIICKERS! Follow twitter.com/ologies or instagram.com/ologies Follow twitter.com/AlieWard or instagram.com/AlieWard Sound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media & Steven Ray Morris Theme song by Nick Thorburn Support the show: http://Patreon.com/ologies

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0:00.0	Oh, hey, it's the poppy seed bagels you've been enjoying more lately because it doesn't
0:04.7	matter now if you have seeds in your teeth.
0:06.9	Alliward, back with another episode of Oligis, a beautiful, calming, aesthetically pleasing,
0:13.6	orderly episode of Oligis.
0:15.3	We all need this one.
0:16.3	This one will transform our lives.
0:18.0	It's going to renew our spirit.
0:20.1	It'll be challenging and cathartic and gutting and sentimental, but soothing.
0:25.8	And we'll usher in a new era.
0:27.3	It's going to be dusty.
0:28.3	It's going to be broken.
0:29.9	And it's going to end up organized.
0:31.5	This one will make you throw out your stained pajamas.
0:34.6	Your ex's mom gave you for Hanukkah.
0:36.7	This one has been waiting for you, and it's here.
0:39.7	You're here.
0:40.7	But first, let's thank the folks who make it happen.
0:42.3	Like everyone at patreon.com slash Oligis, who spends a dollar or more a month to submit
0:46.8	questions and make the show happen.
0:48.5	Thanks to everyone who's wearing Oligis merch.com stuff and who rates the show and subscribes
0:54.0	to keep it up in the science charts.
0:55.5	And of course, the folks who leave reviews, I promise to read them all and I do.
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