Optimal Finance Daily · Friday, August 28, 2026
According to research discussed in the article, the abundance of possessions and resulting clutter causes significant stress with real physical and emotional tolls. A notable finding from the study is that clutter appears to bother women more than men, possibly because the responsibility for cleaning it often falls to them. The article suggests this is a contributing factor to the popularity of the minimalism movement.
“All of this stuff causes stress. It carries very real physical and emotional tolls.”
“Clutter bothers women more than men. This might be because the responsibility for cleaning the clutter generally falls to women.”