{
  "id": 4658571,
  "title": "I'm a professional organizer. I see clients make these 6 decluttering mistakes again and again.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/im-a-professional-organizer-i-see-clients-make-these-6-decluttering",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-31T14:16:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/most-common-decluttering-mistakes-from-professional-organizer-2026-8"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As a professional organizer, I have observed numerous decluttering mistakes made by clients. It's important to avoid holding onto sentimental souvenirs, as this can impede a successful organization. Additionally, tackling the entire home at once often leads to failure. In almost every home I visit, I notice people making these six major decluttering mistakes.",
  "summary": "I'm a professional organizer, and I see people making many decluttering mistakes, like keeping a lot of souvenirs or storing unrelated items together.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}