Introduction Overwhelm thrives in piles: piles of paper, clothes, boxes, dishes, and decisions postponed for another day. If you are facing a space that feels unmanageable, you are not alone.

You open the cupboard and a clatter of lids answers back. A warped frying pan, a dented saucepan, that casserole dish with the wobbly handle. Sound familiar?

Cardboard piles up quietly. After a delivery rush or a move, you can almost smell the papery dust in the air and hear that soft rustle as boxes rub against each other. The truth?