We’re stressed, overwhelmed, and tired. So what do we do? We download another app. Another notification. Another reminder to breathe. Another tool telling us how stressed we are. And I can’t help but wonder: Is this really the answer? Most stress-management apps are built around one idea: control. Control your breathing. Control your thoughts. Control your sleep. Control your nervous system. But stress isn’t a technical issue that needs debugging. Very often, it’s a message.

We often think of clutter as a physical problem - messy rooms, overflowing drawers, a crowded desk. But clutter goes deeper than that. It fills your mind, drains your focus, and keeps you stuck in constant noise. Every unfinished task, every pile of “I’ll deal with it later,” takes up space - not just in your home, but in your head. You might not see it, but you feel  it - that low-level tension that makes it hard to think clearly or truly rest. Decluttering isn’t about perfe