Stahl & Klaschinski: Psychological
Chaos at home: What does disorder tell us about our psyche?
Some people find it easy to keep everything clean and tidy. Others have big problems with it. What effect tidying up has – and how it works.
This text first appeared in May 2024.
Lukas Klaschinski: Ten thousand – that’s how many items a German person owns on average. Some people find it easy to keep this collection of things tidy. Others sink into chaos and ask themselves: Why can’t I keep my apartment as organized as others seem to manage? What does the chaos on the outside say about the disorder on the inside? In fact, there is an exciting interplay between the environment and the psyche that we want to get to the bottom of here. But first to you, Steffi. Be honest: are you a decent person?
Source: Stern
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