Clutter: Attack of the giant baby

Merlin Mann writes about his experiences of having a baby and trying to stay ahead of the clutter. A really good article describing a situation that we may all be in at some point or other (for me its still in the future).

Oh my, the stuff. The baby stuff. Everywhere. Means of conveyance, swingy seat, Bumbo, squeaky toys, fuzzy toys, toys for biting and bending, jammies, jackets, socks hat do and don’t look like shoes, amusing hats, blankets, books, rattles, pacifiers, cleaning supplies, extra diapers — plus of course, there’s the raw tonnage of stuff belonging to the caretaking adults that has been displaced or disused as a result of the occupying baby’s needs. It is a scene, man, I can assure you. And there’s not an iota of blame to place on the actual baby; it’s all us (and mostly me). [By the bye, for an illuminating look at the perils of the creeping ParentCrap industry, have a look
at Parenting, Inc. It’s chilling. And, for me, personally damning.]

He talks about his present problems and solutions as well as providing a handy list of previous excellent articles on the subject (It was his articles that got me started on this whole GTD thing in the first place.) Read the article here