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Neither Use Nor Ornament: A Cultural Biography of Clutter and Procrastination (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781526194756)
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xNeither use nor ornament is a book about personal productivity, narrated from the perspective of its obstacles: clutter and procrastination. It offers a challenge to the self-help promise of a clutter-free life, lived in a permanent state of efficiency and flow.
The book reveals how contemporary projections of the good, productive life rely on images of failure. Riffing on the aphorism 'less is more' - a dominant refrain in present day productivity advice - it tells stories about streamlining, efficiency and tidiness over a time period of around 100 years. By focusing on the shadows of productivity advice, Neither use nor ornament seeks to unravel the moral narratives that hold individuals to account for their inefficiencies and muddles.Author: Tracey Potts
ISBN-10: 1526194759
ISBN-13: 9781526194756
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/20/2026
Pages: 248
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.51d
By Tracey Potts
xTracey Potts is Honorary Assistant Professor of Critical Theory and Cultural Studies at the University of Nottingham
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