Clutter not only makes a mess of your space, but your brain. Nuvance Health reported that “a cluttered area forces your brain to split its attention, making it difficult for your neural networks to focus on one specific thing. Chaos can limit your brain’s ability to process information because your visual system has a limited processing capacity.” They recommend de-cluttering to free up mental bandwidth. That is often easier said than done. So how do we let go of things we have grown attached to?

This is exactly the question asked by an experimental project taking place right now in Kingston. Author Josh Glenn, a recent Kingston transplant, and New Orleans-based journalist, Rob Walker kicked off Give It Up , an experiment that asks its 11 Mid-Hudson Valley participants to each write a s

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