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Psychological ‘specialness spirals’ can make ordinary items feel like treasures – and may explain how clutter accumulates

Magazine, Maverick Life

Psychological ‘specialness spirals’ can make ordinary items feel like treasures – and may explain how clutter accumulates

by: Jacqueline Rifkin

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