There ’ s a recent trend sweeping ( pun intended ) the Internet : organisation porn .
Organisation porn , like food porn , has nothing to do with pornography and everything to do with appealing , well-curated photographs of everyday items . Whereas food porn might involve a picture of , say , a salted-caramel cupcake with a perfectly swirled dollop of chocolate frosting on top , organisation porn might involve a picture of pens arranged by color and size , or a gorgeously minimalistic living room .
THE POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY BEHIND ORGANISATION Keeping things clean and organised is good for you , and science can prove it .
A study led by associate professor NiCole R . Keith , Ph . D ., research scientist and professor at Indiana University , found that people with clean houses are healthier than people with messy houses . Keith and her colleagues tracked the physical health of 998 African Americans between the ages of 49 and 65 , a demographic known to be at an increased risk for heart disease . Participants who kept their homes clean were healthier and more active than those who didn ’ t . In fact , house cleanliness was even more of a predictor for physical health than neighborhood walkability .
A 2010 study published in the scientific journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin used linguistic analysis software to measure the way 60 individuals discussed their homes . Women who described their living spaces as “ cluttered ” or full of “ unfinished projects ” were more likely to be