Jon Day talks to Tom about the history and psychology of the accumulation of objects, from Anglo-Saxon treasure to the Collyer twins of Harlem, by way of Freud, Marie Kondo and Day’s own father. When does clutter become a hoard? Are we all digital hoarders now? And should we worry about it?
Read Jon Day's diary about hoarding here.
Image shows the Clutter Image Rating diagnostic tool designed by Frost and Steketee.
Music by Kieran Brunt / Produced by Anthony Wilks
