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Hindustan Times
13-06-2025
- Lifestyle
- Hindustan Times
Listicle: 10 de-influencers who keep content creation real
Christina Mychas @ The Canadian voice behind Minimalist-ish offers style tips and budget-conscious advice with a refreshing lack of sanctimony. Watch The $0 Styling Hack That Makes Your Closet Feel Brand New. Watch 10 Clothes You'll ALWAYS Regret Buying. They're more about self-awareness than about holding on to things. She also critiques Marie Kondo's famous rule: 'My kitchen spatula doesn't Spark Joy but I need it'. That's what we love. Devamsha Gunput @Devamsha. Edinburgh-based Devamsha Gunput isn't selling a financial glow-up. She's un-selling the myth that flashy purchases set you free. Her mantra: Financial independence is not about chasing wealth, it's about reclaiming choice. It's the power to walk away from jobs, people and systems that shrink you. There are posts about compound interest, panic selling and saving. But mostly it's about the quiet building of a life where your survival isn't dependent on someone else. Sabrina Pare @Sabrinaa_Pare. Her posts don't dazzle, they ground. And they do it with honesty, restraint, and radical transparency. The advice is rooted in sustainability (cloth diapers, secondhand baby clothes, no-buy months, non-toxic essentials) but there's room for flexibility. She champions what she calls the millennial return to 'granny hobbies': Gardening, sewing, mending, reusing, not as a trend, but as a way of life. Laura Lyson @WildLyonsWellness. In an era when every symptom finds a diagnosis, and every diagnosis finds a product, Lyson asks big questions: 'Do you actually have anxiety or are you not eating often enough?' 'Do you have ADHD or brain fog, or are you working an unfulfilling job and have no hobbies?' This isn't about green juices or cutting out animal protein and saturated fat. She urges followers to examine their routines before making drastic lifestyle changes. Revant Himatsingka @FoodPharmer. He's been giving food companies sleepless nights with this calm breakdowns of nutrition labels. He points out which chips brand uses palm oil in India, but not in the US, which chocolate bar has less cocoa and milk than the Australian version. 'Indians deserve better,' he believes. At Cannes this year, he almost ended up wearing a blazer featuring the eight legal notices he received from packaged-food brands. Marques Brownlee @MkBhd. Tech's most trusted online voice offers almost as much product review as cultural critique. His 2023 review of Dyson's $1,000 air-purifying headphones ('The dumbest product I've ever reviewed') isn't about a flawed gadget. It calls out innovation for innovation's sake, and companies losing sight of everyday usefulness. He's done everything from smartphones to EVs, saving us a lot of worry, and money. Dr Angelo Landriscina @DermAngelo. The board-certified dermatologist pushes back against tall claims, exaggerated effects and viral trends in beauty. In his signature #DermReacts videos, he goes after a 'licensed hair-loss practitioner' who blamed nutrient-poor soil and genetically modified food for early balding: 'If the soil lacked nutrients, the plants wouldn't grow.' BTW, there's no such thing as an anti-acne diet, either. He checked. Shawna Ripari @ShawnaRipari. She started off on a No Buy year, during which she saved $10,000 and confronted her compulsive beauty spending. She's since become a sharp critic of influencer capitalism. Even mental health is selling consumption as care – you don't need new purchases to self soothe or heal your inner child. In one video she blames 'restock' videos for glamourising single-use plastics. She's not wrong. Carrie Dayton @DaytonCarrie. The Los Angeles-based creator posts honest, unfiltered takes on viral beauty and fashion products. She urges her audience to rethink impulse buys via videos about five over-hyped products that fell short (including Maybelline's Line Stiletto eyeliner and Rare Beauty's blush). Her platform also celebrates mid-size and plus-size fashion and thrifting. It stands for self-love and authenticity amid the clamour of consumerism. Lucy Mountain @LucyMountain. Where most fitness influencers are obsessed with protein intake and toxic diets, Lucy offers evidence and empathy. She shares realistic, accessible workouts and mental well-being over calorie counting and fitting into a smaller size. 'Being sold a workout program under the guise of 'health' and a 'lifestyle change' when it's actually just about making your body smaller and lighter is entirely unethical,' she says in one video. This woman gets it. From HT Brunch, June 14, 2025 Follow us on
New York Times
06-02-2025
- General
- New York Times
5 Decluttering Books to Bring Order to Chaos
Tyler Moore was two days into a mental health leave when inspiration struck. He and his wife, Emily, were crammed into a small apartment with two young children; the 38-year-old educator was craving order. He asked his wife if they could rearrange the apartment, swapping bedrooms with their children. Mrs. Moore liked the idea but begged him to hold off. When she went out with the kids, however, he started 'imploding' their home, he said. Mrs. returned to a mess and told him they were going to need some help. They checked out two Marie Kondo books from the library: 'The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up' and 'Spark Joy.' This, Mr. Moore said, was the first step in organizing their space. Now a tidying expert himself, Mr. Moore runs a popular Instagram account called Tidy Dad and recently published his first book, 'Tidy Up Your Life: Rethinking How to Organize, Declutter, and Make Space for What Matters Most.' But he still remembers the chaos in his New York City apartment, and how Ms. Kondo felt like 'an impartial person who could step in' and guide them, he said. Books can provide strategies and emotional support when we're trying to organize our lives. So we asked professional organizers and other experts to recommend their favorites. The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson One day, we will be gone — but our things will still be here. This 2017 book, a favorite among all the experts we spoke to, is a call for people to declutter while they still can. 'No one wants to think about their own mortality,' said Patty Morrissey, the program director of the KonMari Club, an organizing community created by Marie Kondo. But this book helps present organization in a positive way — as a 'life review,' she said. For example, Ms. Magnusson recommends designating a 'Throw Away' box for personal items that have sentimental value — but may not for anyone else — and then labeling it so that your loved ones can discard it when you're gone. Organizing From the Inside Out, by Julie Morgenstern Ms. Morgenstern is known as 'one of the OGs in organizing,' Matt Paxton, author of 'Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff,' explained. In this 1998 book, Ms. Morgenstern presents an organizing strategy called S.P.A.C.E., which stands for: Sort, or group items; purge, or get rid of unnecessary things; assign a home, or designate a specific place for every object; containerize, or organize items with the help of bins, boxes, and other containers; and equalize, or check in regularly to tweak the process when needed. This framework, however, isn't meant to be rigid. The book 'helps us organize in a way that's right for us,' said Gretchen Rubin, host of the 'Happier' podcast. For example, Ms. Morgenstern encourages people who are chronically late to store essentials (like keys and wallets) near the door. This practical guide, full of insights, shows that there's no one-size-fits-all solution to organizing, Ms. Rubin added. How to Keep House While Drowning, by KC Davis Tidying up can be difficult for anyone, but it can be uniquely challenging for people living with A.D.H.D. and mental health conditions like anxiety and depression. For those in search of judgment-free guidance, this 2022 book offers a simple approach. While Ms. Davis recommends breaking things into small, manageable tasks, she stresses the importance of not being too hard on yourself, by doing things like running the dishwasher before it's completely full. The book is also written so people can skip around, diving into the section that they need, which can be particularly useful for people who find focusing difficult. Ms. Morrissey recommends it to clients who aren't 'striving for aspirational levels of order,' but are 'just trying to get through the day.' What We Keep, by Bill Shapiro with Naomi Wax This book, published in 2018, isn't a decluttering how-to. Instead, the authors interviewed hundreds of people, including truckers and nuns, asking them whether important items symbolize pivotal moments or help them remember relationships and people who are no longer with them. Each story invites readers to consider what their own objects mean. When you start to think about 'what you've chosen to keep and interrogate the 'why' — whether for utility or sparking a memory — that is really beautiful,' Mr. Moore said. ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life by Kathleen Nadeau and Judith Kolberg This 2002 book offers people with A.D.H.D. flexible ways to approach organizing. For example, many people experience the 'out of sight, out of mind' phenomenon, where they might forget about items they don't see regularly. The authors, however, suggest transparent storage containers or open shelving to keep important items visible. It is 'even written in A.D.H.D.-friendly language,' Ms. Morrissey said, adding that it includes helpful charts and illustrations, too. This book, she added, 'is a great way to help people who struggle with the execution and completion of a task get their clutter under control.'
