Organizational expert Vicki Norris from HGTV believes that there are five underlying causes that might explain why people are disorganized. What do you think?

2. Habitual Disorganization: Bad habits that have developed over time.
3. Historical Disorganization: When your upbringing (either orderly or disorderly) impacts your state of order.
4. Social Disorganization: When you are influenced by your social world to exist with disorder as a way of life.
5. Chronic Disorganization: When you live in a chronic, debilitating state of disorder even though you have tried and failed to help yourself.
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