I agree that a person's surrounding clutter (as you put it) does give a sense of personality (I did a photo project on posessions). However, I think you're mis

I agree that a person's surrounding clutter (as you put it) does give a sense of personality (I did a photo project on posessions). However, I think you're missing a bigger picture. A minimalist's house speaks TONS about the personality of its owner. And there are no two minimalist houses alike. The differences are, shall we say, minimal, but they're there. PG may have a point that since humans use spacial memory to organize things, a cluttered environment may put more stress on the mind than an austere one.