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Tyler Moore aka TidyDad is a school teacher turned internet sensation and best-selling author. Pushed to the brink of a breakdown after the birth of his second daughter, Tyler went on to tidy up his mind, his life and his household. In the process he built a massive following as Tidy Dad and recently published a USA Today best-selling book called Tidy Up Your Life. He has been featured on Good Morning America, The Washington Post, NYTimes, NYPost, Better Homes & Gardens, Apartment Therapy and the HGTV Podcast (among many others). In addition to his role as Tidy Dad he still teaches elementary school in New York City and lives in a 5 room, 750 square foot apartment with his wife and three daughters. We discussed:
Tyler’s journey from mental breakdown to best-selling author
How to tidy up your mind then your space
The one-area-a-weekday cleaning method
Involving your kids in the tidying process
What “Just Enough” means
The first step in de-cluttering
The concept of Surthrival
Many of the tidying frameworks discussed in his new book
Where to find Tyler Moore
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tidydad/
Website: https://thetidydad.com/
Where to find Adam Fishman
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In this episode, we cover:
[2:19] Welcome
[2:52] Inspiration for Tidy Dad
[5:43] Intro to book story
[8:54] Family
[10:55] Decision to start a family
[14:07] Tidy Dad order of operations
[16:30] General advice from “Tidy Up Your Life.”
[18:26] Working through “just enough.”
[22:55] What comes after, “just enough.”
[24:44] One area a day cleaning routine
[29:26] First step to decluttering
[32:27] How do you involve kids in tidying
[38:10] Most challenging aspect to being tidy as a dad
[40:48] Advice to younger Tyler
[42:50] Advice to ignore
[46:18] Kid’s relationship to tech
[50:16] Surthrival
[52:30] Most rewarding feedback
[54:41] Future of Tidy Dad
[58:17] Follow along
[59:23] Lightning Round
[1:05:57] Thank you
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Show references:
Tidy Dad: https://thetidydad.com/
Tidy Up Your Life: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tidy-up-your-life-tyler-moore/1145899800
Folex Cleaner: https://folexcompany.com/
Despicable Me: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1323594/
Sister Act: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105417/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1
Lindt: https://www.lindtusa.com/
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