If you’ve left a stack of dirty dishes or a stray charging cable on the counter in the desperate hope that someone else in your home will deal with it, you’re not alone.
In fact, according to findings from IKEA’s Store & Organize Report 2026: Finding meaning in the mess, nearly 4 in 10 people (38%) admit to staging what it terms a “silent protest” — leaving clutter out for others to sort.
