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Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up
Marie Kondo
3.82 AVERAGE
1.02k reviews for:
Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up
Marie Kondo
3.82 AVERAGE
This one is a bit of a 2025 cheat because I actually read about 95% of it awake in the middle of the night over Christmas. As with anything from Marie Kondo, I always come out very inspired to change how I fold my socks.
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Has the same feel as her first book. I love how unique her "voice" is and how direct her tips are. While most self-help books say "you do you", she gives concrete instructions and hyperspecific examples - with illustrations this time!
I watched a few episodes of Tidying Up with Marie Kondo on Netflix, which inspired me to start my own tidying campaign. I knew I would need help going through the tidying process, so I decided to get the e-book of Spark Joy to help. Spark Joy is an illustrated guide that takes you step-by-step through the KonMari Method. The main objective of the KonMari Method is to keep the items that spark joy for you while discarding the rest. The first section of the book contains tips from how to choose items that spark joy to how to store them. This section was useful as it addressed frequently asked questions about the tidying process. The next section was all about the five categories of the KonMari Method including how to tidy clothes, books, papers, komono (miscellaneous), and finally sentimental items. As I mentioned, the book went step-by-step on how to tidy the items in each category and how to store them. The illustrations were especially useful for the clothing section as it was easy to follow along with how to fold all the different types of clothing from shirts to socks. The last section of the book summed up the tidying process and the changes that could happen when you finish your campaign. It was nice reading about how tidying has changed other people’s lives for the better.
In general, the writing was easy to follow, and the illustrations were so cute and helpful. The book took around two weeks for me to finish reading and that is because I started reading the clothing, books, and papers categories before I started my tidying campaign. When I finished tidying those categories, I read the komono and sentimental categories as well as the rest of the book. If you are planning on starting your own tidying campaign, I definitely recommend picking up this book as it will help you along your journey.
Overall, Spark Joy by Marie Kondo is a useful step-by-step that explains how to tidy your home using the KonMari Method.
You can read my full review and my tidying experience here: https://talesofbelle.com/2019/03/12/spark-joy-book-review-my-tidying-experience/
In general, the writing was easy to follow, and the illustrations were so cute and helpful. The book took around two weeks for me to finish reading and that is because I started reading the clothing, books, and papers categories before I started my tidying campaign. When I finished tidying those categories, I read the komono and sentimental categories as well as the rest of the book. If you are planning on starting your own tidying campaign, I definitely recommend picking up this book as it will help you along your journey.
Overall, Spark Joy by Marie Kondo is a useful step-by-step that explains how to tidy your home using the KonMari Method.
You can read my full review and my tidying experience here: https://talesofbelle.com/2019/03/12/spark-joy-book-review-my-tidying-experience/
Tenía mis dudas sobre leer este libro pero me determiné a comprarlo luego de ver un video de Marie Kondo explicando cómo acomodar la ropa, seguir la receta y ver que me ha funcionado muy bien. Ordenar la casa o incluso un cuarto puede volverse una empresa tan complicada que con frecuencia acaba en frustración. Siempre hay algo que parece ir en dos o tres lugares distintos y no sabemos cuál le va mejor.
La filosofía de Marie Kondo es simple: ordenar las cosas de manera que nos hagan felices. Esto implica también desprenderse de las cosas que no contribuyen a dicha felicidad. Ordenar, sin embargo, trae muchos beneficios, desde saber cuál es nuestra casa perfecta hasta mejorar nuestras relaciones personales. En ese sentido comparto muchas de las ideas de la autora. Por ejemplo, cuando las cosas tienen asignado un lugar, cierto grado de desorden no es un problema pues en vez de experimentar el agobio de tener que acomodar que a veces resulta tan poderoso que nos hace postergar las cosas, en su lugar uno entra en un modo casi "automático" de devolver las cosas a su lugar.
La parte que no me gusta y por la que me resistí en su momento a leerlo, es cuando las cosas se tornan metafísicas y coquetean con las pseudociencias. Kondo a veces cita el feng shui, para deshacerse de las cosas pide siempre darle las gracias, si son peluches nos recomienda taparles los ojos y si son fotos hay que tapar los rostros metiéndolas en sobres con sal añadida para "purificarlas". Como escéptico me he limitado a ver en estas acciones los posibles beneficios psicológicos o emocionales que como placebos pueden desempeñar.
Si quieren ahorrarse el libro, en la red ya abundan videos que a grandes rasgos abarcan los temas tratados en él. Incluso tengo entendido que es muy probable que Kondo tenga próximamente una serie en Netflix, aunque no se limitará a explicar cómo poner en orden la casa.
La filosofía de Marie Kondo es simple: ordenar las cosas de manera que nos hagan felices. Esto implica también desprenderse de las cosas que no contribuyen a dicha felicidad. Ordenar, sin embargo, trae muchos beneficios, desde saber cuál es nuestra casa perfecta hasta mejorar nuestras relaciones personales. En ese sentido comparto muchas de las ideas de la autora. Por ejemplo, cuando las cosas tienen asignado un lugar, cierto grado de desorden no es un problema pues en vez de experimentar el agobio de tener que acomodar que a veces resulta tan poderoso que nos hace postergar las cosas, en su lugar uno entra en un modo casi "automático" de devolver las cosas a su lugar.
La parte que no me gusta y por la que me resistí en su momento a leerlo, es cuando las cosas se tornan metafísicas y coquetean con las pseudociencias. Kondo a veces cita el feng shui, para deshacerse de las cosas pide siempre darle las gracias, si son peluches nos recomienda taparles los ojos y si son fotos hay que tapar los rostros metiéndolas en sobres con sal añadida para "purificarlas". Como escéptico me he limitado a ver en estas acciones los posibles beneficios psicológicos o emocionales que como placebos pueden desempeñar.
Si quieren ahorrarse el libro, en la red ya abundan videos que a grandes rasgos abarcan los temas tratados en él. Incluso tengo entendido que es muy probable que Kondo tenga próximamente una serie en Netflix, aunque no se limitará a explicar cómo poner en orden la casa.
Gulliga små bilder och några användbara tips. Kändes dock mest som en mer konkret version sv den första boken och känner fortfarande att det är svårt att finna vilka objekt som "sparks joy".
I'm a big fan of the KonMari method, when the TV show first hit Netflix it inspired me to really face the amount of STUFF that I had and pair it down. Though I have never done a full sweep of my living space, I have found it very helpful in the areas I have used it before. I will say that I think this is a VERY hard to approach method if you are not 100% sold on it from the beginning, probably especially for those who need it the most (such as hoarders/collectors). Kondo is a headstrong leader in this movement in saying that we truly do not need to keep everything and we bury ourselves in it, but this book does not imply that there are ways to apply the method in smaller areas before you are ready to take on your whole home. That is not a fault of Tidying all together, as I have experienced a lot of success in just my clothing and sentimentals, but may come off much less approachable to others who are reading. Overall, I think this is a very helpful book and anyone who feels really inclined to attack the clutter built up around them, give this book a try!
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I’m having way too much fun decluttering thx marie