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Vähän pitkin hampain tähän tartuin, luin kyllä ekankin osan, ensin innostuin ja sitten tympäännyin. Eka minkä konmaritin, oli tämän aiheen fb-sivu, siellä oli niin tympeää vääntöä että ärsytti.
Tämä sitten olikin jotenkin kepeämpi ja hauskempi, vähän sallivampi ja selkeästi selitettiin että miksi tehdään mitenkin ja kaikki viikkaukset yms oli kuvitettu, eli oli ainakin mulle selkeämpi hahmottaa. tykkäsin taas kovasti ja mielessä on että tekis kyllä hyvää mullekin, eikä vaan sinnepäin, vaan just näin kun hän neuvoo, koska selkeesti siinä on jotain järkeä. Enkä ajattele että omalla kohallain tavoite olisi joku minimalismi, vaan ihan tavallinen koti, jossa olis vaan juttuja joista tykkään :)
Tämä sitten olikin jotenkin kepeämpi ja hauskempi, vähän sallivampi ja selkeästi selitettiin että miksi tehdään mitenkin ja kaikki viikkaukset yms oli kuvitettu, eli oli ainakin mulle selkeämpi hahmottaa. tykkäsin taas kovasti ja mielessä on että tekis kyllä hyvää mullekin, eikä vaan sinnepäin, vaan just näin kun hän neuvoo, koska selkeesti siinä on jotain järkeä. Enkä ajattele että omalla kohallain tavoite olisi joku minimalismi, vaan ihan tavallinen koti, jossa olis vaan juttuja joista tykkään :)
A comprehensive overview of the Japanese philosophy of mindfulness of material possessions, and surrounding yourself with items that enhance life. Good illustrations and advice for organizing post reducing.
I gave Life Changing Magic only 2 stars, but I must have subconsciously enjoyed it more than that, because I came back for more. This second book presents a more palatable version of KonMari's methods - she even admits that she was a little extreme in her early days of professional tidying, and she offers real life solutions and ideas from her clients who *aren't* necessarily so fanatical about joy meaning a stark and empty house. One of my favorite quips from the book is KonMari admitting that her vacuum didn't spark joy for her, so she got rid of it and resolved to clean her floors instead with a towel and cleaning spray. That got old really quickly, even for her. The charm of this book is that KonMari admits that sometimes tidying and so radically discarding can get in the way of life, and that's ok - joy doesn't have to mean being so severe to one's possessions.
Now for a personal anecdote - after reading this book I was inspired to try a few of KonMari's suggestions - 1. folding underwear in the way she says, and 2. using joyful objects more, and 3. incorporating fresh flowers into my home. On the underwear - maybe this is tmi - it really does make me happier to open my drawer and see it neatly folded rather than in a tangled blob. On the second and third points, I was able to use a souvenir glass I got from a city on vacation as a flower vase. The glass makes me so happy when I think about that city and trip, but I deemed it too precious to use for drinking. Useless no more! Fresh flowers really do brighten up a space, and getting them on a regular basis gives me a fun ritual to look forward to.
Another note - I would recommend reading Life Changing Magic before Spark Joy. This book really is about using what you have and love, rather than how to discard, and even if you've done a lot of discarding on your own, I think it's helpful to have the sense of continuity in how KonMari believes tidying should be done. Also they're short and fun books, so really, no harm in reading both (my two cents).
Now for a personal anecdote - after reading this book I was inspired to try a few of KonMari's suggestions - 1. folding underwear in the way she says, and 2. using joyful objects more, and 3. incorporating fresh flowers into my home. On the underwear - maybe this is tmi - it really does make me happier to open my drawer and see it neatly folded rather than in a tangled blob. On the second and third points, I was able to use a souvenir glass I got from a city on vacation as a flower vase. The glass makes me so happy when I think about that city and trip, but I deemed it too precious to use for drinking. Useless no more! Fresh flowers really do brighten up a space, and getting them on a regular basis gives me a fun ritual to look forward to.
Another note - I would recommend reading Life Changing Magic before Spark Joy. This book really is about using what you have and love, rather than how to discard, and even if you've done a lot of discarding on your own, I think it's helpful to have the sense of continuity in how KonMari believes tidying should be done. Also they're short and fun books, so really, no harm in reading both (my two cents).
I guess the real mystery is why, after having lukewarm feelings towards the author's first book, I went ahead and bought the cashing-in follow-up anyways. This book covers a lot of the same information as the first one, but I found it to be more practical, and I thought that the author comes off as a more likeable person. As an activity, purging and organizing possessions is a lot like eating right, exercising, and spending responsibly--most of us are not lacking in information so much as we are lacking in willpower. We pretty much know what to do; actually doing it consistently is the hard part. Along those lines, even though I doubt that I learned much from reading this book, it did inspire me to gather all my clothes, purge those that don't "spark joy," and organize the rest. Thus, I would say it was worth reading.
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
the best kinds of self help books are the ones that are also philosophical.
A really helpful Book if you want to organize your home and other aspects of your life as well
Love love love Marie Kondo! Reading her books and decluttering have transformed my life and home
I didn't need to read this book after reading the first one. I skipped through quite a bit as I just didn't want to read about folding and getting rid of things. I get it, the Joy premise that is. Get rid of things that don't bring you joy and don't serve a purpose. Keep things you love, don't keep things just because.
“When you tidy, you gain a little confidence. You start to believe in the future. Things begin to go more smoothly. The people you meet change. Unexpected things happen in a positive way. Changes begins to accelerate. And you begin to really enjoy your life.”
I read Marie Kondo’s first book last year and I loved her philosophy on the Magic of Tidying Up. I think Marie is revolutionary and explains how tidying is so much more than just organising your home. It wasn’t until Netflix released their new series on New Year’s Day this year that I realised I never got round to reading her second book. The book is good, but I do think the first one was better. This one has little doodles and diagrams in, which is hugely useful. I think it was probably unnecessary to write two books - both of them could have been combined to make one bigger book and that would have worked fine. But Marie Kondo is great and if you haven’t watched her Netflix show yet, do it!
I read Marie Kondo’s first book last year and I loved her philosophy on the Magic of Tidying Up. I think Marie is revolutionary and explains how tidying is so much more than just organising your home. It wasn’t until Netflix released their new series on New Year’s Day this year that I realised I never got round to reading her second book. The book is good, but I do think the first one was better. This one has little doodles and diagrams in, which is hugely useful. I think it was probably unnecessary to write two books - both of them could have been combined to make one bigger book and that would have worked fine. But Marie Kondo is great and if you haven’t watched her Netflix show yet, do it!