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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
challenging
informative
inspiring
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
I think this book had some great points about how to organize things and the best way to fold clothes. It also inspired me to want to thank my belongings for all their hard work and to appreciate what I have. I now want to go on a tidying spree. I feel like some parts dragged on a little bit and were a little unnecessary. I also feel like it did not need to be a full book.
Useful but included the irritating "his or her" nonsense which grates on my nerves. What is wrong with using "their".
I "read" this in 10 minutes in the library.
Unlike most self-help authors, Kondo doesn't talk around and around her points to fill space. I appreciate that. It would be good if she had more to say, but I guess she's holding back some stuff for her third book.
The illustrations are nicely drawn.
Kondo is a proponent of square and rectangular bins and stacking shelves. I will get some of these for the bathroom and kitchen cabinets. I will not, however, lay a towel over the toilet paper to hide the toilet paper. First of all it's important to know where the toilet paper is. Secondly, I don't need one more towel lying around in the bathroom.
She advocates folding all your clothes, even underpants. I will give this a try, but not the underpants. Life is too short to spend it folding underpants.
Kondo says teach your kids to fold clothes and then you can all fold clothes together; it will be fun. I will try this, though my hopes are low.
She says that if your partner has a bunch of crap (not her actual words) what you should do is look at each piece of crap for one minute and see if you can find joy in it. This is when I thought swear words and slammed the book shut.
I will try the rectangles and the folding, though.
Unlike most self-help authors, Kondo doesn't talk around and around her points to fill space. I appreciate that. It would be good if she had more to say, but I guess she's holding back some stuff for her third book.
The illustrations are nicely drawn.
Kondo is a proponent of square and rectangular bins and stacking shelves. I will get some of these for the bathroom and kitchen cabinets. I will not, however, lay a towel over the toilet paper to hide the toilet paper. First of all it's important to know where the toilet paper is. Secondly, I don't need one more towel lying around in the bathroom.
She advocates folding all your clothes, even underpants. I will give this a try, but not the underpants. Life is too short to spend it folding underpants.
Kondo says teach your kids to fold clothes and then you can all fold clothes together; it will be fun. I will try this, though my hopes are low.
She says that if your partner has a bunch of crap (not her actual words) what you should do is look at each piece of crap for one minute and see if you can find joy in it. This is when I thought swear words and slammed the book shut.
I will try the rectangles and the folding, though.
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
I read this book so that I could move to the next category. After reading the first book, I successfully went through my clothes and stopped. I just couldn't get the motivation because I wanted everyone to do what I did. I couldn't imagine going through my electronics, nor my kitchen gadgets. Having read this one, I liked the anecdotes, and the illustrations. Reading this one reminded me of the purpose, not so much getting rid of things, but focusing on keeping what brings joy. I think one should definitely read the first book before reading this one.
This was 100% what I expected and needed out of a "master class." I read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up right around a year ago, and completed the entire KonMari process in the following months. However, although we'd pared down our possessions to only the things we love and use, I didn't feel like I had mastered how to organize and arrange what we had left for maximize efficiency and appreciation. This book has specific tips for every area tackled by the process, including a detailed section on the different parts of kitchen komono, and there are illustrations of sample ways of organizing to inspire and instruct. I particularly appreciated the step-by-step instructions on folding for just about every kind of clothing.
I read this in two days in preparation for tackling the things we have in basement storage — we'd gone through them before, but there was a lot of stuff still loose and I wanted everything grouped and in labeled bins before we move this summer. Because I had Kondō's ruthless (but gentle) voice in my head, I was able to do a more thorough job than before, mostly by grilling my husband about things ("Do you actually need this? For what? When did you last use it? Will you use it if it's down here or should it go somewhere else?"). After reading the detailed information about folding and storing clothes, I also decided to reorganize my socks-and-underwear drawer.
Some people have said that if you read this book you don't need to read the first one, and while she does give a quick-and-dirty overview of what's in the first book, I would highly recommend starting with that one if you can. The stories from the first book were what inspired me to actually undertake the full process in the first place; this book is more nitty-gritty for those who get stuck or, like me, just want to organize what they have left a little more neatly. So if you're already a Konvert but want a little boost, definitely pick this one up.
I read this in two days in preparation for tackling the things we have in basement storage — we'd gone through them before, but there was a lot of stuff still loose and I wanted everything grouped and in labeled bins before we move this summer. Because I had Kondō's ruthless (but gentle) voice in my head, I was able to do a more thorough job than before, mostly by grilling my husband about things ("Do you actually need this? For what? When did you last use it? Will you use it if it's down here or should it go somewhere else?"). After reading the detailed information about folding and storing clothes, I also decided to reorganize my socks-and-underwear drawer.
Some people have said that if you read this book you don't need to read the first one, and while she does give a quick-and-dirty overview of what's in the first book, I would highly recommend starting with that one if you can. The stories from the first book were what inspired me to actually undertake the full process in the first place; this book is more nitty-gritty for those who get stuck or, like me, just want to organize what they have left a little more neatly. So if you're already a Konvert but want a little boost, definitely pick this one up.
I read her original book a couple of years ago and started the process. I like how this one is shorter and has pictures. It has less stories then her original but I liked getting to the basics of her method.
While this book did motivate me and helped me get rid of a lot of things, there are some annoying assumptions made in this book.
1. That you like your house
2. That you have/like your furniture/storage options or enough money to get some
3. That you have enough space to move things around
4. That you have enough eyesight/color vision to see things pushed all the way back in a drawer, basket, or shelf
5. That rattan baskets don't make you irrationally angry
1. That you like your house
2. That you have/like your furniture/storage options or enough money to get some
3. That you have enough space to move things around
4. That you have enough eyesight/color vision to see things pushed all the way back in a drawer, basket, or shelf
5. That rattan baskets don't make you irrationally angry