I've always liked William Morris's quote: "Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful," and at times, this book called to mind that quote. The principle driving Kondo's book is that you should pick up every, single, blessed item in your house, and if...
A very fast and inspiring read. I was strongly reminded of the Shintō values I learned as a youth in Japan. I can't wait to jump in and try my hand at the KonMari method. I have my doubts about the part about discarding and storing papers though. And some further adaptation to account for bigger ...
Wow... for someone who claims to be about de-cluttering, she really should have hired and editor to lock at the MASSIVE excess of words used to convey her message.Once I skipped to just reading the bold passages, it became more efficient.Her theory is great - sort & toss all at once. But she neve...
As today is Jan. 1, this seems like a great time to review this book. I'm sure many, many people already have "get organized," and "simplify" on their list of resolutions for the New Year. If so, this book should definitely be on your list of books to read in 2015. This book has been better for m...