Il Magico Potere Del Riordino: Il Metodo Giapponese Che Trasforma I Vostri Spazi E La Vostra Vita (Vallardi Benessere) (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
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 never covers the real life barrier to accomplishing this task: all the clutter means there is no space to do this massive "pile & sort" event. Trying to achieve her goal would, for me, only result in new piles of crap which would so overwhelm me that once my floor was covered, I'd give up and never return - only add to the mess, which is already the problem.Sure, maybe if some magic fairies arrived and emptied my house - putting it all in the yard, with them keeping security from thieves, I could bring back only items which bring me joy. Till that time, I view her theory as flawed and impossible. Great dream though.Her book will is the first of today's declutter - as I have already moved it to the "donate" pile. The author's narrative voice is very cute. It's almost a little too cute at times though. And this book is clearly not designed for people with small children - she never addresses how to deal with toy clutter, or work with children on addressing clutter. But I do like a lot of things about her approach to decluttering, especially her take on mementos. I like her view that once something has made you happy, it has done its job and it's ok to let it go. And I love that her decluttering method is geared at getting rid of unnecessary stuff, rather than keeping it and buying storage stuff. It's worth a read but I do wish it had given decluttering examples for someone other than the twentysomething single women or empty nesters that she keeps describing.
What do You think about Il Magico Potere Del Riordino: Il Metodo Giapponese Che Trasforma I Vostri Spazi E La Vostra Vita (Vallardi Benessere) (2011)?
A bit wordy, but worth the read if you're looking for motivation to "tidy" and organize.
—Cedella
"Get rid of those things that no longer spark joy."
—ramen_kitten
I found this book through an article in NY Times.
—kale
