How to KonMari your way to a happier digital life

I've been about that KonMari life since 2016. That's when I fell under the spell of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, the 2014 book from Marie Kondo that sparked her new Netflix series, Tidying Up With Marie Kondo.

KonMari is a decluttering and organizing system that promises nothing less than improvements in every aspect of your life. Adherents take all their worldly belongings, put them in a pile, hold up each one, and ask themselves if it sparks joy. If it does not, they thank the item and get rid of it; if it does, they put it away in an orderly fashion.

The process has earned Kondo a cult-like following, a follow-up book called Spark Joy, a manga, an army of Konsultants, partnerships, and now the show. In each episode she walks in and says some variation on, "I'm so excited because I love mess!" It would be hard to believe that statement from anyone else, but Kondo seems sincere as she calmly surveys the chaos. She then kneels in the entryway, greets the house, and gets to teaching her ways. Read more...

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