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| It's ironic - I actually only finished this because I was tidying up and realized it's due to the library today. I felt like Chiaki as I was frantically trying to absorb all of the information (at least I took notes!). It certainly seems insightful and I'm hoping to skim the chapter summaries one more time to get some ideas for cleaning my room next week. I like the idea of finding a way to connect to your belongings and having a home that represents the lifestyle you want to lead. The bit about letting go really hits me too since I still have notebooks from high school piled up in a trunk in my closet. It's like...what am I going to do with 20 pages of Algebra 2 over a decade later? It's hard for me to let go since I attach so much sentimental value to my belongings. That's why the idea of thanking belongings as you let them go really resonates. It's something I started doing in other aspects of my life a couple years ago and it really helps to shift gears and start fresh. I'll definitely be thinking in those terms as I let go of some of the past. On another note...I don't know much about KonMarie, but I couldn't help but hear HanaKana's voice every time I saw her. Edit: I just spent the past week tidying up my home following the KonMari method and it's been a total transformation. I can't believe how effective this really ended up being. I probably ended up discarding nearly half of my stuff and now I know everything I have and where it's at. I certainly feel refreshed, energized, and far happier than I was a week ago. 9/10 for sure. Edit 2: Adding a record of how much I ended up discarding as a personal reference. Clothing: Discarded 42/90 items (46.6%) Books: Donated 10/37 books to library (27%) Paper: I used to have 20+ binders & folders filled with papers and now I'm down to two folders. Couldn't count the papers, but easily reduced 1000+ pages to 50 (90%+). Komono: I didn't really keep track of this as much, but I did end up selling 25/70 of my video games. I've had some of them since I was 10. Sentimental: I had two plastic containers crammed with memorabilia and reduced it to a half full container with plenty of breathing room for each item. Misc: I only kept a few accessories and decoration items. I had boxes of odds & ends ("just because"). They're all gone now. Overall I'd estimate that I probably ended up only keeping a little over half of my belongings. Because of that, I feel as though the personal value of each possession has increased and I now know that everything in my room is something I've actively chosen to hold onto. I can definitely see myself doing this tidy-up project again every few months with the turning of each season. I'm already looking forward to this spring. |
ZekkenshinJan 13, 2020 2:43 PM
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| Nice review of the book. Most of Kondo's advice is absolutely inspired, but I'll never be over her insistence that hanging clothes is bad and folding them instead imbues them some sort of positive magical energy. I don't know why she always focuses so much time on that detail. |
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