Spark Joy
An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up
by Marie Kondo · first published 2016
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"Tidying expert Marie Kondo's follow-up to her best-selling book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, is an illustrated master manual on her renowned KonMari Method with item-specific guidance and step-by-step folding illustrations"--Provided by publisher.
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Loved The Life Changing Magic, and totally got rid of so much stuff. However, you should check out this year's Spark Joy by Marie Kondo is a lot more helpful because it has illustrations of how to fold things and so forth.
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2016?” ↗…simple, less stressful life through automation of repetitive tasks, good habits, organization, etc. Think "Wellness" but with possibly a more tech-focused spin. I get much satisfaction from books like Spark Joy (Marie Kondo), Four Hour Work Week (Timothy Ferriss), and I Will Teach You To Be Rich (Ramit Sethi). Your post about researching, doing, and reflecting really speaks to me. And I feel like I should jump…
on “Ask HN: Starting blogging when you're not an expert?” ↗Marie Kondo - Spark Joy. I like it because it provides a different perspective on the stuff you buy but don't use (thank you for showing me that I didn't like this style of shirt) as you give it away. Getting rid of stuff isn't…
on “Ask HN: Which non-fiction books had the biggest impact on you?” ↗Marie Kondo's other book Spark Joy is great too
on “Ask HN: What are some good books you have read lately?” ↗…are some of the books I’ve read this year The Bullet Journal Method - Ryder Caroll - A how to and the philosophy behind bullet journalling. Am doing a 1 year test to see if the system works for me. Spark Joy - Marie Kondo - Book about living minimally, got this suggestion because the previous book mentioned it and was curious. The Hacked World Order - Adam Segal - got interested in cybersecurity thanks to…
on “Ask HN: Favorite nonfiction books of 2018?” ↗