Via Negativa
Marie Kondo, author of The Simple Joy of Tidying Up, says that we should get rid of things that don’t bring us joy. On the surface, she is talking about cleaning up our homes. You’ve had that leather jacket for years and have never worn it. Why do you still have it? Doe sit give you joy sitting in your closet? No! Then get rid of it.
It’s a helpful and devastatingly simple method. Keep it or get rid of it. And what makes it work is the high standard. Does it bring you joy? Usefulness or nostalgia don’t cut it. Joy. Look at your desk. How many of those things bring you actual joy?
It’s a helpful and devastatingly simple method. Keep it or get rid of it. And what makes it work is the high standard. Does it bring you joy? Usefulness or nostalgia don’t cut it. Joy. Look at your desk. How many of those things bring you actual joy?