I've always dismissed her stuff as one of those pseudo-spiritual neo-philosophies that mix a bit of Eastern wisdom with platitudes and sell it to affluent Westerners in search of meaning.
Talk about Baader-Meinhof effect: Just yesterday I spontaneously picked up the book on Kindle, and I'm blown away.
It is so much more. Yes, there is a lot of marketing behind it, of course. But I also sense an honesty in it that has already semi-convinced me to actually do it!
And just a second ago I peeked into the Google Talk video and saw that she doesn't speak English? If this was a marketing stunt, she would have learned English (or the publisher would have found another figurehead).
I really liked how the book comes with no strings attached. Everything you need is in that one small book. No subscription, no rich dad poor dad XVII: buy a cheap house and flip it trash. Just one book to help simplify life.
Might come across as a Kondo shill, the type of which I have called out elsewhere on HN, so I accept any berating due. I do recommend getting it from a local Library, watching the show, or just find a recap online!
You should do it. It can sometimes be pain in the ass and it takes a long time. It took us several months to finish, during the process your house will be a huge mess. We donated bags and bags and bags of stuff. It is truly amazing how much crap you can unthinkingly acquire. In the end it was totally worth the trouble.
Get the book and make sure to give it a full read-through before starting. The order you do things matters quite a bit.
Talk about Baader-Meinhof effect: Just yesterday I spontaneously picked up the book on Kindle, and I'm blown away.
It is so much more. Yes, there is a lot of marketing behind it, of course. But I also sense an honesty in it that has already semi-convinced me to actually do it!
And just a second ago I peeked into the Google Talk video and saw that she doesn't speak English? If this was a marketing stunt, she would have learned English (or the publisher would have found another figurehead).
I actually admire Marie Kondo quite a bit.