Giving it away to the less fortunate isn’t about loving yourself and your objects that spark joy. See, I have too much stuff and you have too much stuff. Most everyone by now - especially if you have Netflix - knows the basics of Marie Kondos method of Tidying Up, the name of the Japanese organizers hit. Since then, the professional organizing consultant’s books have sold. That is actually the one adorable part of it all. Kondo’s book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing hit shelves in 2014. And let me tell you, the show does not disappoint. As someone who is kind of obsessed with decluttering and who has legit anxiety attacks when her house is too cluttered, I was unduly excited to tune into the new Netflix show, Tidying Up With Marie Kondo. Now it’s true that the popularity of Kondo’s tidying regime has led to a surge of donations of clothes to charities. The Surprising Reason This New Netflix Show Hit Home. She’s selling a fantasy, one made more palatable and intriguing by larding it with prayers and the tinsel of thank-yous to objects. That’s a strange and unviable approach to books and literature and it underscores the essential materialism and narcissism that are key elements of Kondo’s approach. If the books don’t spark joy, they should go. And the issue of books is another irritating part of the Kondo method. Well, we’d let go of it faster if letting go was not a time-consuming dirge of regret that included thanking an inanimate object. “When you let go of an item, you must thank it,” Kondo says. The Netflix show is about decluttering and how that can make you superhappy and less stressed. It’s about the entirety of nature, other people and the human race. And, as David Suzuki has been telling us for decades, it’s not about you. Further, it makes the matter of tidying up and organizing an act of narcissism. It adds fake piety to the issue of having too much stuff. “Sensitivity to joy” is what Kondo talks about a lot. They are easy marks for the con job that transpires. Thing is, many of the people Kondo encounters on her show – she comes to people’s homes shyly, accompanied by an interpreter – don’t seem familiar with ironing, folding or even doing laundry in the traditional manner. A great day’s work I recall with fondness. Now, she shares some exciting news about what’s to come to Netflix. The show features Kondo’s clients as she assists them to clean up and declutter using her KonMari method. By nightfall every darn thing in the house from the curtains to the cat’s pyjamas, was ironed. Back in 2019, Marie Kondo sparked a revolution when Tidying Up with Marie Kondo hit Netflix. on the red-eye flight, and unwilling to just crash into bed, I spent the entire day ironing. Once when I was obliged to return from L.A. Show me damp cotton and I’ll make it crisp, and then fold it properly. While we’re at it – and I’ll stop talking about myself soon – I’m a dab hand at ironing. Marie Kondo with her interpreter in a home.
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