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Joy at Work - Marie Kondo & Scott Sonenshein Review

I loved Marie Kondo's ' The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up ' so when I heard she did a version for the office, of course I had to pick it up and I was not disappointed.  While a majority of this book did not apply to me and my work life it was still incredibly inspiring. No one can inspire you to want to start cleaning like Marie Kondo. I'm not kidding when I say half way through this book I stopped to organise the files/folders in my computer. Scott and Marie explain in detail how to not only clean your office but also clean out/organise your electronic files/emails.  I think this is a must read for anyone even if you don't have a regular office job. It goes step by step explaining how to not only organise/clean your office but also your time to be more productive and to think about what you want out of life. I liked the advice given in each chapter as well as the real life stories that were interwoven in. It made the book easy to read as it was not all ju...

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up - Marie Kondo

So I initially decided to read this book because I saw a booktuber rave about how great it was and how it changed her life. She threw out half the contents of her house so naturally I was intrigued to read it and see if it would do the same for me. Living minimistically is not a bad way to live. First thing you should know before picking up this book is that the author is a tad eccentric. Read this book with an open mind. She talks to her possessions and encourages you to do so as well so if that is not your thing then maybe stay away from it. I also read the reviews of this book on goodreads before I started it and a lot of people were saying that they thought it was a bunch of nonsense and a few had a lot of laughs while reading it because the author is a little strange. However, if you can look past that then I think this book can be beneficial. You do not need to talk to your possessions if you do not want to though. No one will know. The premise of this book is 'if somet...