“Stuff Audit” — Transforming What I’ve Learned from Marie Kondo
lessons learned.
Disclaimer: Without a doubt, I always get pushback if I even dare say the name Marie Kondo, or even dare mention the concept of minimalism, because naming the concept at all seems to personally insult others despite not having any of that intention. Your choice is your choice is your choice. Also, my choice is my choice. Unless you live with me, my choices about managing clutter and loving minimalism is not a personal slight to you, nor ever meant to be. Please take this into account before you comment.
What a starter of a piece! Makes you want to click away immediately, right? It comes from a deeper fear of being rejected, I think. Marie Kondo taught me a lot, and my interpretation of her teachings is to truly find joy with the things you own, instead of the imposed value based on cultural hierarchy (e.g., elder/senior buys you something and you must keep it forever out of respect), social obligation (e.g., friend buys you something and you must keep it forever out of demonstrating a connection) and intentional advertising (e.g., you bought something because some marketing genius really did their job well and you thought you absolutely needed something but when you finally received it, you realized you didn’t, you hated it, and you have a sense of shame of having wasted something)…
