No, Marie Kondo doesn't want you to throw away your books!

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Marie Kondo talks with The New York Times Katie Rosman about her stance on books that don't "spark joy." ""The point of the KonMari method is to figure out your sense of value," she said. "What do you hold most important? So, if you're angered, if your reaction is anger that you have to let go of books, then that's great, that means for you, books are invaluable." Watch the full program: • Tidying Up: Marie Kond...
Recorded Jan 08, 2019 at 92nd Street Y.
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@amberfryer9709 2 жыл бұрын

I actually adore her method. The massive number of books I had weighed on me. I felt like a hoarding dog every time I saw my book collection. Now that my book collection is smaller, I'm inspired to read again. As of the books I got rid of, other people can enjoy and grow from them now. Marie herself says of unread books that, "If you missed your chance to read a particular book, even if it was recommended to you or you have been intending to read for ages, this is your chance to let it go. You may have wanted to read it when you bought it, but if you haven’t read it by now, the book’s purpose was to teach you that you didn’t need it."

@mirzaahmed6589 5 жыл бұрын

I replaced my books with ebooks. Much easier to move now.

@bikinggal1 5 жыл бұрын

Remember too that your thoughts and feelings about things change. I used to LOVE my books...travelled countries with them. Now...Not so much, I keep certain ones only and have donated most....we change somethines!

@JuniperThornton-ny1oq 22 күн бұрын

I’ve gotta say I Marie-Kondo-ed 5 years ago and still regret getting rid of books. I was immature in thinking I’d never re-read them or enjoy looking at them as memory holders etc

@annienguyen735 5 жыл бұрын

Is there any ways to store and display notebooks with ring spiral benders? I have a ton of those and whenever I stack them the benders will be thicker than the book itself and makes a very uneven and ugly stack :(

@mimesthaisilva8321 5 жыл бұрын

Annie Nguyen The only way I manage to stack this kind of notebook is when I put each facing different directions. Sorry, I’m not a native speaker. Suppose I lay the first notebook with its spiral to my left. The second one will need to have its spiral to my right, the third will have its spiral to my left again, and so on. I haven’t found a better method yet.

@gardengalsu 5 жыл бұрын

@@mimesthaisilva8321 I think you're right. BTW, you expressed yourself very well.

@mimesthaisilva8321 5 жыл бұрын

garden gal Thanks. :)

@lexbraxman9270 Ай бұрын

the japanese on another level in terms of cleanliness and organization

@Kisses0205 3 жыл бұрын

Donate to the library and allow it to inspire other people who may not be able to afford them? Mainly if you don't see yourself reading them anymore.

@charlesjacques750 3 жыл бұрын

So suppose you are a older professional person with tons of reference books and the like?

@lmbll9068 5 жыл бұрын

Who's here from family guy?

@sarahkim1058 5 жыл бұрын

She is so adorable looking

@BoxxyFan 5 жыл бұрын

She is literally the perfect female specimen. Not fat and noisy like American women.

@mirzaahmed6589 5 жыл бұрын

@@BoxxyFan That's not nice. Women don't have to conform to some ideal of gracefulness.

@walanglovelife8862 5 жыл бұрын

Her voice when speaking Japanese became deeper unlike in older videos, or wait is she sick here?

@yermm 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know what the fuck this is about I care about the movie of the same name

@EMC2Scotia 5 жыл бұрын

How ironic is this phenomenon in referring to 'value'.

@onehalfmedia 5 жыл бұрын

This is beyond idiotic. It’s idiocy that demands admiration.

@surlespasdondine 5 жыл бұрын

They talk about not mindlessly burying yourself in books. I LOVE books but getting rid of them and just keeping those that still serve me and that I love and passing on the rest .

@JamesLacroixx 5 жыл бұрын

They're not talking about any of that or anything like that, lol She's telling people that if you have a lot of books you'll never read or use, you should donate them to reduce clutter. But if your book collection is valuable to you, there's no harm in keeping it then. IT AIN'T THAT DEEP FAM

@franciscoestrada5995 5 жыл бұрын

@Michael Littley then you didnt pay enough attention XD

@Sandreline 5 жыл бұрын

@Michael Littley, it's almost as if "clean your room" isn't revolutionary advice, and shouldn't just be attributed to one person. Lobsterdaddy isn't the first person to suggest it, and he certainly won't be the last.

@SuperHurra 5 жыл бұрын

Book hoarding is a fire hazard.

@camelopardalis84 4 жыл бұрын

Why doesn't this woman speak English??? Nothing against Marie Kondo. But I'm surprised that a woman from Japan who went to university there (as far as I know) and through rigorous high school (normal for Japan) and who has a show that requires her to spend significant amounts of time in the US does not speak English. (I am not one of those people who expects everybody to speak English, by the way.)