Author - Noga

I don’t want to freak you out, but Toy Story, it turns out, may be happening in your children’s nursery as you’re reading this. But first–do you ever think about what it is that makes you want to declutter your home? Why is Marie Kondo–who’s viral book, “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying up” inspired the last two UP episodes–so, so popular? I’ve given some thought to this question, and–while the reasons are many–the bottom line, and without any fluff, is that I declutter because it makes me feel good. That’s my shtick–I put a lot of emphasis on discovering the things[…]

At first glance, Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up looks like just another how-to book on decluttering. As expected, Kondo tackles everything from clothing, kitchenware, and storage spaces to books, papers and memorabilia—all the usual categories you expect to learn about in the genre. But when you read carefully, you find between the lines interesting notes on the life of a modern-day, single Japanese woman. More importantly for us, there’s some juicy insights on the dynamics that Kondo had noticed while guiding families in the process of decluttering and tidying up. The book, in part, tells the story[…]