In the New York Times best-seller The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, author Marie Kondo outlines her approach to transformation via decluttering and keeping only what sparks joy. Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson discuss the tenets of Kondo’s book and how we can find greater joy in our daily tasks by working to create beauty instead of hurrying through our mundane chores.

 

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo

People around the world are obsessed with this household decluttering method by Megan Willett

A Simple Way To Help Children Do Their Chores Well by Joffre the Giant