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> Marie Condo's Tidying Up. She talks at length about how emotions play into our inability to toss things out Interestingly, that always has seemed to be to be
by thatfrenchguy 7y ago
> Marie Condo's Tidying Up. She talks at length about how emotions play into our inability to toss things out
Interestingly, that always has seemed to be to be about buying more stuff. You throw away, you buy more.
- tonyedgecombe 7y agoI was surprised by that when reading her book. There wasn't anything about curbing our tendency to acquire, it was all about making space for the next cycle.
- rvense 7y agoIt also encourages throwing away things that might be useful to someone else, or to yourself in the future. Especially the emotional way it is presented, that it is cathartic to get rid of possessions, without considering if there was another way to get rid of them but throwing them in the bin. We should have much more respect for our things, and be mindful of how much waste and energy (and toil) is required to make something like a computer or a set of clothes. We should buy things that last and make the effort to repair them when they break... and spend more time on the toys we have instead of getting new ones.
- LUmBULtERA 7y agoThere was something -- all new things you acquire should truly spark joy for you. Under close inspection and recalling your experience purging your old things, the number of new things that would spark joy should hopefully diminish.