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Declutter your desk and brighten up your business with this transformative guide from an organizational psychologist and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. The workplace is a magnet for clutter and mess. Who hasnt felt drained by wasteful meetings, disorganized papers, endless emails, and unnecessary tasks? These are the modern-day hazards of working, and they can slowly drain the joy from work, limit our chances of career progress, and undermine our well-being. There is another way. In Joy at Work, bestselling author and Netflix star Marie Kondo and Rice University business professor Scott Sonenshein offer stories, studies, and strategies to help you eliminate clutter and make space for work that really matters. Using the world-renowned KonMari Method and cutting-edge research, Joy at Work will help you overcome the challenges of workplace mess and enjoy the productivity, success, and happiness that come with a tidy desk and mind.
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Copyright 2020 by KonMari Media Inc. and Scott Sonenshein
English translation for Marie Kondos chapters by Cathy Hirano
Cover design by Lauren Harms
Cover art by Souun Takeda
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To my family, my home, and all the things that support me and spark joy in my lifewith gratitude.
M. K.
To my mom and dad:
I finally learned to clean up!
S. S.
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Although we collaborated on the entire contents of this book, each of us took primary responsibility for half of the writing. Maries voice is in the introduction and chapters 1, 2, 3, and 11; her name is at the top of those pages. Scotts voice is in chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, and his name is at the top of those pages. You will also find boxes within each chapter containing the voice of the person not primarily writing that chapter.
The stories and examples from this book are from real people. Sometimes the names have been altered for readability and to protect their identities.
I s your desk always buried under piles of documents? Yikes! Wheres the report I have to submit tomorrow?
Do you have a never-ending backlog of emails no matter how often you check them? About the email I sent you yesterday What email?
Is your schedule packed with appointments with people you dont even want to see?
Are you carrying on like this every day because youve forgotten what you really wanted to do?
Do you find it hard to make decisions?
Are you asking yourself, Is this all lifes about? Just checking things off a to-do list? Isnt there some way to restore order to my job, my career, my life?
If any of these apply to you, theres one solution: tidy up.
This book is not just about how to tidy up your workspace. Its about how to put in order both the physical and nonphysical aspects of your job, including your digital data, time, decision-making, and networks, and how to spark joy in your career.
Many people feel defeated at the mere suggestion of tidying up. I cant possibly make time for that! Im far too busy already, they protest. There are too many decisions I need to make to even think of tidying, some say, while others claim, Ive already tried it. I sorted all my documents, and now theyre just a mess again.
Quite a few people dont believe they can find joy in their job. Im stuck in useless meetings all day long. Tidyings never going to change that, they insist. Besides, too many things are out of my hands. Theres no way work can be joyful. In fact, however, its tidying up properly that makes it possible to spark joy at work.
Since the age of five, Ive been fascinated by tidying. I pursued this subject right through my school years and went on to take my first steps as a tidying consultant at the age of nineteen while still at university. The KonMari Method arose from my experiences of teaching people how to tidy up.
My approach has two distinct features: its simple but effective, ensuring youll never revert to clutter, and it uses a unique selection criterionchoosing what sparks joy. When we ask ourselves, Does this spark joy? we reconnect with our inner self and discover whats really important to us. The result is a lasting change in behavior that sets life on a positive track.
I introduced this method in The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. Translated into forty languages, it has sold a combined total of more than twelve million copies. For the past few years Ive been busy sharing my method worldwide. During this process, one question has come up repeatedly: How can we tidy up the workspace and spark joy at work?
Most people see me as a specialist in tidying homes, not as someone with expertise in tidying workspaces, let alone in career development. While working for a Japanese company, however, I spent most of my spare time teaching company executives how to tidy their offices. Even people at the firm where I worked began asking me for advice. It was because I became so busy with these lessons that I finally decided to quit my job and launch my career as an independent consultant.
My trained consultants continue to offer lessons and lectures on tidying the workplace using the KonMari Method. They share with each other the knowledge and experience they gain and fine-tune the content accordingly. Through this process, it has become clear how much tidying the workplace improves performance and enhances the joy we get from our work.
For example, clients have told us that it has boosted their sales performance by as much as 20 percent, increased efficiency to the point where they were able to leave work two hours earlier, and helped them to reassess the meaning of their job, rekindling their passion for it. Weve seen countless examples of how tidying up can improve ones work life, both materially and psychologically. Just as tidying the home sparks joy in our lives, tidying the workplace sparks joy in our work, helping us to become more organized and achieve better results. This book introduces the secrets of that process.
Of course, not everything at work can be evaluated on the basis of whether it sparks joy. There are company rules to follow, superiors who make decisions that affect our work, and coworkers with whom we collaborate. Nor is tidying our physical workspace enough to make our jobs go smoothly. We can truly spark joy in our work life only when we have put every aspect of it in order, including emails, digital data, work-related tasks, and meetings.
Thats where my coauthor Scott comes in. As an organizational psychologist and a chaired business-school professor at Rice University, Scott has been at the forefront of research to create more rewarding and joyful careers. His work covers a broad range of subjects, including how to achieve a more positive and meaningful work life, become more effective and productive at work, and problem-solve in business. Based on the results of this research, his bestselling book Stretch shows how we can find success and satisfaction at work by making better use of what we already have, whether skills, knowledge, or items. All this makes him a leading expert on how to spark joy at work. Throughout this book, Scott provides cutting-edge scientific research and data on tidying and provides practical lessons on tidying up the nonphysical aspects of work.
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