The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Instaread

Author:Instaread [Instaread]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: iDreamBooks Inc
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Key Takeaway 3

Family is often an impediment to tidying. They, as well as their possessions, should be largely ignored while tidying.

Analysis

Kondo suggests that beginner tidiers focus on their own possessions since tidying up family possessions can have negative consequences. The often owners get upset their objects have been moved or discarded. Furthermore, while preparing to discard a person’s own possessions, family can often disrupt the process by attaching sentimental value to items and preventing the discarding from occurring.

Since so much of the book is geared toward people freeing themselves, first from possessions, and then from whatever other constraints they feel are placed on their lives, it stands to reason that family with its emotional bonds and long history that, while often loving and happy, can tug and confine the individual, should be kept out of the process. To witness the drama inherent in every family, no matter how loving, a person need to look no further than any popular reality show centered on families.

Kondo’s suggestion that family members are more likely to change their own attitudes toward clutter after they see a family member’s change also resonates with the common admonition to be the change a person wants to see, often attributed to Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi’s original quote was far longer, but the essential meaning is caught by the shorter sentence. Ghandi personified being the change and attracted many followers. These were people who adopted his principles without having to be browbeaten to do so. A person can hope that untidy family members, seeing the example of a tidy person, will make change on their own without having to be nagged about it.

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