{"id":94,"date":"2019-06-22T10:00:47","date_gmt":"2019-06-22T14:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=94"},"modified":"2026-01-20T14:32:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T18:32:39","slug":"does-it-spark-joy-marie-kondo-konmari-method","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/does-it-spark-joy-marie-kondo-konmari-method\/","title":{"rendered":"Does It Spark Joy? 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For each category, gather <\/span><b>all the items together in a giant pile, discard first, then organize what\u2019s left<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Here\u2019s the correct order that makes things mentally easier:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clothes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Books<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Papers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Komono (miscellany)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/hub\/personal-life\/lifestyle\/sentimental-items\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sentimental items<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For each category, go through every single item like so:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pick it up. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ask yourself, <\/span><b>does this item spark joy?<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If it does, keep it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>If it doesn\u2019t, thank it for everything it\u2019s done for you. Then move it to the discard\/donate pile.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Does It Spark Joy?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>When you pick up each item in your hands, ask, \u201cDoes this spark joy?\u201d If it does, keep it. If it doesn\u2019t, discard it.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> This is the simplest way to approach your belongings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How to know when something sparks joy: it usually happens immediately. We handle something with care, our eyes light up, and we feel a warmth in our hearts and a smile on our face. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Pick up something you know you love, and see how it feels. This is the feeling you want everything around you to spark<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. If everything around you sparked joy, you\u2019d be happier&#8211;everywhere you looked would bring a smile to your face.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When something doesn\u2019t bring us joy, we usually pause and look at something for longer, turn our heads, frown. Our faces are tight, and we feel more confusion inside than joy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Using your joy as the deciding factor will help avoid the pitfalls of the previous section.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s a subtle difference, but <\/span><b>approaching it this way will turn it into a positive experience (identifying what gives you joy and choosing that) instead of a negative one (getting rid of things).<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You should feel a spark of joy when you touch an item&#8211;this is a surefire sign that you should keep it. But remember that there might be totally rational reasons that you need to keep something that doesn\u2019t spark joy&#8211;something like necessary medications that keep you alive and healthy.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Shortform note: <\/span><b>You obviously shouldn\u2019t discard things that you absolutely need, like medications, even if they don\u2019t spark joy.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> For instance, a lot of critical book reviewers mentioned having work clothes that they needed but didn\u2019t spark joy. If you have a uniform you can\u2019t change, you need to keep that uniform. But if you have a dress code and therefore have some freedom in terms of what you wear, wouldn\u2019t it be better to find work clothes that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">do<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> spark joy?)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Resistance in Sparking Joy<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sometimes we find ourselves resistant to the idea of throwing something away, even if it doesn\u2019t necessarily spark joy and we don\u2019t absolutely need it. Here are some of the most common <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-overcome-mental-blocks\/\">mental blocks<\/a>, and how to deal with them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you encounter something that makes you resist discarding it: remember how you came to own this object. When did you get it, and why, and what meaning did it have for you then? Ask yourself if this object has a real purpose in your life now. Chances are the answer is no, and <\/span><b>this object has already fulfilled its purpose in your life<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sometimes objects come into our lives to teach us that we didn\u2019t like this thing, or didn\u2019t need it, or that it gave us joy to purchase it but not to use it.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> These are still valuable lessons. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Every object has a role to play in your life, even if that role is to reveal that actually you don\u2019t like that style of clothing, even though you really thought you did&#8211;why else would you not have worn it?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Our unwillingness to discard something usually indicates either an attachment to the past or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/anxiety-about-the-future\/\">anxiety about the future<\/a>.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> We all want to remember our past and we all want a stable future&#8211;but when we let attachment to the past or anxiety about our future dictate our decisions, we focus on everything but the present.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you discover, through tidying, that you have a deep attachment to the past, it\u2019s probably affecting other areas of your life, like your job and your relationships. Same goes for anxiety about the future. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are only three ways to deal with your belongings: do it now, do it sometime, or avoid it until you die. It\u2019s better to face things now, if we can, so that we don\u2019t have to deal with them later.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Getting rid of things we don\u2019t need anymore isn\u2019t shameful or a waste.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Just because you give a home to a lot of objects doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re taking care of them. 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