No content - just the same thing over and over

This book has been mentioned numerous times online as the staple of minimalism.

Well, I listened to two thirds of it, and it does not really have much content. I don't know what I was hoping for when I bought this, but in essence the book can be summarized as follows:
- Don't try to obtain more storage space to put away all the things you own. Try to reduce the things you own.
- Keep what really brings you joy
- When cleaning up, do everything at once since often items that belong to one category are spread throughout our apartments, and are not just stored in one room only.
- When deciding whether to keep something or not, ask yourself if it truly brings joy to your life.
- Don't hoard stuff, such as toilet paper, because it was on sale

That's it. That's the essence. The author then literately goes through every category in a household and explains how to look at it and how to throw it away. For example, how to sort through photographs and decide which ones to keep, and which ones to through away (hint: you throw away those that don't give any joy.

Don't get me wrong. This book has its right to exist. But personally I did not gain anything from it. I guess I'm a tidy person already, but this book was really stating the obvious most of the time. The rest was filled with anecdotes.

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echte Hilfe

Marie Kondo gibt einen super Überblick, warum man zuviel Kram ansammelt, und hilft einem, strukturiert seinen Wohnraum zu einem Ort der Freude umzuwandeln. Das gibt Energie und macht glücklich. Das Buch hat mir geholfen, loszulassen und offen für die Zukunft zu sein. Dankbarkeit und Wertschätzung den Dingen entgegenzubringen, die einem wirklich wichtig sind.

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really life changing

super easy to listen to
the easiest und best method to her rid off (not only things)
follow the structure of marie kondo & you will see

I love this (audio)book

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Do much overrated !

The content of the book can be summarized as: get rif off what does not bring you joy! Why spending five hours listening to brain washing attempt mantra of the same message. Awful, worst book for ages...

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the soul of things

I really liked the book and the concept of reducing your possesions by concentrating on keeping only those you really like. I also think that respecting and honouring what you posess makes a difference in our overflowing world. sharpen your focus.
also the book is well written, and the audio nicely spoken

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What a relaxing experience

Jolted me into action and getting a tidy apartment. It works! Offers a new way to see life and the true magic of tidying!
Im a 29 year old Man and I am very content having read this book. I feel fresh, energised and with the correct mindset to get it done.

so sceptical - but awesome!!

I was super sceptical but it was so worth it. a friend whose opinion I value advised it and even though I already am quite the minimalist and considered myself "good" at tidying it gave me a life's lesson. (Not one on housekeeping exclusively!)

Great as expected

Great book, good structure with nice stories enriching the theory, really good speaker.

Motivates to try it out, but following the method really needs more time then normal tidying. It also produces a lot of chaos before it is finished. So make sure you have the time.

Good inspiration but not everything is applicable!

I was listening to this audio book while de-cluttering my apartment and it inspired me to throw away more than I would usually have. However, not every tip of hers is applicable to everyone. For instance, many things that "do not spark joy" I will still have to keep in my household because they are useful even though I don't really care about them (first-aid set, repairing tools, bank and insurance policies). Also, I'm not really interested in the clothes folding techniques.

I think you'll just have to try and see what works for you. She's definitely offering a lot of advice on how to deal with throwing away things so there should be something inspiring for everyone.
The narrator is only OK, in my opinion.

Lebensveränderndes Buch!

Ich bin begeistert. Unglaublich, wie sehr mit dieses Buch geholfen hat! Schon oft habe ich versucht meine Sachen, zb Kleidung, auszusortieren und scheiterte. Ich konnte mich nur von wenigen Teilen trennen. Dank dem Buch habe ich es endlich geschafft, mich von so vielen Dingen zu trennen und nur noch von Dingen umgeben zu sein, die mich glücklich machen. Danke!