Joy at Work by Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein (Review)

Title: Joy at Work
Authors: Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein
Type: Nonfiction
Genre: Self Help, Business
Publisher: Little, Brown Spark (Hachette Book Group)
Date published: April 7, 2020

A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

The workplace is a magnet for clutter and mess. Who hasn’t 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 comes with a tidy desk and mind.

⤖ My Review ⬻

I’ve been meaning to read a Marie Kondo book (either her original book on tidying or the manga version which sounds and looks super cute) for some time! I know that she took the world by storm and that I could probably benefit from her advice on tidying. So, when I heard that she was coming out with a book about tidying up your workplace, I knew that this was my chance to dip a toe in. I was also intrigued because I used to spend a good part of my week in the office (before COVID-19) and I figured it’d be best if I get some advice on how to tidy up the space that I spend so much time in. I love the minimalist and simplistic beauty of the cover!

Additionally, I liked how the index was laid out (and the rest of the book by default). I did think, however, that the interior could have been designed a little more interestingly (maybe with some different formatting and/or by including some simple illustrations). But that doesn’t really matter when I consider the information that Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein’s Joy at Work contains. I normally keep the top of my work desk pretty tidy, but my drawers have gotten a bit out of control…and I can’t wait to tidy them up (and keep them tidy) with the motivation I gained from Kondo and Sonenshein!