Marie Kondo Gives Up

> Envy is such a terrible human trait.

There’s a reason it’s one of the 7 Deadly Sins.

How is this envy?

I read your comment before reading the article, and expected to find some sneering torrent of vitriol seething with hatred for Marie Kondo and everything she stands for.

Instead it was a bubbly little wisp of a human interest piece with a joke at the end about the rest of us now being free to stew in our own slop. It seems to be poking the mildest of fun at Kondo's admission that having kids doesn't leave her a lot of time to tidy up to the same standards she used to.

And I assume we both read the same linked article. I guess this just shows how one's own experiences and resulting preconceptions affect perception of the same material; and that applies to both of us.

Well, you should actually read this one then. It's is full support of her and thinks it is a good idea.

Reading comments from people who did not read the article does not spark joy for me.

Did you read the original Washington Post article that TFA is referencing?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2023/01/26/marie-kondo-k...

Marie Kondo released a new book last November (Kurashi at Home) which describes her change in direction. This publicity for her book is in no way unflattering to her, and I expect that she would enjoy the sales gained from the extra attention.

What sparks joy for me is calling out people that didn't read the article before commenting.

It has literally nothing defamatory, on the contrary.

> To which Gizmodo says: good for her!

The article is very supportive of her! There is no slander in it at all. What the hell is wrong with people

This description is in a different universe from the actual article. This is an enormously negative criticism of something that this isn't an instance of, and since your criticism is about the negativity of the author, it seems pretty hypocritical.

I read the picture caption text "I'm so excited because I love mess." That doesn't indicate any kind of giving up, merely a change in priorities/values.

I didn't sense any envy or negativity in the post at all.

> "To which Gizmodo says: good for her!"

I sure hope people can understand that no human with a specific gimmick/expertise/expert "thing" is always 100% aligned with that specific thing. No developer is 100% developing. No professional gamer is 100% gaming professionally, etc. Like the universe around us we are moving constantly changing (evolving?) creatures. We are not our profession constantly. There's too much hyperfocus these days. I hope she made good money out of all that stuff and can focus on what she wants to focus on without being judged for it.

I have two children and there was the syrup from a mandarin orange snack cup flying through the air about an hour ago.

Mercifully, it’s nap time.

Hurricane is such a good term.

I have three kids and enjoyed the article, and forwarded to the few other parents I know (except one, who still keeps her house crazy clean because she has lots of professional help) with three kids.

The spirit was “Even Marie Kondo can’t keep a clean house with three kids!”

Yep, that's a good description. And unless you're paying someone to come clean and straighten up (cleaning, organizing, and ongoing maintenance are all different concerns!), there is a large amount of time that you need to trade off in order to do that yourself. Your kids will only be kids for so long, so fuck the constant organizing routine and spend your time with them. Be reactive and just clean up when you need to, and shove things into a closet when people come over or whatever. My kid is almost 11 now, and the worst realization is that I'm way past the half way mark in the time that I have with them at home as my kid. I'll have plenty of time to put my shit away when I'm missing them while they're away at college and then building their own life.

My spouse is a professional organizer. It's a cool field, with a mix of helping people maintain a high end appearance, and also helping others who are literally trying to dig their lives out from the living room. Our home doesn't look like a completed job, though. There will (hopefully) be time for that later.

The response to the change on her part is framed by the cultural craze around her earlier advice, and the demographic within which it was influential.

Its not really about her, per se.

She just had her third kid too. Sounds like her need for tidiness in the face of having three kids was taking up a lot of time/energy and she realised spending time with her family was more important.

Sure I can.

I’ve heard people in other countries are starting to emulate the American concept of being reluctant to do the dishes

Marie Kondo's lifestyle has no effect on what I can and cannot do in my own life, nor would she ever claim it does.

>This does not mean you can continue being a messy unorganized American who waits a week to do the dishes.

True. It is much easier to just throw away the dirty dishes (they did not spark joy). But that starts to get expensive and it was much easier to just eat out of the can, or these days - thankfully - the grocery store makes complete ready to cook healthy whole food single meals oven ready. Only need to own utensils and a coffee cup now

Seriously (I mean that did happen, but) I am guessing whatever her 'giving up' is, is better than all of my best efforts combined.

I am pretty sure people who leave dishes out for a week will be unaffected by her leaving them out for a day. They will be able to leave them put as before.

> This does not mean you can continue being a messy unorganized American who waits a week to do the dishes.

Being an American means that random people don't get to tell you what you're allowed to do.

Chauvinism is not called-for and embarrasses you in public.

Tidying makes time with kids more comfortable.

That's a really good analogy.

She wrote a new book. OP is an ad.