Re:3 shirts, 4 pairs of trousers, meet Japans hardcore minim...
by lmm on Monday June 20, 2016 @07:27AM
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> where do you put the 50 pack of envelopes you had to buy to send one letter? Are scissors for opening packaging included in his possessions? Nail trimmers? Toiletries? A formal pair of shoes? Do you have to hire all this stuff when you need it, or just keep in a drawer out of sight?
(I don't know whether this is official KonMari)
It's allowed to be there, but you don't think of it as a possession: you think of it as disposable. If you need those things when e.g. you're traveling, you buy them there and leave them behind or throw them away. Same thing if you move house. If you lose them you don't worry about it - when you need them you'll buy them. If you end up buying two or three, you don't worry about that either.
> And this is what I didn't get about the KonMari method either: a formal suit doesn't "bring me joy" any more than a sink plunger, but both are necessary.
If you're talking about a suit you wear every day for work that doesn't bring you joy you should try to find a job where you don't need to wear it. If you're talking about having a suit occasionally for weddings or the like it's much better to hire one when you need it - no need to store it, no need to arrange cleaning it, no need to worry about whether it still fits when you dig it out of the cupboard.
You can buy a plunger when you need one - we're talking about maybe $5 every two years.
(I don't know whether this is official KonMari)
It's allowed to be there, but you don't think of it as a possession: you think of it as disposable. If you need those things when e.g. you're traveling, you buy them there and leave them behind or throw them away. Same thing if you move house. If you lose them you don't worry about it - when you need them you'll buy them. If you end up buying two or three, you don't worry about that either.
> And this is what I didn't get about the KonMari method either: a formal suit doesn't "bring me joy" any more than a sink plunger, but both are necessary.
If you're talking about a suit you wear every day for work that doesn't bring you joy you should try to find a job where you don't need to wear it. If you're talking about having a suit occasionally for weddings or the like it's much better to hire one when you need it - no need to store it, no need to arrange cleaning it, no need to worry about whether it still fits when you dig it out of the cupboard.
You can buy a plunger when you need one - we're talking about maybe $5 every two years.