Marie Kondo's new book, The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up, is out now. In it, she explains how outer-order contributes to inner calm more than it should. She says people feel calmer when they are in control of their environment. "I think kind of disproportionately, because we can all agree that a crowded coat closet is not something that is like a significant relevance to whether you're happy"
In This Episode, You'll learn:
- Why outer order contributes to inner calm and how we can use this to create a sense of energy and focus.
- Why monitoring our existing behavior can be a useful strategy
- How creating"Ta Da" lists (things we have accomplished) can be energizing and encouraging
- Why it's important to create safeguards for when you slip so that you can keep going
- How we can have an emotional attachment to our possessions and strategies to let go of things
- Take Gretchen's 4 Tendencies Personality Quiz
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