so after a month or so (more? i don't know, time is fake) of reading various hot takes about Marie Kondo, i've been curious about what her actual teachings are, so i decided to seek out a copy of her book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. turns out my mom had a copy, so i gave it a read.

now, i haven't cleaned my room in at least a year, probably closer to two. and it's probably been much longer since i really made an attempt to organize, or to decide what i wanted to keep and what i didn't want any longer.

there are some things about the book that intuitively appeal to me. for instance, in the introduction Kondo mentions (in regard to advice to tidy up "a little bit at a time"), "I am not the type of person who likes to plug away at something, one step at a time. For people like me, who do their assignments on the very last day right before the deadline, this approach just doesn't work," and then, "If, like me, you are not the diligent, persevering type, then I recommend aiming for perfection just once." this appeals to me because i find trying to build slow & steady habits very difficult; i tend to read a book or write an essay all at once rather than a little bit at a time.

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i don't know. it looks promising but idk if i have it in me to confront that anxiety. so maybe i just won't. i guess i'll think about it for now, since tomorrow i'll probably be too busy anyway.