Joy at Work by Marie Kondo -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Table of Contents Dedication Notes to the Reader Introduction 1 | Why Tidy?

How Tidying My Workspace Changed My Life Why Tidying Up Improves Work Performance Are Messy People Really More Creative? The High Cost of Nonphysical Clutter Tidying Up Helps You Find a Sense of Purpose

2 | If You Keep Falling Back to Clutter

Visualizing Your Ideal Work Life Tidy Up All in One Go and You’ll Never Rebound Choosing What to Keep Create an Environment Where You Can Focus Let Your Tidying Festival Begin!

3 | Tidying Your Workspace

Books: Discover Your Values Through Tidying Papers: The Basic Rule Is Discard Everything Divide Komono into Subcategories Sentimental Items Desk Storage How Tidying Up Can Change Your Life Mifuyu’s Life-Changing Experience From Tidying the Physical Aspects to Tidying the Nonphysical Aspects of Your Workspace

4 | Tidying Digital Work

You Don’t Need a Lot of Folders for Your Digital Documents Use the Desktop to Delight Don’t Let Email Take Over Your Work Fewer Apps on Your Phone Means Fewer Distractions

5 | Tidying Time

Activity Clutter Disrupts Our Days The Overearning Trap The Urgency Trap The Multitasking Trap Make a Task Pile to Find Out What Your Actual Job Is Evaluate Your Tasks to Make Your Job More Joyful Don’t Be So Fast to Say Yes Add a Daily Joy Create a Clean Space on Your Calendar

6 | Tidying Decisions

7 | Tidying Your Network

How Big a Network Do You Need? Evaluate Your Contacts to Identify Joy-Sparking Relationships How to Make High-Quality Connections

8 | Tidying Meetings

Imagine Your Ideal Meeting Gather Your Meetings Separate Messy Meetings from Irrelevant Ones Going to More Meetings Doesn’t Make You More Valuable Anyone Can Bring More Joy to a Meeting Run a Tidy Meeting

9 | Tidying Teams

Visualizing Your Ideal Team Make a Teams Pile Evaluate Your Teams Pile Don’t Create Messes for Your Teammates Trust Keeps Teams Tidy Disagreements Don’t Always Make a Mess Clean Up Personal Conflicts Big Teams Are Usually Full of Clutter

10 | Sharing the Magic of Tidying

Let Your Tidying Inspire Others Show Care for the Workplace Treasure Your Coworkers

11 | How to Spark Even More Joy at Work

Caring for What We Keep Improves Work Performance Adding More Joy to Your Workspace Should You Change Your Job If It Doesn’t Spark Joy? Enjoy the Process of Creating a Joyful Work Life When the Fear of Others’ Opinions Holds You Back Make Time for Honest Self-Reflection Ways We Tidy Up Work as a Couple Your Work and Your Life Are the Sum of Your Choices Maintaining Work-Life Balance Joy at Work Sparks Joy in Life

Acknowledgments Discover More About the Authors Also by Marie Kondo Also by Scott Sonenshein Notes