Joy at Work, Marie Kondo
Joy at Work, Marie Kondo
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Joy at Work
Organizing Your Professional Life

Author: Marie Kondo, Scott Sonenshein

Narrator: Brittany Ishibashi, Dan Woren

Unabridged: 5 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/07/2020

Synopsis

Declutter your desk and brighten up your business with this transformative guide from an organizational psychologist and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.
The workplace is a magnet for clutter and mess. Who hasn't felt drained by wasteful meetings, disorganized papers, endless emails, and unnecessary tasks? These are the modern-day hazards of working, and they can slowly drain the joy from work, limit our chances of career progress, and undermine our well-being.
There is another way. In Joy at Work, bestselling author and Netflix star Marie Kondo and Rice University business professor Scott Sonenshein offer stories, studies, and strategies to help you eliminate clutter and make space for work that really matters.
Using the world-renowned KonMari Method and cutting-edge research, Joy at Work will help you overcome the challenges of workplace mess and enjoy the productivity, success, and happiness that come with a tidy desk and mind.

About Marie Kondo

Marie Kondo runs an acclaimed consulting business in Tokyo, helping clients transform their cluttered homes into spaces of serenity and inspiration. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up is a bestseller and has been turned into a television drama for Japanese TV. Marie has been featured in the Sunday Times, Red magazine, and You magazine.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bkwmlee on December 26, 2021

3.5 stars I received this book as a Christmas gift from one of my friends who is a huge Marie Kondo fan. While I did enjoy this one quite a bit, some parts I felt were repetitive and mostly stuff I had heard before — this was mostly chapters 4 and on, where Kondo’s co-writer Scott Sonenshein writes a......more

Goodreads review by Katie on May 04, 2020

The humor of reading this while being quarantined at home is not lost on me. It may seem irrelevant to read about sparking joy at work when you’re not physically in the office, but I find that many of these principles still apply. My desk right now is actually a dining table, which I’m also using as......more

Goodreads review by Ben on April 10, 2020

REALLY basic book. I am really unimpressed. Like, basic self-help knowledge. Then, a TON of BOOMER computer how-to's. Like how to empty your email. HOW TO CREATE DESKTOP FOLDERS?!?!?!?!? Who is this written for, Kondo?! Also, PUBLISHER, who releases an "AT WORK" book now!?!? I would have postponed the rel......more

Goodreads review by Emily on January 20, 2020

Big thank you to Little, Brown and Company for the ARC! Marie Kondo again writes a wholly accessible and applicable self-help book! Despite being a college student not yet in the professional scene, I still found the advice and tips helpful, especially within the realm of digital tidying up! I am som......more

Goodreads review by Plateresca on December 14, 2020

I started listening to The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing, then saw this book, and as I was at the same time wondering what to do about my email clutter, I made a pause to listen to this one. And I'm more or less happy with the book's solution to th......more

Quotes

"Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein are modern-day superheroes -- the dynamic duo of office efficiency and satisfaction. Their timely book delivers the tools, questions, and mindsets you need to rid the clutter that's piling on your desk, clogging your calendar, and infiltrating your personal networks. If you want joy in life, the place to begin is Joy at Work."—Daniel H. Pink, New York Times bestselling author of When, To Sell Is Human, and Drive

"Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein understand something very important about life and work: many times the key to success comes from subtracting, not adding. For anyone looking to bring more joy and focus to their office and career, Joy at Work is the book you've been waiting for."—Alex Banayan, author of the #1 international bestseller The Third Door

"Finding joy at work isn't magic -- it takes work. But it might feel a bit more like play thanks to the practical insights from Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein."—Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take, and host of the TED podcast WorkLife

"A tidy guide to finding joy at work. Full of psychological wisdom and practical tips -- I loved it!"—Angela Duckworth, New York Times bestselling author of Grit

"Joy at Work is a charming antidote to the messiness of organizational life. It will help you be happier, waste less time, and lead others -- and is mighty fun to read."
—Bob Sutton, Stanford Professor, organizational psychologist, and author of bestsellers The No Asshole Rule and Good Boss, Bad Boss

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