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Joy at Work

By: Marie Kondo, Scott Sonenshein
Narrated by: Dan Woren, Brittany Ishibashi
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Summary

Find your focus – wherever you're working – with Joy at Work.

Marie Kondo's first book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying, sparked a new genre of books and became an international bestseller. Now, for the first time, you will be guided through the process of tidying up your work life. Whether you are unexpectedly working at home or if you have a dedicated work space or office, if you properly simplify and organize your work life once, you’ll never have to do it again.

In Joy at Work, KonMari method pioneer Marie Kondo and organizational psychologist Scott Sonenshein will help you to refocus your mind on what's important at work, and as their examples show, the results can be truly life-changing. With advice on how to improve the way you work, the book features advice on problem areas including fundamentals like how to organize your desk, finally get through your emails and find balance by ditching distractions and focusing on what sparks joy.

Like how the key to successful tidying in the home is by tackling clutter in the correct order, Joy at Work adapts the inspirational KonMari Method for your professional life, taking you step-by-step through your working day so that you can identify the most joyful way to work for you. Once you’ve found order in your work, you can feel empowered to find confidence, energy and motivation to create the career you want and move on from negative working practices.

'Marie Kondo’s magical new book made me happier at work' - Sarah Shaffi, Stylist

©2019 Marie Kondo (P)2019 Hachette Audio

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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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
The Japanese organisation consultant has revolutionised the way we organise our homes, and our lives. (Good Housekeeping)

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Luv it!

I luv this book!
Thanks for the joyful journey!
Listen to this repeatedly to boost my joy at work.😍

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The advice was useful but the narrators were distracting. The man spoke in a very odd way and almost sounded like Kermit at times.

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Great book for anyone wanting to find joy at work

inspiring, simple and challenging. very enjoyable . a Great book for anyone wanting to find more joy at work and improve their organisation skills.

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Just no.

No. no no no. Not only is this womans voice just utterly unbearably annoying but she isn't saying anything of value either.

I struggled through two hours of this before giving up, let me save you the pain:
"Stop living like a tramp, tidy your ... up".
There you go, 5 hours of monotonous boring bla summed up into one single sentence which you probably learned when you were 5.

Atleast the first 4 chapters of this book are realy very boring and unhelpful.
For anyone that was brought up right and already knows the value of keeping your surroundings clean and tidy, this book will not give you joy or bring anything new or valuable to your life.

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Nothing new

Wouldn't recommend this book since there isn't much new information here compared with Marie Kondo's other books. I'd recommend the other two she has written but give this one a miss.

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