The Joy of Decluttering

Today I had the privilege to witness two separate blowups about Marie Kondo in my regular online hangouts. (Marie Kondo, if you didn't already know, is the decluttering guru who goes around people's houses and asks them "Does this bring you joy?" Or, well, something like that; I've never actually read her books.) Apparently, the main point of contention was her advice about books, in which she advises readers to cut down on their collections quite heavily, claiming she has only 30 books in her home herself. This struck folks as just too few books, I guess.

Anyway, inspired by this, I decided to take a look at my own bookshelves, and see what I could bear to throw out. I kept asking myself, "Would I really miss this if it was gone?" It turns out at least 15 books didn't make the cut, so I'm dropping them off at the local library after work tomorrow. And, thanks to my decluttering, a bunch of books I do actually like can now fit on my bookshelves! Thanks, Marie Kondo!