Joy at Work is a joint effort written by Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein, addressing the idea of being tidy at work. If you’re familiar with Marie Kondo, you know about her KonMari method of cleaning, purging, and organizing, Kondo and Somemshein take this approach into the workplace and make a legitimate and noteworthy case about how having a neat work space can yield higher productivity. That concept is not really new of course, if you don’t have to search to find critical pieces of information, etc. of course you’ll be more efficient. Instead, they discuss how the act of cleaning both physical objects and digital files will free the person up to think differently about the work they do and how they approach it. Reading this book makes me want to go through old files and shred them ASAP! It also is making me think about how I prioritize my work each day, how I organize my to do list, how I delegate projects and tasks. This is a must for anyone stuck at work, thinking of change, new to a job, or an executive in charge of a division.. I also found the authors’ personal stories and different case studies valuable in emphasizing key points. I think anyone will find the strategies effective and practical

I received an advance copy through NetGalley and have written an objective review.

I thoroughly enjoyed Kondo’s prior book, “Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up” and was very excited to read her new take on the work environment. I am very organized at work and aware of my time, but I still found a new insight to things I currently do and things I can do in future to further the efficiency of my work and workspace. I definitely recommend this and hope you do too!

I've read all of Kondo's books so far and was really hoping for more from this one. While I appreciated the ideas about how to clean your work space and getting your email under control, I don't think the rest of the book really fits her methodology. The real problem is that people's workspace situations are so varied (much more than I imagine living spaces are) and a great deal of our work lives are out of our control, so the idea of discarding documents, clearing a calendar, or leaving unproductive teams just aren't things the majority of people can do easily. I think its not a bad read if you aren't so interested in her other works, but I wouldn't get too excited that repeat readers would learn much new.

Thank you to the publisher for providing this ARC through Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.

This is my honest review of Joy at Work. I was able to be able to read an advanced copy of this book from the publisher, Little, Brown and Company, via an ebook through NetGalley.
I quite enjoyed Marie Kondo’s other two books and frequently refer to The Life Changing Magic if Tidying Up. Joy at work offers readers a new way to organize their workspace, emails, and daily life at work. I found that I already naturally do some of the things she advised but did find some new tips I would like to try out. I also found the last chapter “how to spark even more joy at work” to be a interesting read. I think for myself I enjoyed her viewpoints and will work towards implementing some of these tidying changes to my workspace, once the quarantine is over.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of her previous books and would like to change their work life in the same way! I will be buying the hardback copy when it is published! Thank you to the publisher who was kind enough to allow me to read the ARC!

A tidy new addition to the Kondo universe. The book nicely folds her principles into a new realm of life for tidying.

Marie Kondo had quite a high bar to reach with her next book thanks to the success of her most recent one. She has reached that bar with this guide to eliminating clutter at work and truly having joy when you go there. As with the Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Marie provides insight and suggestions that can apply to any person that reads it. Yes, there is a lot about organizing desk space, which is difficult if you do not have a desk, but she also offers important advice on dealing with meetings that you think are meaningless, among other advice. I think this is going to be another bestseller for the author!

This book makes you want to start organizing.I know it’s coming out at a tough time when most people are working from home but how cluttered are our home work spaces because we are trying to juggle family,home and work under one roof.Having control of organizing my work space has helped me with dealing things out of my control.
Thankyou Netgalley for this ARC

Unfortunate that this is coming out when most people are away from their usual workspaces, but I think this could be equally, if not even more useful in a home workspace. This takes the classic KonMari method and applies it to one's work/desk area - both in the physical and digital sense.

I just love Marie Kondo, and I find her decluttering highly inspirational, motivational, and productive. Joy at Work is a MUST for anyone who wants to improve their workspace.

I couldn't even get through one chapter without putting down the title to take immediate action.

While not all parts were relevant to my line of work (ie how to run more effective meetings), I loved sections that talked about cleaning up digital files and how to create the best happy and healthy workspace.

My email inbox is currently less cluttered, and my computer desktop makes works so much easier now.

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This book is a great collection of recommendations to organize in the workplace. The problem is that none of the content is particularly new. Between other books about organizing your time and even Spark Joy, the content is a common sense extension, and pretty repetitive. That being said, for someone who hasn’t dipped their toe into getting organized and is overwhelmed by all the information, meetings, emails, and papers at work this is a great book.

This may be my favorite of Marie Kondo's books. It may be because it met me right where I am at or the fact that it goes far beyond the act of tidying. Marie quietly leads us to not only honor ourselves and our spaces, but also how to honor others. Instead of going into work with cluttered hearts and minds, we can bring clear thoughts, and even, you guessed it, joy.

I appreciate Marie. Her words have helped me release a lot of clutter and get to know what I actually love. It seems that our external clutter is often tied to things we need to release internally.

She tackles, desks, offices, work hours, and meetings. Our responsibility in these things greatly needs to be addressed. Her co-writer also helps us tidy our digital life. This has been a huge challenge to me to learn how to tackle things daily and store things properly.

Marie shared how she was afraid of going into television because people can be so cruel. Someone told her that she should do what she felt led to do because people hated her already. She was completely shocked that people would hate her for her work in tidying so she googled herself. The first thing she read was an article entitled "Why We Hate Marie Kondo." After reading these things, she decided to go ahead with television. I am thankful for her tenacity and courage. Great read.

I felt some of this was a reiteration from her original book, but worded for the workplace, which isn't a bad thing. Though, I did have a chuckle that in the book (this isn't a direct quote) that even if something didn't spark joy for you in the work place, you better double check and see if you needed it.
For instance, meetings don't spark joy for me, but I have to go, so there are tips on how to make it better.

There were sections on desk clutter, paperwork, digital clutter (CLEAN OFF YOUR DANG DESKTOPS), tidying your time usage, your networking, decisions, meetings, and teams.

I liked the part about "sharing" your tidying enthusiasm with others, to help encourage that one coworker to get their stuff together (literally.)

Last chapter was how to create more joy at work, and I enjoyed there was a sub category of "should you change jobs if it doesn't spark joy?" or whatever. I liked that Marie gave an example of not saying "yes, go get a new job" but, what aspects of your job bring you joy? and how can you find more joy at work? Because sometimes, we're stuck at a job we don't like (i.e. can't get or find a new one/no other options) and this suggests ideas on HOW to be happier at your job.

There were bits of this book that didn't apply to me, but what I did learn, I feel I could totally apply to my job and make it better. Overall, I did enjoy this book, and will be applying some new methods I've learned whenever we're allowed to go back to work, due to the COVID-19 shutdown.

Now if only I could get some of my coworkers to read this book...

I enjoyed this book and had never heard of many of the concepts that she discusses. However, after reading a few chapters and her recommendations on cleaning and organizing I started to see a repeated theme and started to drift off while reading. I really tried to stay focused and attack each new chapter with the same energy as I did the first few but couldn’t stay as engaged.

I do recommend this book, but over a longer period of time and not necessarily over a weekend. Take your time, read it and then come back so it’s all fresh each time.

Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein give some wonderful guidelines in this book for tidying up your work. They focus on not just your desk and workspace, but also your time, contacts, email and digital documents, and decision-making process. They give advice on team-building, evaluating tasks, and how to run an effective meeting.

I liked the chapters that Marie wrote the best. Her voice is so inspirational and clear. The advice given by Scott is also good, but I didn't connect with his voice as much.

I really liked that the circumstances and examples of each job could apply to almost any job or field of work, no matter your level or profession. The principles and criteria are general enough that they become universal truths, but the writing demonstrates those truths with specific examples of regular people who found freedom and joy through tidying.

I wish there were a tidying checklist at the end of the book, but there isn't, so I wrote my own checklist to help me as I go through the process of cleaning and tidying my office.

This book has really inspired me to get going and tidy my office and my work life!

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.

Joy at Work by Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein carry a lot of the same values as the authors' previous books, except that these guidelines are geared toward your work life rather than your home life. I took a few things away from it, but overall, it was pretty bland. It may be beneficial for managers to make their workplace better for their employees.

Thanks to NetGalley, publisher and wonderful author, for allowing me to have a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. I really liked this author's 2 previous books. I think that I consider myself an organized person and I find myself curious of ways to be even more organized. This is more of a reference book to go back to than a one time read and then forget about it kind of book. I see myself coming back to ready specific parts of this book as a refresher when it comes to great advice on ho to be organized, not just I the office but in general. Ms. Kondo is one of my favorite non-fiction authors. I look forward to her future books.

I was never a fan of the kondo method but wanted to see what all the hype was about. Maybe I am overthinking this but it realistically is just keep what you need, stay organized and only take on what you can take on on a daily basis. Felt a little ridiculous that people actually are obsessed with this. I did try but found it a waste of my time. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Joy at Work? Sounds a little too good to be true, but surprisingly Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein prove it may not be impossible at all. As a Marie Kondo fan, I was very interested in the idea of applying the KonMari Method in other areas of my life. Marie and Scott tag team to provide meaningful and practical applications that any person, regardless of their title, status, or position can apply.

While I consider myself to be pretty organized (my desk is generally bare and I discard of paper as soon as a project is over), I did learn a lot about digital clutter and how to tidy up my electronic life, which was amazing! The book addresses topics such as imagining your ideal worklife, decluttering your desk, evaluating your professional networks and teams, as well as organizing tidy meetings. The meetings part definitely hit home as I know many of us can relate to be held hostage in ineffective or frankly unnecessary meetings.

Definitely a must read for anyone who is interested in sparking joy at work!

Thanks NetGalley for the review copy. I learned a lot about tidying up my work space and managing work/life balance.

This is about what I expected from Marie Kondo. Nothing amazing, but a nice little book on a nice little topic.