Joy at Work

Marie Kondo teams up with organizational psychology professor Scott Sonenshein to bring the KonMari principle — keep only what sparks joy — into the office. The book moves through seven categories of professional clutter: physical space, digital files, time, decisions, networks, meetings, and teams. Sonenshein's research adds real substance to Kondo's intuitive method, and the combination is more rigorous than either author's solo work in this domain. The practical, action-oriented advice is the clear strength. A couple of caveats: the two voices don't always mesh smoothly, and the ideas largely extend existing frameworks rather than breaking new ground. Kondo's approach carries light Shinto-influenced spiritual undertones around gratitude toward objects — minimal here, but worth noting. Otherwise entirely clean and suitable for any workplace reader.