Feb 12, 2019
So, if you haven't been living under a rock, you've seen a wave
of people "Marie Kondo-ing" their lives. They're organizing their
stuff, throwing things away, and trying to hold inanimate objects
to discover what brings them joy.
But, why did we get so disorganized in the first place?
Why do we have so much stuff?
The way I see it, if you did the Marie Kondo method- it should be
for the last time.
But like with most of the things that we partake in- we aren't ever
encouraged to figure out what the cause of the issue is.
You see, the Marie Kondo method is great. However, it addresses a
symptom. And for everyone, the cause will be different.
Why do you have so many clothes?
Why is your life so overwhelmingly cluttered or scattered?
Why do you keep buying more stuff?
Many of of these things are habits at this point- habits that bring
us closer to some sort of comfort, whether that's the comfort of
over-accumulating STUFF, trying to dress a body we hate but are
desperately trying to love, or trying to prove something to
someone, or even to ourselves.
Debt is similar to this in nature. It's a habit. And you can read
any and all "get out of debt" books that you can sink your teeth
into and yet- we're only addressing symptoms. You keep digging
yourself into debt for a reason, and if no one is asking you what
the cause is to your debt-as-a-symptom- you'll get into and out of
debt one million times over, just like you'll Marie Kondo your
house ten million times.