"we can only truly spark joy in our work life when we have put every aspect of it in order."-marie kondo for your business by scott sonenshein spark joy at work and to-do list to get to the work you want to do chris gillett studios quick glance at your calendar leaves you dreading the week and piles of papers on your desk await you're working on will have any real impact at all sound familiar? you're not alone many things to do and too many distrac- that don't bring us any closer to the work life we want don't let clutter-in your workspace digital life or daily schedule-take the joy kondo and i recommend in our new and miscellaneous items such as office that spark joy and discard everything else on your smartphone and files on your notifications and the frustration of never finding what you need arrange your calendar to make room politely say no so you've got the freedom to say yes to what's most important less significant ones that sap your energy build a network of meaningful rela- scott sonenshein tional psychologist and co-author of joy at work connections can offer the support you need to flourish improve the most valuable meetings while sidestepping those that waste small in size and short in length sharing information and speaking up when you've got something to add gravitate to teams driven by a purpose and stay away from those loaded with personal conflicts comfortable and is filled with what dedicate attention to projects that make become enthusiastic about learning new tional changes that come from tidying are truly magical! konmari media inc marie kondo star of tidying up with marie kondo and founder of konmari co-author of joy at costco warehouses marie's inbox joy at work the only emails i keep in my inbox are those that are requiring a reply or some want to read thoroughly later to keep the volume manage- maximum number that can be them in a few simple folders labeled "work," "personal" and "financial.” emails are particularly easy to find with there's no need to make a lot of categories.-marie kondo