Marie Kondo and Neurodivergent Space

Part 1 - or, why the KonMari method is more neurodivergent than it looks.

I've been meaning to write more about animism, and I’ve been wanting to write about Marie Kondo. It's tricky because many miles of ink have already been spilled about Kondo. A subtle animism is central to the KonMari method - holding objects, thanking them, feeling their energy. This should be no surprise since Kondo herself is formerly a Shinto shrine maiden. But I'm not Japanese and there's a limited amount I can intelligently say about that.

What I do want to talk about is how the KonMari method appeals to a subset of neurodivergent people, specifically.