I have too much stuff, and i want to get rid of some of it. i'm not going to thank my socks when i take them off, and the idea that everything needs to spark joy seems a little excessive. 
 it provided some good ideas but also made me feel anxious & nervous when thinking about some stuff i keep for nostalgic reasons- about the box of my mom's clothes i keep in my closet, in particular. when i was reading this, thinking i was actually gonna go through all of this, i wasn't sure what to do about it. i'm probably not going to wear any of my mom's old sweaters or dresses, but she died seven months ago, so i really don't want to get rid of them. 
 a lot of this advice seemed very class dependent: throw away without concern, you can always buy another if you really need it, don't keep spares or buy in bulk. um, what? i'm going to keep buying toothbrushes and toilet paper from costco, and i'd rather have an extra cord than have to continually buy them & throw them out if they come in double packs. 
 there were some good ideas, i love the thought that all my tshirts should spark joy & i could stand to get rid of a couple books. but even though this method is supposedly for everyone, it's a little to extreme for me.