It is not that people cannot change, but it takes a fair amount of time for changes to become visible

They say you shouldn't expect others to change.

So, I tried experiencing for myself how much time it takes to change and how much learning is required, and I certainly thought that changing others must be difficult.
It also took a considerable amount of brainwashing time to change myself (lol).

By the way, as those who frequently read my articles might guess, the person who brainwashed me is Junko Furukata.

What surprises even me is that I barely watched the YouTubers I used to watch, and instead watched about 140 out of the 163 videos uploaded as of today.

It really takes quite a while to get influenced, doesn't it?

Up until about halfway through, my attitude was to incorporate even more advanced methods that aligned with my own way of thinking, but about three days ago, I finally decided to change even the things that differed from my own way of thinking and just let myself be dyed in her -ism.

This is how people get brainwashed (lol)

Each video is about 10 to 20 minutes long, so let's take 15 minutes as an average; 100 videos would be 1500 minutes, which is 25 hours.
140 videos is 35 hours.

Hearing 35 hours, I even chuckled to myself, 'How much am I watching?', but well, if it were an RPG, that's about enough time to finish one game or not. If I weren't playing games, I'd naturally have that much time.

By the way, if we compare the similarities between Usatomi's original way of thinking and Furukata-sensei's way of thinking regarding items in the room, using O for similarities and △ for differences (this is not about good or bad):

Usatomi's approach to tidying up

Things Furukata-sensei says further

Well, there are various things, but while I am generally someone who can relatively easily throw things away, and I have nothing but empathy for everything except the living room view, I thought the living room was somewhat unavoidable.

But in the end, the only thing that changed was the top of the desk, which is a part of the living room, so this is all that has actually changed in reality.

・Items placed on the counter have been tidied up and minimized
・The shelf on the desk is gone
・Or rather, things other than computer peripherals are gone from the desk
・I also unified the colors

Although I only placed the shelf I removed this time around GW since coming to this house, which is about 3 to 4 months, I hadn't changed the layout on the desk since my previous house, so I hadn't felt any discomfort for 4 years, and if anything, I've lived with similar desks since I was at my parents' house, so although I think it's hard to convey to others,this impact is relatively huge for me.

I spend about 90% of the time I'm at home looking at this view. Although what I'm intently watching is the monitor with YouTube or a movie on it.

I thought about posting the 9/15 photo on note, but I didn't end up posting it because I felt it didn't change much. It was already quite tidy in my mind at this point (or rather, it was like this as of this 9/11 article).

Also, to achieve a sense of color uniformity, I made things other than the speakers, like cables and the clock, black. The reason the mouse is blue is... well, I think it's fine because if all the mice were black, it would be hard to tell which one is which. It matches the counter, too.

If I work on the desk, things will inevitably get placed there, but since it's fine not to have anything on the floor in the first place, it's not like I can't tidy up once a fixed spot for things on the desk is decided.

By the way, as for whether the things on the desk will decrease any further, I think this is the minimum, partly because the peripherals are kept to a minimum, and also because, thanks to a miraculous arrangement, the speakers' capabilities are being fully drawn out.

After moving the shelf, the sound quality improved by about 130%, but I feel like it's settled at around 125%, and I think I'm fine with it as is.
Right now, I'd rather have "sound quality" than "beauty" (laughs).
I'll go for beauty when I get even better speakers.
If you're wondering what on earth I'm talking about, refer to the article marked ▲.

The power needed to change

It's not entirely wrong to say that because the counter was tidied up, I thought, "Let's do the desk too!", but even for a better solution within content I chose myself,

it took about 20 hours of watching videos to break away from my deeply ingrained mindset of "it's okay if the desk isn't tidy because I prioritize convenience,"20 hoursand,

from there, it took another 35 hours to accept the best solution,35 hours to accept the best solution,

if anything,even after accepting it, it takes time to notice where things are different.
Especially if, in my own mind, the state is "not wrong."

Changing one's way of thinking requires quite a lot of power, and it also takes time to make that visible in reality.

This is the same story as in any art form where "teaching yourself leads to bad habits." Since tidying up isn't an art form, no one teaches you, and even if you have an ideal, there is no single correct answer, so
unless it's a complete hoarder's house, no one knows if it's "wrong" or notbut I think it's easy for it to become a conversation about "not reaching my own ideal."
it's easy for it to become a conversation about "not reaching my own ideal."Especially in my place, since there's nothing on the floor, I feel like even my parents or friends who visit don't even think to tell me to tidy up, even if the desk is a bit cluttered.

This isn't limited to tidying up a room; I think it applies to many things as long as you aren't in a situation with a clear "teacher," like in work or specific hobbies and lessons.

Even so, since Usatosan is a designer by profession, even if I don't have a shred of sense for the house, I could probably get it to about 95 points if someone told me to focus on the look, while suppressing the functional side of "how I want to use it," but to grasp the remaining 5 points, it's probably impossible without watching the videos a second time, and

if it were someone else's business where I could use any budget, I'd go for 100 points, but when it comes to my own stuff, things like budget and convenience are seriously tough.

It's tough!

I'm sure there are people for whom just watching videos or reading books is impossible no matter what.
Even though this teacher is a step above Usatosan, their methods are close to the way Usatosan "naturally did things," except for "being thoroughly particular about the view of the living room."
It's certain that when choosing a mentor, it's better to pick someone whose methods are close to your own.
Otherwise, even if you feel like you've changed, you won't be able to keep it up in the end. Minimalists or simplists don't suit Usatosan.

Changing others... I mean, that's impossible, right?

I thought that if you wanted to make someone else do something, it would be even tougher. Plus, Usatosan's 90 points might be the other person's 30 points.

Usatosan thinks:
・It's better if there's nothing on the floor
・It's okay if the desk is cluttered

But for some people,
・It's okay if things are on the floor up to halfway
・It's better if there's nothing on the desk

might be the case.
If these two people live together, it's useless for them to say anything to each other.

In this case, it's someone who is in a way, a mentor-like figure whose methods are 90% similar to my own, whom I chose to watch of my own volition. Even so,
it took 25 hours of watching videos before I decided to clean up my desk, and another 35 hours before I actually moved the shelf to the storage room.

People are not incapable of changing; the potential for change itself exists.
But if it's someone else, you should stop trying to persuade them for 25 hours, and in the first place, if you tell them to do something where their methods and way of thinking are completely different, the time it takes to change will likely be even longer, making it astronomical. Like in the performing arts, you wouldn't want to hear that much nagging about how your methods are wrong and where you're off, right?

In that case, it's probably more constructive for Usausami to clean the floor and the other person to clean their desk.

They say it's faster to change yourself than to change others, but I thought I should keep in mind that changing yourself is also quite slow.
But it's not like you can't change, so if it's a good thing, don't rush, don't get frustrated with yourself, and although your way of thinking might change first and it might take even longer to be able to do it as an action, wouldn't it be fine to try changing slowly, very slowly?

A superfluous remark.
I thought, what if it's a partner who is 90% perfect even if both the desk and floor are 70% cluttered... but that's just my childhood home (lol).
I guess you could still live like that. With my current mindset, though, I'd end up wanting to clean it up.