Marie Kondo's book The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up actually did change my life and how I think about my stuff--but I didn't realize it until I watched the Netflix show featuring Kondo recently and recognized how much I'd incorporated her methods into my lifestyle. My drawers look like cute little bento boxes when you open them, many years later. It got me thinking about what other books/ideas have had shaped me/changed my perspective. And what what about the books in my friends' lives?

This Q & C episode includes five short segments with five people I adore, who generously shared their own life-changing book stories.