Marie Kondo
Marie Kondo
Marie Kondois a Japanese organizing consultant and author. She has written four books on organizing, which have collectively sold millions of copies and have been translated from Japanese into languages including Korean, Chinese, French, German, and English. In particular, her book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizinghas been published in more than 30 countries. It was a best seller in Japan and in Europe, and was published in the United States in 2014...
NationalityJapanese
ProfessionBusinesswoman
CountryJapan
I recommend tidying by category, not by place. For example, instead of deciding that today you'll tidy a particular room, set goals such as 'clothes today, books tomorrow.'
If you fold your clothes in the formal spark of joy, you can actually make the joy last longer.
About tidying up a toy box, you should let your kids experience the selection process by touching all of their toys. It's also important how they throw away their toys. They can earn a stronger sense of valuing things when they throw things away with respect and appreciation.
It is very natural for me to say thank you to the goods that support us.
I will only purchase what fits me. If I want to lose weight, I do that first and then go shopping.
There's no need to let your family know the details of what you throw out or donate. You can leave communal spaces to the end. The first step is to confront your own stuff.
It's easy to get rid of things when there is an obvious reason for doing so. It's much more difficult when there is no compelling reason.
The objective of cleaning is not just to clean, but to feel happiness living within that environment.
Have gratitude for the things you're discarding. By giving gratitude, you're giving closure to the relationship with that object, and by doing so, it becomes a lot easier to let go.
I used to clean my brother and sister's rooms. And I would go to friends' houses and clean their rooms, too.
My head was full of tidying tips, and I had complete, albeit misguided, confidence that I could tidy any place.
The process of facing and selecting our possessions can be quite painful. It forces us to confront our imperfections and inadequacies and the foolish choices we made in the past.