The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying
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- Author：Marie Kondō
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Summary
Transform your home into a permanently clear and clutter-free space with the incredible KonMari Method。 Japan's expert declutterer and professional cleaner Marie Kondo will help you tidy your rooms once and for all with her inspirational step-by-step method。
The key to successful tidying is to tackle your home in the correct order， to keep only the things you really love and to do it all at once – and quickly。 After that for the rest of your life you only need to choose what to keep and what to discard。
The KonMari Method will not just transform your space。 Once you have your house in order you will find that your whole life will change。 You can feel more confident， you can become more successful， and you can have the energy and motivation to create the life you want。 You will also have the courage to move on from the negative aspects of your life: you can recognise and finish a bad relationship; you can stop feeling anxious; you can finally lose weight。
Marie Kondo's method is based on a 'once-cleaned， never-messy-again' approach。 If you think that such a thing is impossible then you should definitely read this compelling book。
The key to successful tidying is to tackle your home in the correct order， to keep only the things you really love and to do it all at once – and quickly。 After that for the rest of your life you only need to choose what to keep and what to discard。
The KonMari Method will not just transform your space。 Once you have your house in order you will find that your whole life will change。 You can feel more confident， you can become more successful， and you can have the energy and motivation to create the life you want。 You will also have the courage to move on from the negative aspects of your life: you can recognise and finish a bad relationship; you can stop feeling anxious; you can finally lose weight。
Marie Kondo's method is based on a 'once-cleaned， never-messy-again' approach。 If you think that such a thing is impossible then you should definitely read this compelling book。
Reviews
Bagus Nugroho
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Review pertama dari seorang yang gak pernah baca buku。Justru buku ini yang membuat saya mulai tertarik untuk memulai membaca buku-buku lainnya。Buku yang cocok dibaca dikala santai， tidak terlalu banyak membahas bebersih secara teknis。 Tetapi lebih banyak membahas secara filosofis dan membuat saya sadar bahwa kita tidak perlu membeli banyak barang。
Melissa Gurner
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Really enjoyed this book can't wait to start decluttering things in our house by using Marie kondos advice！ Would recommend for anyone wanting to be less cluttered。 Really enjoyed this book can't wait to start decluttering things in our house by using Marie kondos advice！ Would recommend for anyone wanting to be less cluttered。 。。。more
Anass FAUZI
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كتيب ممتع و مفيد، تعلمت منه أشياء نظرية و أخرى عملية لكن توجد بعض العيوب أبرزها أن بعض الأفكار واضحة جدا لكن الكاتبة تطيل فيها。
Diego Ortiz
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Quien se ama busca su propia utopía， y Marie Kondō nos guía con su enfoque de la filosofía del minimalismo hacia la felicidad。 Además de mostrarnos como mantener el ambiente despejado。Puede llegar a romantizar los objetos， pero filosofando un poco: que son mas que átomos en vibración al igual que lo es un ser vivo。 Dar amor para recibir lo mismo。 El Yang del Yin， el Karma。 La autora se centra en las emociones， va mas allá de la organización banal， y aunque puede sonar cursi en algunas lineas; ap Quien se ama busca su propia utopía， y Marie Kondō nos guía con su enfoque de la filosofía del minimalismo hacia la felicidad。 Además de mostrarnos como mantener el ambiente despejado。Puede llegar a romantizar los objetos， pero filosofando un poco: que son mas que átomos en vibración al igual que lo es un ser vivo。 Dar amor para recibir lo mismo。 El Yang del Yin， el Karma。 La autora se centra en las emociones， va mas allá de la organización banal， y aunque puede sonar cursi en algunas lineas; aporta interés y diferencia。Lo único que podría cambiar es el hecho de repetir frases， palabras o ideas mas de dos veces en cada capitulo。 Sin embargo quiero creer que puede funcionar como un recordatorio que implante bien la idea en el lector。El digno gurú del minimalista。 。。。more
Jane
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She started reading housewife magazines when she was five？ Some of Marie Kondō's organisational tips feel quite ableist to me。 When she is discussing different ways， she plainly states that with research in psychology， her way works for everyone， seemly missing that neurodivergent people also fall into this。。。 Um， I find that questionable。 Maybe I'm wrong。A lot of her other tips about tidying up I agree with。 But， she really underestimates how much people read and enjoy reading。 Also， her views She started reading housewife magazines when she was five？ Some of Marie Kondō's organisational tips feel quite ableist to me。 When she is discussing different ways， she plainly states that with research in psychology， her way works for everyone， seemly missing that neurodivergent people also fall into this。。。 Um， I find that questionable。 Maybe I'm wrong。A lot of her other tips about tidying up I agree with。 But， she really underestimates how much people read and enjoy reading。 Also， her views on throwing things out should be replaced with recycling or donating to charity。 If not， it sounds VERY wasteful。 Overall， Marie Kondō's opinion is her own。 I took her advice with a grain of salt。 Some were good; some were not。 You never know what you will take from what she has to say。 。。。more
Chicken Circles
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 My journey with this book has spanned 5 months and 2 houses worth of throwing things away。 By slowly reading each section as I went and at times having to reread chapters to grasp the real meaning of it。 I've begun to realize that there is an absence of space in my life for things that don't really matter。 There were a few quotes used that have really stuck with me， all along the lines of; everything you own at one time or another is there to serve a purpose and you gain something from everythin My journey with this book has spanned 5 months and 2 houses worth of throwing things away。 By slowly reading each section as I went and at times having to reread chapters to grasp the real meaning of it。 I've begun to realize that there is an absence of space in my life for things that don't really matter。 There were a few quotes used that have really stuck with me， all along the lines of; everything you own at one time or another is there to serve a purpose and you gain something from everything that comes in and out of your life， and once you come to terms with the purpose it has fulfilled， it's easier to say goodbye。 Since moving house recently I've spent a lot of time reflecting on the environment I want to be in for the next chapter of my life。 I realize I had things every where that meant nothing to me。 Since then， I've taken a step back to reflect on the changes I need to make， （And have made already） to get life into a place where the only thing I have to think about is what's next。 It really is true that your mental state is reflected in your physical environment， and thinking back to childhood I've always been a really cluttered person with so many things to occupy myself， hundreds of books from the age of 10 and things revolving in and out of my life。 But even from really obscure memories， I've always had this need to have order， to have things to reflect on， and to truly love what I have。 I think between May and now reading this book my life has completely transformed and is still changing every day。 This book was funny at times， heart-warming， and completely inspiring。 I don't read much non-fiction， but I was just way too curious to not know the depths behind the KonMari method。 Moral of the Story。 Tidying: The Simple， Effective Way To feel better about anything at any time。 。。。more
Leda
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While there are some useful and decent tips in here， its advise is mostly directed towards women。 This is most evident on the fact that the anecdotal material （i。e。 people who have tried this method with Marie Kondo are frequently women or couples where the woman are suggested to be the person actively tidying， and example tips she gives） often idealises a kind of traditional femininity。 Such， as "If you are a woman， try wearing something elegant as nightwear。 The worst thing you can do is wear While there are some useful and decent tips in here， its advise is mostly directed towards women。 This is most evident on the fact that the anecdotal material （i。e。 people who have tried this method with Marie Kondo are frequently women or couples where the woman are suggested to be the person actively tidying， and example tips she gives） often idealises a kind of traditional femininity。 Such， as "If you are a woman， try wearing something elegant as nightwear。 The worst thing you can do is wear a sloppy sweatsuit。" I can certainly guess that she means， 'well wear what makes you feel good to bed and don't bother with things that make you feel less dynamic'， but the sentence suggests a level of presumption that I just can't enjoy。 The TV series she has on Netflix were more enjoyable。 。。。more
Joe Langdale
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I think this may be a book for other people， I already employ most of her tactics as such。
Alexander Holbreich
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Everyone need to read it once ;）
Maura
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absolutely terrified， will not be throwing my unsparking belongings into a dumpster or thanking my clothing but you do you i guess
Ayşe Katırcı
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Hayatta sadece sevdiğimiz ögelerle çevrili olmaktan daha büyük bir mutluluk düşünemiyorum。 Gerçek yaşamınız evinizi düzene soktuktan sonra başlar。 。。
Persephonie
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“You’ll be surprised at how many of the things you possess have already fulfilled their role。” This was a fun little read as I’m packing up my four-bedroom house to move into a two-bedroom duplex。 I do feel like it helped me look at some things more analytically and decide that they didn’t need to travel with me。 It was a good， short read and I would recommend it to anyone going through a transition in life！
Mary Milroy
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Listened to the audio book in less than 24 hours！ I couldn’t stop I wanted to know everything！ I loved it！ I wrote notes and I’m well on my way to living in joy！
Amanda Oliveira
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Acho que tem gente sendo bem chata com a Marie kkkk eu já conhecia alguns métodos e regras dela pelas séries da Netflix então pra mim foi só um complemento do que ela "prega"。 Sobre as dicas: eu acho ótimasss e coloco várias em prática。 A gente tem que saber o que vale pra gente e o que não， e nesse ponto o livro só mostra uma perspectiva diferente de como tratar nossos objetos。 Sobre o livro: longo demais， tem literalmente um capítulo que é ela recapitulando tudo （eu sinceramente pulei）。 Mas de Acho que tem gente sendo bem chata com a Marie kkkk eu já conhecia alguns métodos e regras dela pelas séries da Netflix então pra mim foi só um complemento do que ela "prega"。 Sobre as dicas: eu acho ótimasss e coloco várias em prática。 A gente tem que saber o que vale pra gente e o que não， e nesse ponto o livro só mostra uma perspectiva diferente de como tratar nossos objetos。 Sobre o livro: longo demais， tem literalmente um capítulo que é ela recapitulando tudo （eu sinceramente pulei）。 Mas de resto o livro é bem rápido e fácil de ler。 Como já citado por muita gente tem algumas coisas que ela escreve que parecem retrógradas。Fiquei com muita vontade de aprender mais sobre a filosofia do xintoísmo que parece que faz muito sentido com a filosofia KonMari。 。。。more
Diana
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Left off with 33。0% "Tidying order - Follow the correct order Left off with 33。0% "Tidying order - Follow the correct order 。。。more
Agnieszka
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Een heel makkelijk en vlot geschreven boek。 Ik heb de kriebels helemaal te pakken van het opruimen。 Ik ben er ook mee gestart。。。en zaaaalig is het om op te ruimen。 Ik kan me helemaal vinden in de filosofie van Marie。 Een aanrader die van het opruimen een leuke bezigheid wilt maken。
Bruce Do
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Nội dung hướng đến của cuốn sách hay; nhưng bị dài dòng và trùng lặp ý trong việc sắp xếp nội dung viết。 Tác giả đi quá chi tiết vào các hoạt động cá nhân mà không nêu bật được ý nghĩa của ví dụ。Xừng đáng 3/5
Marcy
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I didn’t finish this before my loan was up。 The book was very interesting listening。 Her principles （that I got to - 49% finished） are solid。 I’m looking forward to seeing how I can incorporate some of her methods into my life。 I can’t do the intensely declutter phase that she starts with， due to time。 I’m trying to figure out how I can make just one area better with the small chunks of free time I have these days。 Very encouraging read for this middle of the road kind of girl （not a bonafide pa I didn’t finish this before my loan was up。 The book was very interesting listening。 Her principles （that I got to - 49% finished） are solid。 I’m looking forward to seeing how I can incorporate some of her methods into my life。 I can’t do the intensely declutter phase that she starts with， due to time。 I’m trying to figure out how I can make just one area better with the small chunks of free time I have these days。 Very encouraging read for this middle of the road kind of girl （not a bonafide pack rat or a cleanie） who likes to live in a clean functional place but would rather keep things clean rather than clean for enjoyment。 This was great listening！ 。。。more
Hannah Carmona
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Have you watched the show？！ Sure you have。 Well， read the book now， it's a million times better！ Also Marie is a freaking sweetheart， even in her writing and I'll tidy anyone up who gives this book a bad rating！ Have you watched the show？！ Sure you have。 Well， read the book now， it's a million times better！ Also Marie is a freaking sweetheart， even in her writing and I'll tidy anyone up who gives this book a bad rating！ 。。。more
Alicia Kim
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2。0。Marie Kondo's book could have been written as a 2-3 page article and even further summarized as "Does it bring you joy？" There were a lot of fillers here about client experiences and how tidying will change your life， but we are really here for the techniques--not the fluff。 Marie Kondo has a way with giving objects an animistic quality， which may be influenced by Shinto philosophy。 It's different from how Americans view materials， but I had a bit of a difficulty taking the book seriously wh 2。0。Marie Kondo's book could have been written as a 2-3 page article and even further summarized as "Does it bring you joy？" There were a lot of fillers here about client experiences and how tidying will change your life， but we are really here for the techniques--not the fluff。 Marie Kondo has a way with giving objects an animistic quality， which may be influenced by Shinto philosophy。 It's different from how Americans view materials， but I had a bit of a difficulty taking the book seriously when things moved into "thank your house when you enter" and "your bag must feel so tired when holding all your things。"Lastly， tidying is the last portion of the clean-up process but what about all the materials one brings into the house？ Tidying will be forever a never-ending process if there is not a move towards minimalist consumption， which I was disappointed to not see addressed。 。。。more
Claire Moore
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I loved the Netflix show and I loved this book。 Went through her process after I read it and it’s motivated me to stay organized。 I love her processes and mentality！
Nessa Skins
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Cuando lo leí me gusto mucho， pero cuando lo aplique me di cuenta de que probablemente no era tan bueno si tienes un estilo de vida cambiante
Michelle Renee
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This book has great advice & perspectives on organizing & managing your life。 And is simply a great read & useful for anyone。 The only thing is this book claims that the “life changing” which I would have to argue that while the tips， tricks & perspectives in this book have the possibility to change your life I would not say there is a promise of “life changing”。 Im not a fan of books that come across as claiming “do this one thing & all your problems will be cured”。 Which I felt was slightly th This book has great advice & perspectives on organizing & managing your life。 And is simply a great read & useful for anyone。 The only thing is this book claims that the “life changing” which I would have to argue that while the tips， tricks & perspectives in this book have the possibility to change your life I would not say there is a promise of “life changing”。 Im not a fan of books that come across as claiming “do this one thing & all your problems will be cured”。 Which I felt was slightly the viewpoint in this book。 Despite this， I absolutely do recommend this as a read to anyone。 It not only gives you practical tips on how to organize things in your life but also teaches you to only have things that bring you joy in your life。 It is also a great read for people interested in a more minimalistic lifestyle。 I like that the book however doesnt just go into “own less” but instead “only really own things you need or that bring you joy” which I feel is the real purpose of minimalism。 Minimalism does not necessarily mean owning the bare minimum （though it can） but some people are able to practice a minimalist life by only keeping things they enjoy or need around， even if it may seem like “alot”。 I also read the comic version of this story which was very fun & enjoyable to read。 I recommend reading both because there is something different to gain from both the text version & the comic version。Thank you to the amazing author！ 。。。more
Deanne
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This book is an interesting glimpse into another culture's way of viewing possessions and the management of one's wellbeing。 As a kid， I believed that inanimate objects had feelings， so it was easy for me to accept that some people really do believe in what Marie was teaching。 She has some good ideas。 I like the main premise - that we should keep what brings us joy， but her extremism needs to be tempered with reality - especially for those who have large families。 As someone who keeps things for This book is an interesting glimpse into another culture's way of viewing possessions and the management of one's wellbeing。 As a kid， I believed that inanimate objects had feelings， so it was easy for me to accept that some people really do believe in what Marie was teaching。 She has some good ideas。 I like the main premise - that we should keep what brings us joy， but her extremism needs to be tempered with reality - especially for those who have large families。 As someone who keeps things for sentimental reasons or because I might need it later， I appreciated her encouragement that it was OK to let go。 。。。more
Julia
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3 SterneIch befasse mich schon länger mit dem Minimalismus und wollte endlich die Gelegenheit nutzen， mich an eines der bekanntesten Bücher zu wenden welches an die Thematik anknüpft。 Meiner Meinung nach ist dieser Ratgeber besonders gut geeignet für Neueinsteiger。 Er bietet Unterstützung in den unterschiedlichsten Bereichen des Alltags und vermittelt vor allem Motivation die eigene Lebensqualität zu verbessern。Trotz des guten Eindrucks hat mich Folgendes gestört: Marie Kondō spricht durchgängig 3 SterneIch befasse mich schon länger mit dem Minimalismus und wollte endlich die Gelegenheit nutzen， mich an eines der bekanntesten Bücher zu wenden welches an die Thematik anknüpft。 Meiner Meinung nach ist dieser Ratgeber besonders gut geeignet für Neueinsteiger。 Er bietet Unterstützung in den unterschiedlichsten Bereichen des Alltags und vermittelt vor allem Motivation die eigene Lebensqualität zu verbessern。Trotz des guten Eindrucks hat mich Folgendes gestört: Marie Kondō spricht durchgängig davon Sachen wegzuwerfen und jedes Mal stehen mir die Haare zu Berge。 Ich kann mir gut vorstellen – nein， ich bin mir sogar ziemlich sicher – dass Anfänger dieses Buch in den Händen halten und die Aussage wortwörtlich nehmen。 Ein Appell an das nachhaltige Entsorgen hat mir eindeutig gefehlt！ Die Möglichkeiten sind endlos。 Von Kleiderspenden bis hin zu Verkaufsplattformen bieten sich uns genügend Alternativen um unsere Umwelt zu schonen。Zuletzt hat mir noch ein Aspekt gefallen， welchen ich nicht so erwartet habe。 Die Annahme， dass allerlei Gegenstände ein Empfinden haben und wir dieses stimulieren， indem wir den genannten Gegenstand in die Hand nehmen， finde ich höchst interessant。 。。。more
Alice
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He preferido sin duda la primera parte del libro， la segunda parte me ha perecido un poco lenta y me ha costado terminarlo。 Hubiera preferido un enfoque más práctico， pero he apreciado la filosofía de Marie Kondo。
Meghan
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For a book on organizing it was a little disjointed。 Had some good tips for dealing with your emotions while tidying。
Anna
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If you ignore the silly aspects of this book then this is a great overall system for cleaning。 It helped me a lot and I've never stopped using this structure since I finished this book 3+ years ago。You can ignore things Marie does or recommend which don't really have much purpose or seem like a culture thing （or which make you look silly）。 If you ignore the silly aspects of this book then this is a great overall system for cleaning。 It helped me a lot and I've never stopped using this structure since I finished this book 3+ years ago。You can ignore things Marie does or recommend which don't really have much purpose or seem like a culture thing （or which make you look silly）。 。。。more
Alia McHugh
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I get the point， I do。 However， everything in this book could have been written in a （long） blog post， a magazine article or an essay。 I don't give a crap about this woman's entire life story about being （imo unhealthily obsessed） with tidiness。 Keep the things that bring me joy and get rid of the things that don't。 Oh and fold your underwear all pretty and make sure you hold every single damn item you own to your heart and ask yourself if it brings you joy。 If it does， keep it。 If it doesn't， d I get the point， I do。 However， everything in this book could have been written in a （long） blog post， a magazine article or an essay。 I don't give a crap about this woman's entire life story about being （imo unhealthily obsessed） with tidiness。 Keep the things that bring me joy and get rid of the things that don't。 Oh and fold your underwear all pretty and make sure you hold every single damn item you own to your heart and ask yourself if it brings you joy。 If it does， keep it。 If it doesn't， donate， sell or throw away。I have ADHD and this whole book was so repetitive and ridiculous to me。 I think it's meant for type A personalities which I most definitely am not。 That's why I gave it 2 stars， otherwise I would have given it one。 Sorry but I'm not going to hug an eraser or something to see if it brings me joy （and hello， lots of things we need aren't super joy inducing） and I am a very affectionate person！ 。。。more
Nisha Reddy
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