The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
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Summary
Despite constant efforts to declutter your home， do papers still accumulate like snowdrifts and clothes pile up like a tangled mess of noodles？
Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes tidying to a whole new level， promising that if you properly simplify and organize your home once， you'll never have to do it again。 Most methods advocate a room-by-room or little-by-little approach， which doom you to pick away at your piles of stuff forever。 The KonMari Method， with its revolutionary category-by-category system， leads to lasting results。 In fact， none of Kondo's clients have lapsed （and she still has a three-month waiting list）。
With detailed guidance for determining which items in your house "spark joy" （and which don't）， this international best seller featuring Tokyo's newest lifestyle phenomenon will help you clear your clutter and enjoy the unique magic of a tidy home - and the calm， motivated mindset it can inspire。
Reviews
Shaylen
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I’ve gotten rid of 21 garbage bags of clothes that don’t “spark joy”
Amanda
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Inspiring read but unsure about the practicality of the advice Kondo gives。 I appreciated it for what it was， but I did not feel the need to follow the protocol。
Janice
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 some great ideas （sort by category， not location my favorite）; did primarily skim much of book however。
Chelsey
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I listened to this on audiobook and I think that is the only way I was able to finish it。 I commend this book because it did its job in inspiring me want to tidy up my home。 That being said， this book did not bring me joy。 It was ALL over the place and completely disorganized。 The same information was repeated over and over randomly and much of it was a little too far out there for me （such as thanking your personal objects aloud daily）。 If you are interested in this content， I would recommend t I listened to this on audiobook and I think that is the only way I was able to finish it。 I commend this book because it did its job in inspiring me want to tidy up my home。 That being said， this book did not bring me joy。 It was ALL over the place and completely disorganized。 The same information was repeated over and over randomly and much of it was a little too far out there for me （such as thanking your personal objects aloud daily）。 If you are interested in this content， I would recommend trying to find a summary online。 。。。more
Hung Ta Tran
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Đây là một trong cuốn sách bán chạy nhất ở Nhật。 Do đó， mình đã kỳ vọng vào nó rất nhiều。 Mình nghĩ nó phù hợp với một người mới dọn phòng， hay đang muốn dọn để phòng gọn gàng hơn。 Tuy nhiên， mình không thấy cuốn sách có đưa ra những thiết kế cụ thể。 Nó chưa đủ yếu tố nghệ thuật như mình mong muốn。 Về mặt thực tế， mình thấy cuốn "dọn dẹp nhà cửa， gột rửa tâm hồn" đưa ra nhiều chỉ dẫn cụ thể hơn Đây là một trong cuốn sách bán chạy nhất ở Nhật。 Do đó， mình đã kỳ vọng vào nó rất nhiều。 Mình nghĩ nó phù hợp với một người mới dọn phòng， hay đang muốn dọn để phòng gọn gàng hơn。 Tuy nhiên， mình không thấy cuốn sách có đưa ra những thiết kế cụ thể。 Nó chưa đủ yếu tố nghệ thuật như mình mong muốn。 Về mặt thực tế， mình thấy cuốn "dọn dẹp nhà cửa， gột rửa tâm hồn" đưa ra nhiều chỉ dẫn cụ thể hơn 。。。more
Julia
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While many adore her I personally don't resonate with her as I'm not neurotypical。She has some great wisdom for general concepts which help as I lack objects permanence but overall found myself more frustrated and overwhelmed by her chipper demeanor about a task my brain says no to。Having said that I believe her methods and personality work for many， she has gems in this book and so I didn't lower her rating but I did for not including the struggles of those with depression， chronic illness， ADH While many adore her I personally don't resonate with her as I'm not neurotypical。She has some great wisdom for general concepts which help as I lack objects permanence but overall found myself more frustrated and overwhelmed by her chipper demeanor about a task my brain says no to。Having said that I believe her methods and personality work for many， she has gems in this book and so I didn't lower her rating but I did for not including the struggles of those with depression， chronic illness， ADHD etc。If she does mention it its after I was defeated and stopped reading。It felt missing the mark not touching on the things that got us here to begin with。 。。。more
Anita Hopkins
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She had me until she started decluttering books
Chaimae
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كانت أول تجربة لي ألا وهي الاستماع للكتاب لا قراءته 。。。صراحة قد إستفدت كثيرا ودونة ملاحظات كثيرا عسى أن تكون خفيفة على قلب القرآء الاعزاء。。。 { ملاحظات }▪︎ترتيب وفق التسلسل والسريع يستغرق （6أشهر على الاقل）。。▪︎الرمي أولا ثم الترتيب（رمي أي شيء لم تستعمله منذ عام 。。。إجمع كل الاشياء التي تنتمي لفئة واحدة。。。 وأفضل تسلسل هو الملابس، الاوراق، الاغراض الاخرى。。。） ▪︎ترك الاشياء التي لاتشعر بالسعادة عند لمسها ولا الراحة والسكينة 。。。والترتيب حسب الفئة من الثقيل للخفيف إبدأ بالمعاطف، الفساتين،السراول。。。。▪︎إ كانت أول تجربة لي ألا وهي الاستماع للكتاب لا قراءته 。。。صراحة قد إستفدت كثيرا ودونة ملاحظات كثيرا عسى أن تكون خفيفة على قلب القرآء الاعزاء。。。 { ملاحظات }▪︎ترتيب وفق التسلسل والسريع يستغرق （6أشهر على الاقل）。。▪︎الرمي أولا ثم الترتيب（رمي أي شيء لم تستعمله منذ عام 。。。إجمع كل الاشياء التي تنتمي لفئة واحدة。。。 وأفضل تسلسل هو الملابس، الاوراق، الاغراض الاخرى。。。） ▪︎ترك الاشياء التي لاتشعر بالسعادة عند لمسها ولا الراحة والسكينة 。。。والترتيب حسب الفئة من الثقيل للخفيف إبدأ بالمعاطف، الفساتين،السراول。。。。▪︎إطوي الجوارب مرة أو مرتين لتصل للجزء الذي يحتوى على المطاط كأنك تطوي سوشي。。。▪︎قاعدتين أساسيتين" تخزين كل الاغراض من النوع نفس" و الثانية "عدم بعثرة مكان تخزين" و تخزن من الافضل أن يكون عمودي。。。 وحاول معاملتها الاشياء بلطف أكثر。。。 ▪︎تخلص من أي غرض له علاقة بالمستقبل أو الماضي。。。 ▪︎الترتيب يغير فينا الكثير。。。 ▪︎إذ قلت في نفسك هذا الغرض سأحتاجه فأعلم أنك لن تفعل فتخلص منه。。。▪︎تأكد من إحساسك عند ملامسة الغرض و إذ كان كئيب ، فإسمح للغرض بالرحيل رغم عدم إستعمالك فقط فكر في أنه قد أدى وظيفته على أكمل وجه وإلتقى بك 。。。。 。。。more
Mason
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This book found me exactly when I needed it。 It gave me the framework I needed to send off the possessions that had followed me around for most of my adulthood simply because they were there， but had long outlived their purpose。 I just took ten bags and three boxes of stuff to Goodwill， and am grateful for the new framework for evaluating my relationship to material things。
David Kobe
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Would recommend to someone looking to downsize but doesn’t know how/where to start。 Good read for essentialism/minimalism。 Less is more。
taketwolu
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You’re probably familiar with the phrase “does it spark joy？”， if not， then you’re sleeping on the queen of organization！ Here， Kondo breaks down her KonMari Method of decluttering。 Her steps are surprisingly simple and easy to follow -- plus they don’t require any special tools / hacks to figure out。 Btw， I took notes so you’re welcome。- Organize by category， NOT by place/room （ex。 clothes， books， NOT kitchen， living room）- Discard FIRST， then decide where to keep things- Make cleaning a specia You’re probably familiar with the phrase “does it spark joy？”， if not， then you’re sleeping on the queen of organization！ Here， Kondo breaks down her KonMari Method of decluttering。 Her steps are surprisingly simple and easy to follow -- plus they don’t require any special tools / hacks to figure out。 Btw， I took notes so you’re welcome。- Organize by category， NOT by place/room （ex。 clothes， books， NOT kitchen， living room）- Discard FIRST， then decide where to keep things- Make cleaning a special event， not a daily activity- The order of cleaning should be as follows: clothes， books， paper， komo （misc）， mementos （aka from least to most sentimental value）- Thank items for their purpose before sending them off and keep those that spark joyShe also provides tips on how to fold， why store vertically， some of the effects tidying had on her clients， and much more！ Highly worth the read if you need help cleaning！ 。。。more
A
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I wanted to like this book more than I did。 While reading it I could definitely see how the specific process may resonate with some but not everyone。 I don't think her whole specific process is one I could use because I don't hold much attachment with most of my items。 I understand the theory that everything having its own spot in theory but I question the actual ability to do this in a regularly used household。 I understand that some individuals may be able to do that but I don't think the mass I wanted to like this book more than I did。 While reading it I could definitely see how the specific process may resonate with some but not everyone。 I don't think her whole specific process is one I could use because I don't hold much attachment with most of my items。 I understand the theory that everything having its own spot in theory but I question the actual ability to do this in a regularly used household。 I understand that some individuals may be able to do that but I don't think the masses can。 I could just be too close minded when it comes to organization as well。 I have a process and try to refine it but I have never fully created and followed something new。 I liked the book in theory but not practicality。 。。。more
Scotia
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I really enjoyed this book。 It provides helpful ways of thinking through whether or not you really need or want to keep things。 I will say that at times some of suggestions were a bit much for me， but that did not take away from enjoying the book。
Catherine
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Just started reading the first chapter today。 A different philosophy of how to declutter and organize。 I look forward to reading more。
Chahrazed Aissaoui
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الكتاب عن جد خرافي بكل معنى الكلمة。。。 تحدثت فيه الكاتبة ماري كوندو عن كيفية التنظيم و إزالة الفوضى نهائيا و التخلص من الأكوام اللامتناهية من النفايات و الأغراض الغير مروغوب فيها من حياتنا ❤ الكتاب ساعدني كثيرا في التخلص من 8 أكياس كبيرة من الأشياء و الكتب و الملابس و حتى مكياج و أحذية لم أعد أستعملها و فقط حينها أحسست بكل تلك المساحة التي كانت ممتلئة و الآن هي فارغة 😍🔰 حسيت بسعادة و فراغ و اتساع في حياتي و تخلصت من الفوضى التي كنت أعاني منها 😍_ شكرا #ماري_كوندو لم أكن أعلم أن للترتيب سحر كهذا_ أ الكتاب عن جد خرافي بكل معنى الكلمة。。。 تحدثت فيه الكاتبة ماري كوندو عن كيفية التنظيم و إزالة الفوضى نهائيا و التخلص من الأكوام اللامتناهية من النفايات و الأغراض الغير مروغوب فيها من حياتنا ❤ الكتاب ساعدني كثيرا في التخلص من 8 أكياس كبيرة من الأشياء و الكتب و الملابس و حتى مكياج و أحذية لم أعد أستعملها و فقط حينها أحسست بكل تلك المساحة التي كانت ممتلئة و الآن هي فارغة 😍🔰 حسيت بسعادة و فراغ و اتساع في حياتي و تخلصت من الفوضى التي كنت أعاني منها 😍_ شكرا #ماري_كوندو لم أكن أعلم أن للترتيب سحر كهذا_ أنصح به كل ربة بيت أو عاملة او طالبة سيفتح لك هذا الكتاب مساحة كبيرة في منزلك و غرفتك و أيضاا في حياتك_ الكتاب فعلا رهيب 😍 。。。more
Liisa
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It's not perfect， but this is a motivating book to clearing up the clutter in my home environment。 It's not perfect， but this is a motivating book to clearing up the clutter in my home environment。 。。。more
Rachel B
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This is a strange， odd slip of a book that will change your life。 Yes， it's about tidying up。 Yes， that's very specific。 Yes， it anthropomorphizes your possessions （and you will never ball up your socks again--it's not nice to the socks！）。 Yes， it's incredibly weird。 It's also wonderful and full of magic。 A quick read you won't regret。 This is a strange， odd slip of a book that will change your life。 Yes， it's about tidying up。 Yes， that's very specific。 Yes， it anthropomorphizes your possessions （and you will never ball up your socks again--it's not nice to the socks！）。 Yes， it's incredibly weird。 It's also wonderful and full of magic。 A quick read you won't regret。 。。。more
Sarah Jean
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A wonderful read but not really practical for me。
Natalia
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soy una friki
Hannah Cp
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At times， it was really difficult to read， just because of my own emotional baggage about my home。 Which， I think， means it was really good for me to read it， and to meet that resistance I have。
Sarah
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A beautiful philosophy and really helpful book。
Tee Gulbranson
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This book is not for preppers/people or families who like to stock up， book lovers who collect their reads， and people who are not extreme consumerists。 Marie recommends a lot of tossing （which made me cringe at all the waste）， not to stock up， and not to have more than 30 books at a time。 There are many things she does say that can be helpful as well to put your home in order。 She wants you to think about EACH item。 She wants you to designate a place for each thing （which is great though she me This book is not for preppers/people or families who like to stock up， book lovers who collect their reads， and people who are not extreme consumerists。 Marie recommends a lot of tossing （which made me cringe at all the waste）， not to stock up， and not to have more than 30 books at a time。 There are many things she does say that can be helpful as well to put your home in order。 She wants you to think about EACH item。 She wants you to designate a place for each thing （which is great though she mentions very little on how to organize though she gets brownie points for reusing some items for organization tools prior to purchasing things for organizing）。 She's EXTREMELY minimal， very personal with her items， and very obsessive with cleaning。 It's great she made a profession out of an extreme obsession and hobby of hers。 Honestly， that's great。 。。。more
Diego Schultz
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Jamais vou conseguir seguir metade desse livro， mas que eu joguei sacos de tralha fora， eu joguei
Walid Hassan
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كتاب عملي ومفيد
Dea Maharani
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I finally read it for the sake of the memes， but turned out it was actually informatively good！ I'm gonna start tidying my stuffs after this。 I finally read it for the sake of the memes， but turned out it was actually informatively good！ I'm gonna start tidying my stuffs after this。 。。。more
Paige Prieto
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For the first half of the Book I was semi-annoyed by the “woo woo-ness，” which starkly contrasts my practical nature。 However， after opening my mind I was able to appreciate her drastically different perspective。 “Can you truthfully say that you treasure something buried so deeply in a closet or drawer that you have forgotten its existence？ If things had feelings， they would certainly not be happy。 Free them from the prison to which you have relegated them。 Help them leave that deserted isle to For the first half of the Book I was semi-annoyed by the “woo woo-ness，” which starkly contrasts my practical nature。 However， after opening my mind I was able to appreciate her drastically different perspective。 “Can you truthfully say that you treasure something buried so deeply in a closet or drawer that you have forgotten its existence？ If things had feelings， they would certainly not be happy。 Free them from the prison to which you have relegated them。 Help them leave that deserted isle to which you have exiled them。 Let them go， with gratitude。 Not only you， but your things as well， will feel clear and refreshed when you are done tidying。”“It is not our memories but the person we have become because of those past experiences that we should treasure。 This is the lesson these keepsakes teach us when we sort them。 The space in which we live should be for the person we are becoming now， not for the person we were in the past。”“No matter how wonderful things used to be， we cannot live in the past。 The joy and excitement we feel here and now are more important。”“But when we really delve into the reasons for why we can’t let something go， there are only two: an attachment to the past or a fear for the future。” 。。。more
Tristan Sailor
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4。5
marie rose
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I am a cleaning fanatic。 I love organizing anything and everything: books， desk drawers， make up， outdoor equipment， bathroom supplies…if it’s an inanimate object， prepare for it to be appraised， sorted， and put away in a carefully devised system of efficiency！ I had heard of this book， and watched the author’s show on Netflix where she visited people for consultations。 I enjoyed seeing how she and her method worked， but never read her book。 Also， I have a confession to make: behind my facade of I am a cleaning fanatic。 I love organizing anything and everything: books， desk drawers， make up， outdoor equipment， bathroom supplies…if it’s an inanimate object， prepare for it to be appraised， sorted， and put away in a carefully devised system of efficiency！ I had heard of this book， and watched the author’s show on Netflix where she visited people for consultations。 I enjoyed seeing how she and her method worked， but never read her book。 Also， I have a confession to make: behind my facade of a spotless desk and a meticulously arranged bookcase…I have all-too-convenient storage bins under my bed filled with miscellaneous things， clothes either stretched onto hangers or in miniature messy heaps in storage cube drawers。 I’m good at sorting and tidying things I know what to do with， that I have multiple of， that are easy to sort: books， pens， art supplies。 But I falter at tidying random little pieces memorabilia， items I don’t know why I keep， and also， the most dreaded items， gifts from people that know me too little to give me anything remotely my taste， but know me too well that I fear one day they’re going to ask me about the item。 So I have kept things out of guilt。 So， so many things。 After reading this， I am ready to hold all of my possessions and ask if it sparks joy， and ditch all of the guilt。 I also liked hearing about the personal records of how many hoarded items people had （60 toothbrushes？ For one person？？）， how many bags of garbage they had at the end of their journey， etc。 I took notes while I read this book， and I found about 75-80% of it useful， which is fantastic compared to other cleaning/organizing books I’ve read。 Some of it will definitely help my mother， but I almost wish the author herself could help her！After reading reviews， especially one star reviews， I feel a little disappointed at seeing how many people make fun of this woman’s methods: calling her crazy， “she must be single with no kids if she has the time to do all of this！”， “She is using her mental problems to make a profit！”， etc。 Seriously？ I think some people are just bitter about their own tidying habits and take it out on her。 I do agree with those that mentioned in their review that some advice will mainly affect solely Japanese people， such as having “Japanese closets” （I’ll have to google it later）， folding kimonos， and owning Shinto or Buddhist charms to make a shrine on the top shelf of a bookcase， as the author recommends。 （Though I understand not all Buddhists are Japanese！）。 But I feel sad to see people criticize the author so scathingly over something that should be expected， （come on people， she is Japanese， and a large chunk of her clients are also Japanese！）， with a few reviews bordering on racist。 I did take off one star because Marie Kondo mentioned throwing items out that seemed like they could be easily donated。 Landfills are already filled to bursting， so please， if you do the KonMari method， donate to Goodwill， second-hand book stores， etc。 or if it’s worth the hassle， resell a few items。 Do not just throw away 20 garbage bags worth of your possessions， unless every item in your house is moldy， moth-eaten into swiss cheese， or a family of skunks lived with you。 Ultimately， for me， this method of tidying sparks joy。 。。。more
Chris Spofford
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The concept is fine and the tips are good。 I got a little annoyed with the personification of stuff。 No my socks don’t feel anything。 Pretty sure。 I’ll give you rolling is better for the material but not budging on they don’t like being knotted or whatever。
Michelle
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