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
The inside of a house or apartment after decluttering has much in common with a Shinto shrine... a place where there are no unnecessary things, and our thoughts become clear.
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.
Changing lifestyle habits acquired over many years is often extremely difficult.
I had been so focused on what to discard, on attacking the unwanted obstacles around me, that I had forgotten to cherish the things that I loved, the things I wanted to keep.
In my case, my size is so small that if I want it but don't buy it, I might miss the opportunity.