Modern Mentor

373 GID Clean, Organize, and Declutter with Marie Kondo's Magic: Part 1

Aug 31, 2015
A personal experiment with Marie Kondo’s tidying method and why it felt transformative. An overview of Kondo’s rituals like thanking and handling belongings. The category-by-category approach, gathering everything together, and discarding before organizing. The core test of keeping only items that spark joy and working up to sentimental things.
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ANECDOTE

Resistance Turned Transformation

  • Steve Robbins describes resisting tidying until his partner issued an ultimatum and they tried Marie Kondo's method together.
  • He found the process unusual but ultimately life-changing for their home and habits.
ADVICE

Declutter By Category

  • Declutter by category, not by room; gather all items of one category in one place before deciding.
  • Taking everything out gives a complete view of duplicates and frees storage space for better planning.
ADVICE

Subdivide And Compare

  • Subdivide large categories into sensible subcategories like shirts or pants and tackle each separately.
  • Spread items in one place so you can compare similar pieces and spot unnecessary duplicates.
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