Interesting read but struggling to think whether Icould personally implement such a system. Unusual devotion but interesting read
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Interesting read but struggling to think whether Icould personally implement such a system. Unusual devotion but interesting read
Still reading the book but can't wait to get started and de-clutter my house. An excellent read so far and I am already telling my friends about it.
Her suggestions are clear cut, her style is very readable. I do not agree with everything the author suggests as she is very unsentimental and, to me, cold and hard, but this book is a good starting point for the hoarder in us that desperately needs to declutter. I bought this book after borrowing a copy from the library (one of over one hundred on the waiting list) as I wanted to be able to refer to it as I needed her advice (and to be able to make notes in the margins). If you are serious about decluttering your home, I would recommend reading this book.
#1 New York Times Best Seller! This best-selling guide to decluttering your home from Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes readers step-by-step through her revolutionary KonMari Method for simplifying, organizing, and storing.
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 bestseller 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.
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"[It is] enough to salute Kondo for her recognition of something quietly profound: that mess is often about unhappiness, and that the right kind of tidying can be a kind of psychotherapy for the home as well as for the people in it … Its strength is its simplicity. – The London Times
“The most organized woman in the world.” – PureWow
“Ms. Kondo delivers her tidy manifesto like a kind of Zen nanny, both hortatory and animistic.” – The New York Times
“…bracing practical guide to tidying up your home.” – Financial Times
“Kondo challenges you to ask yourself whether each object you have is achieving a purpose. Is it propelling you forward or holding you in the past?” – USA Today
“All hail the new decluttering queen Marie Kondo, whose mess-busting bestseller has prompted a craze for tidying in homes across the world … one proper clear out is all you need for the rest of your life.” – Good Housekeeping (UK)
Author Biography
Marie “KonMari” Kondo runs an acclaimed consulting business in Tokyo helping clients transform their cluttered homes into spaces of serenity and inspiration.With a three-month waiting list, her KonMari Method of decluttering and organizing has become an international phenomenon. “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” is a best seller in Japan, Germany, and the UK, with more than two million copies sold worldwide, and has been turned into a television drama for Japanese TV. She has been featured on more than thirty major Japanese television and radio programs and in the “Sunday Times,” “Red” magazine, “You” magazine, and the “Times, "who has deemed her "Japan's preeminent guru of tidiness, a warrior princess in the war on clutter.”
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