I start pursuing minimalism lifestyle. I found this first and most famous book from Marie Kondo. This is my cheat sheet after reading her book within 5 hours. Marie Kondo is a Japanese organizing consultant who developed the KonMari Method, which consists of gathering everything one owns by category and keeping only those things that "spark joy." Kondo’s method transcends the typical “tidying how-to,” as it aims to cultivate a lifestyle that encourages one to cherish the things that bring true joy—a refreshing alternative to today’s mass consumer society. Marie has captured her years of consulting experience in her best-selling books, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up and Spark Joy, which have sold over seven million copies worldwide, been published in more than 40 languages, and been listed as a New York Times’s bestseller for 99 weeks. Recently, Marie has founded KonMari Media Inc., whose mission is to “Organize the World” by collaborating with her network of readers and partnering organizations. KMI has recently launched a KonMari Consultant Training Program. Visit www.konmari.com for more details, and follow along on Facebook at www.facebook.com/konmarimethod and Instagram at @mariekondo.

1. THE LIFE-CHANGING MAGIC OF TIDYING UP: THE JAPANESE ART OF DECLUTTERING AND ORGANIZING
1. Clothing
• Top: shirts, sweaters, etc.
• Bottoms: pants, jeans, etc.
• Clothes for hanging: Jacket, Suits, etc.
• Socks
• Underwear
• Bags
• Accessories
• Clothes for specific event: swimsuits,
uniforms, etc.
• Shoes
Sort things by categories, not by locations:
4. Micallesneous:
• CDs/DVDs
• Skin care product
• Makeup
• Accessories
• Valuable
• Electrical equipment
• Household supplies
• Kitchen goods/Food Supplies
3. Papers: Discard everything –
lectures, credit card statement,
warranties, greeting cards, used
checkbooks
Only keep papers that are currently used,
value in period of time, or must keep such
as passport, ID
2. Book
• General: read for leisure
• Practical: reference, cookbook
• Visual: Photography
• Magazine
Don’t let your family see
Visualize your destination
What you want to achieve after tidying
Storage, pursue ultimate simplicity
Store everything in one place, or close proximity
Store items in clear rectangular drawers or bags
Discarding
Start by discarding, all at one by categories.
Layout everything on floor, in one location. Touch
things and ask yourself question: Does it spark
joy? Yes, keep it. No, say ”Thanks for serving me!”.
Always show your gratitude with items
Hang clothes from left
to right, back to front
• Heavy > Light
• Hot > Cold colors
• Dark > Bright
Your ownership
• Attachment to the past
• Desire for stability
• Both
Surrounding space affects you.
Free yourself!
#1 "New York Times" Best Seller
Amazon's Best Book of 2014 in Crafts, Home
& Garden
"Ms. Kondo delivers her tidy manifesto like a
kind of Zen nanny, both hortatory and
animistic." -- "The New York Times"
Never pile things up
Fold and store in vertical