Konmari Your Life: Tidying Tips from Marie Kondo 

yes, she did a great job!!

+Trace Rollins you mean INTERPRETER.

+Veritas Veritas Whatever

Veritas Twice: No, he wrote translator and he meant translator. That's not being nit picky. That is ** making up * something to nit pick about. Why would you post something so mental?

Anthony Starfield: While the poster's meaning was evident, it's not "mental" to point out the contrast between these 2 terms, which according to a succinct explanation on languagescientific.com is "only the difference in the medium: the interpreter translates orally, while the translator interprets written text." Actually, the interpreter was doing some minimal note-taking, but seemed to do a stellar job.

+UnDefinedLegacy me as well hehe i sort out hardcore right now

Totally agreed and same about putting it on the background while cleaning

ASMR... in a paraphilic cheesy way.

Same here !!! Helps to boost my cleaning vibe

Sandy Coronado soooo trueeee!

For me Mari's voice both inspires and literally sparks Joy.. : )

So desu ne!!

Until this point. The one on Netflix, I think, is even better, Mari Iida.

That is a perfect adjective for her.. yes. : )

That (littering) must be a type of mental illness.. where one feels so disconnected with the world around them that they loose all respect for themselves. I used to walk around with a bag.. picking up trash, and muttering insults and getting angry at disrespectful people who littered...but one day I had an epiphany. I began to have compassion for those poor ignorant souls that were so far from the source of their own joy... so now I just walk along with my bag, I serve nature and my surroundings. It's a choice... I now consciously choose Joy. As for the litterers... Karma happens. Clearly World Peace starts WITHIN ourselves. So now, far less anger , .far more Peace and Joy.

Yes absolutely! Exactly my thoughts. I already did almost all my pictures, texts, inbox... I'm a photographer so I've got TONS of photos and other stuff like business documents and so on. I already started trying kind of the konmari method here. At first I sorted all pictures of clients that I need to keep and put the pictures in folders with their names. These I didn't sort out a lot as I'm not the one to decide whether they spark joy. Then I put all my pictures I've done for my portfolio, to learn, for fun or work with models in just one folder to see how much of them I have. And now I started to import them to Lightroom and give 5 stars to the ones I want to keep. The others I just delete and thank them. Also I am studying graphic design at the moment and had a similar approach concerning those files. I just created a folder with the stuff I want to keep and put the things that spark joy in there. For my inbox I also decided which stuff I needed to keep and put them in folders. Then I cleared my inbox. And every time I get a newsletter now I unsubscribe from it if it doesn't spark joy. Maybe I could give you at least some new thoughts, digital is very tough!

File organisation, back ups for keeping and delete absolutly everything on the computer you can not live without.

Marsella D. Fyngold I had a mailbox which kept all my 9 year business correspondence, recently it was deleted occasionallly omg I felt amazing ☺️

i tried but the KonMari method in that way but unfortunately I wasn't able to put my computer back together after organizing all the little parts by category.... DAMN YOU KONMARI! You let me down.

This may be a very late comment but you can try to implement the “Joy at Work” version of the Konmari method. That one is geared more towards work related stuff (which includes digital clutter)

Yes, I'd be interested in that, especially like an on-going six month collaboration between a Hoarder and Marie Kondo being the coach.

It's (kinda) happening! She has a new NETFLIX show!!

@Brenda White You just linked the video we're watching right now

that’s rude, Marie does not need to deal with that!!

+takeru51 OMG! Yes, she is! She is such a lady and I just love her mannerisms. She's so petite and adorable!

Kriss Kawaii Oh Jesus.

Yeah, It's a beautiful language

Tiny? I think you meant "TIDY". Let's start with tiding your writing, too :)

@@amberleaf7 Calm down

It’s pretty sus that she tells us to trash our stuff and now she’s selling stuff to replace the stuff she told you to throw away . I’m avoiding this scam artist.

+Wadia Cherifi Got that right... and so are you. Congrats!

Not all japanese women...there is a variety in that area... But thank you! lol

Somehow I doubt you know much of anything about “their” culture.

mija : you are brilliant.

I do like the 'calm' and 'respect' they tend to use in everything they do. It seems like a very intentional way to live, and a good way to interact with the world.

That is so true.

pheonix leaf I actually found my purpose in life due to a mental illness. Don't love having it, but I definetely love what it taught me about living successfuly...

@@glauciamsq - From her account of her extreme "tidying" fetish since early childhood--i.e.; chronically organizing & throwing out others' belongings to the point of actually disrupting peace & harmony in the home (which you must admit not too many 5-yr.-olds do)--I suspect Marie may have some OCD going on. But I give her credit as she seems to have found a way to channel this tendency productively in her adult career, & thereby potentially help a great many people struggling w/what has become a modern-day plague of over-abundance. My only serious concern w/her approach to dealing w/one's inanimate possessions would be her encouraging people to greet their home as if it were an animate entity, thank their things directly, create a "power spot" inhabited by certain personally meaningful objects in their home (basically, creating an altar), etc. Whether people realize this or not, these are basic tenets of Shintoism--which is an animistic religion (reportedly Marie previously worked at a Shinto shrine & sold charms). By investing in them in this manner, while they may emerge w/more functional & pleasant physical surroundings, they can also inadvertently invite unwanted spirits into their homes & lives which may cause serious disruption for them & those around them down the road ("clutter" of the highest order)... if you don't believe me, look up "Shintoism" online--it's quite an eye-opener. For those who are interested in Christianity, the Bible makes it quite clear that all we have comes from the one true & living God, & He is the one to be thanked for what we acquire in this life of whatever kind--otherwise, we are creating idols. However, I very much like the idea of pausing a moment & thanking Him for anything that has helped those in our home along their journey, especially when parting w/those items... & the "sparking joy" concept is gold.

What I have found is that once my kitchen got organized and tidy... it created a FLOW to things.. so that it is much easier to maintain. That which IS Tidy has a tendency to remain Tidy. A place for everything and everything in its place. If something does not rate its own place... then I have to ask myself.. should I even keep it?

Her book goes after that

I am sure people can go as deeply into this process OR .. stay as "surface" with it... as suits their needs.

So I personally (doesn't mean it isn't out there) have not seen the deep, emotional part of this process. The book emphasizes that it 'changes your life' but doesn't mention the process it takes to get there - I mean wow! It's all good and all necessary but it is an mental and emotional process...and most definitely, spiritual..but a necessity.

Breanna Nouveaux : “they” who?

I think she did.

When I looked it up, I couldn't find her, but i saw it on my suggestion box a week ago ^-^;

I would love that!!

What a dynamic show THAT would be! Lots of Dancing and Folding, and laughter going on! : 0

Koneko she did and she wasn’t very nice weird cause Ellen usually very nice!

Yes! I wonder if it's illustrated in her new book.

Sam Calcutt you don't - you only tidy your own things, as you have to decide what sparks joy in yourself. She has addressed the question of getting other household members involved in other videos; in a nutshell her answer is, once you have tidied your own things, others often follow suit. But you can't do it for them, they have to do it themselves.

Kris H Sad but true!😊

Delicate cherry blossom on the outside, inside as hard as steel: the ideal japanese woman. She's impressive

Based on the tags of the top and the hoodie, I will guess the jeans are also from the Japanese clothing store called Uniqlo.

downbntout perhaps Japanese is not a very efficient language? Ironic really. Uses many words to discuss having less stuff 😊

Tania PinkSky Yes you’re spot on. There are a lot of honorific expressions in the Japanese language which reflects its extremely polite culture. I actually think that this translator is one of the best I’ve ever seen. Her translation was precise and captured the nuances perfectly.

Truth :( I prefer Lida more (the latter translator of her and more professional in my opinion) she translates every single words Marie said and even with the same amount of energy Marie expressed

Yes

saffanat She addressed this in a Q&A once. If you need it, you keep it. That's why my mop bucket now has butterflies on it!

saffanat Your toilet brush contributes to a lifestyle that will bring you joy, so that's why you keep it

Lol. Nice ;)

I suspect that if you wanted a clean toilet.. and you had no brush... procuring a brush might indeed Spark Joy... of course.. not ALL toilet brushes are created equal.. soooo chose the one which sparks the MOST Joy. : ) I have definately tossed an old grubby brush for a nicer, more streamlined one. I doubt a dirty toilet would spark too much Joy.

having ADHD myself the Konari method has been a godsend.

I heard them laughing!

Su primer libro ya esta traducido al espanyol.

keep them

LOL

+ingrid no, really. read the book. if your 100 bags bring you joy, keep them. that's the point

+Spherian7 what does that even mean??

lol...if you have room! HA! I do think I'm trying to be a bit more minimalistic though.....

The Audacity.

Actually.....I folded 2X / size 22 women's clothing in this style and I can attest that it DOES work, and the fabric was flimsy with some of them.

I hear you... but I think that is an important part of the process... it really does take some initial commitment if one is serious about changing one's life after all. I found that once I emptied it all on the floor I just wanted to keep going. I couldn't afford to dally . Once I was committed to tidying it sort of took on a life of its own. The end result was SO freeing... It truly surprised me. I will say though.. I only did My own clothes. BUT.. as Hubby started observing what I was up to he began to catch on.. and to my amazement.. 2 large bags of his old winter clothes ended up in the Donate pile. I do believe that an inspired attitude is contagious.