Konmari Method for Keeping Your House Clean
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 3:43 pm
I've been studying her method and philosophy for tidying your home right now and it sounds great for people who lean towards a minimal lifestyle. I won't go over all of it nor am I an expert in it (and you can google for what the method involves in detail) but here's a gist:
- The underlying philosophy: Throw away everything that doesn't make you happy and won't adversely affect your finances, career, relationship, etc. if gone.
- Throw stuff away (or donate them) first before you tackle how you'll arrange your living space or office.
- Rather than throwing stuff away by location, tackle them by category. Use the following category order as a guideline:
1. Start with clothes (includes backpacks, purses, shoes, etc.)
2. Then move on to physical books
3. Then tackle papers. When in doubt, throw it away. If you're not throwing something away, categorize it as either "need forever" (like contracts), "need soon" (like warranties or other papers with an expiration), "sentimental" (like cards from people). If it doesn't fit in any of it, throw it away. I'll also add if it's something that you don't need a physical copy of, then digitize it into Evernote, Onenote, etc. and throw it away anyways.
4. Miscellaneous non-sentimental items. Common items to throw out include: expired food, broken appliances, unknown electric cords, etc.
5. Lastly, look at your "sentimental" items and see if any have lost their sentimental value and throw those out.
- Once you're done throwing stuff out, organize everything by category in the same order above.
Thoughts?
- The underlying philosophy: Throw away everything that doesn't make you happy and won't adversely affect your finances, career, relationship, etc. if gone.
- Throw stuff away (or donate them) first before you tackle how you'll arrange your living space or office.
- Rather than throwing stuff away by location, tackle them by category. Use the following category order as a guideline:
1. Start with clothes (includes backpacks, purses, shoes, etc.)
2. Then move on to physical books
3. Then tackle papers. When in doubt, throw it away. If you're not throwing something away, categorize it as either "need forever" (like contracts), "need soon" (like warranties or other papers with an expiration), "sentimental" (like cards from people). If it doesn't fit in any of it, throw it away. I'll also add if it's something that you don't need a physical copy of, then digitize it into Evernote, Onenote, etc. and throw it away anyways.
4. Miscellaneous non-sentimental items. Common items to throw out include: expired food, broken appliances, unknown electric cords, etc.
5. Lastly, look at your "sentimental" items and see if any have lost their sentimental value and throw those out.
- Once you're done throwing stuff out, organize everything by category in the same order above.
Thoughts?