The Organized Event

According to author Marie Kondo of the international best selling book, The life changing magic of tidying up - the Japanese art of decluttering and organizing, there are three categories of the decluttering person.

1. One who can't throw away

2. One who can't put back

3. One who is a combination of the first two

To over generalize for simplicities sake, I will suggest that we all have some sort of dysfunction considering we all potentially need an organizer in our lives. But how does Marie suggest we go about our decluttering even without these categorical labels and are we thirsty for great results?

The solution of the KonMarie Method is formulated by the plan of the event. Marie suggests that one should look to declutter their space not by a daily task of to do's which grow painfully long but to categorically invade in the war on clutter. In other words, having your cleaning schedule separate from the organizational event is a clear suggestion to your brain that there is a reward involved and one will produce positive results from participating in the event.

Here are some key points she also suggests:

Begin with discarding as the event's leading task leading up to the main event of categorically sorting. Start by visualizing everything in its place.

Levels of sorting for declutter your home:

Start with clothes, then books, then papers, and miscellaneous, and then move to mementos.

Think categorical use - if its not functionally useful, provides information, has emotional value or is a rarity then it may be for the trash.

A simple rule of thumb while decluttering: If it does not spark joy in your heart its not worth keeping. If you don't absolutely love it, its past tense in your heart and can be donated for someone else.

The KonMarie method has been increasingly correlated with positive outcomes in these life changing events in many lives and continue today to increase the productivity and hope for many. The change one goes through in lifestyle and functionality in their homes has been likened to drinking a tall glass of water.

While I think the method KonMarie uses to perfect the art of decluttering is clear and precise her book is abstractly written. I hope to see more books simpler to this outcome on the market soon.

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