Status: 15.01.2024, 16:33 PM
By: Natascha Heidenreich
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Japanese bestselling author Marie Kondō is famous worldwide for tidying up. Their system – the KonMari method – follows a certain principle:
Bremen – For some, it is a necessary evil, and for others, it has become known for tidying up. In any case, the Japanese bestselling author Marie Kondō achieved worldwide fame through her KonMari method. Her books, such as "Magic Cleaning", have been translated into 27 languages and sell millions of copies. Proper tidying up can be learned. For Kondō, it's all about dividing one's own things into categories and tidying up and decluttering in a certain order. The KonMari method is about happiness and things that make you happy.
If you clean up according to the KonMari method, you should focus on one thing when tidying up: Everything that makes you happy can stay. The consequence of this is that the rest can be cleaned out.
Creating categories: Don't use the KonMari method to tidy up from room to room
According to Marie Kondō's KonMari method, one does not proceed room by room, as is usual when tidying up, but consciously looks for supercategories. In it, all things in the apartment are divided. You should always start with the clothing category. And this is how it works: The tidying person looks for all the clothes that are scattered around the apartment and puts them in a big pile.
The KonMari method provides for each piece of clothing to be consciously picked up once. The two important questions are: Does this garment really make me happy? Do I need it at this time? What is not a good luck charm can be given away.
Tidying up and decluttering your home: With the KonMari method, only what makes you happy remains
After that, each piece of clothing is assigned a fixed place in the closet or drawer. Kondō is not a fan of piles of clothes in the closets. If you're looking for a T-shirt there, you'll get clutter back into your closet far too quickly. According to the expert from Japan, it would be better to have an organisation system in drawers.
According to the KonMari method, each piece of clothing is assigned a fixed place. The expert does not rely on piles of clothes. © IMAGO/xFlaumax
Kondō recommends: Clothes should be folded next to each other rather than in piles. If you open the drawer, you can then see all the parts next to each other at a glance. This makes the choice of clothes much easier.
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Sequence is crucial: According to the KonMari method, the clothes are sorted first
The principle of the Japanese tidying expert can also be applied to the kitchen. In the KonMari method, the order in which it is cleaned up is crucial. Marie Kondō provides for a very specific sequence in her method. First the clothes are sorted and sorted out, then books and then all papers. Next, you turn to tidying up and sorting out small items and at the very end it's time for the memorabilia.
Marie Kondō doesn't always find it easy to clean up either. Especially when you have children, like the expert, the clutter can sometimes get out of hand. But those who have internalized the KonMari method can at least learn the lesson over time that it becomes easier and easier to let go. (NHF
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