This is probably the shortest post you'll find on the KonMari Method. It's meant to be a quick reference guide or cheat sheet that you can bookmark and come back to without having to get lost in the details in other posts. If you are looking for more info on Marie Kondo or her book, you can find it here: 9 Top Themes from “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” by Marie Kondo (Book Summary) And, if you're ready to declutter, get started here: Decluttering 101: How to Declutter Your Home … [Read more...]
Decluttering 101: How to Declutter Your Home Crash Course
Jump to a Section in the Post Below: One Thought on "Why" we should Declutter Isn't Decluttering the same as Minimalism? 5 Ways I Started My Decluttering Homework 12 Decluttering Tips, Methods & Approaches What is the Best Decluttering Method? Introduction My wife decided to take a few days off work after the July 4th holiday. She asked me what I wanted to do on those days, and I half-jokingly responded, "How about we declutter?" She said, "YES!" Now, you may not … [Read more...]
7 Principles from “Simplify” by Joshua Becker (eBook Summary)
Joshua Becker is one of the most down-to-earth simple living writers out there. He’s been writing for a decade, and he’s one of the biggest names in the community online. One of the reasons he's so accessible is because he's part of a normal suburban family that lives “typical lives." Simplify is interesting because he wrote it when he was in his early thirties in 2010 — just a couple years into his minimalism transformation. By this time, he had already defined “rational minimalism” (not to … [Read more...]
An In-Depth Look at “Goodbye, Things” by Fumio Sasaki (Book Summary)
Goodbye, Things was a breath of fresh air. It opened my eyes to the universal nature of minimalism and to the Japanese culture. And, it's written by someone who isn't a well-known author, speaker, or top simple living leader. Or, a Zen Buddhist teacher like Haemin Sunim. Fumio Sasaki is 35 years old, male, single, Japanese, and lives in Tokyo. He claims, "I haven't accomplished much yet and there's nothing that I can really be proud of, at least not at this point in my life." Yet, he says … [Read more...]
9 Top Themes from “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” by Marie Kondo (Book Summary)
Wow! It's been a bit since I've said that after reading a book. There's a reason this book is a global sensation. It has it all — philosophical wisdom, Japanese cultural traditions, and practical advice based on a lot of real experience and trial and error. Like most people by now, I was aware of Marie Kondo and her selection criteria of, "Does it spark joy?" I'd also seen some videos of her describing parts of her process. But, I didn't realize what I was missing by not having read her … [Read more...]