
Summary, Analysis, and Review of Marie Kondo's The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up
The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
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Please note: This is a key takeaways and analysis of the book, and not the original book.
Inside this Start Publishing Notes - Summary, Analysis, and Review of Marie Kondo's The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up, includes:
- Summary of the book
- A Review
- Analysis & Key Takeaways
- A detailed "About the Author" section
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo, an organization expert, details her KonMari Method, a rigorous cleaning program that promises swift, profound results. Kondo's beliefs are simple and straightforward: clutter makes your household - and your life - feel chaotic. If you rid your home of clutter, you'll achieve organizational bliss. Permanently. The entire process takes about six months, with some tasks that should be completed in one sitting, and others that may take days or weeks.
Kondo's recommendation is to handle each and every object in your home - literally picking it up and holding it in your hands - to consider whether or not it "sparks joy." If the object makes you happy, it's a keeper. If it doesn't, it should be discarded or recycled. It's essential to frame this decision as "What should I keep?" rather than "What should I throw away?" Once you have culled your belongings in this way, Kondo estimates you should have only about one-third of what you started with, perhaps less.
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- MSD
- 02-14-19
fantastic to apply
The topics discussed in the book about going Cent Percent on Tidying, and about Japanese method, I found very interesting. The narration however is the best I've experienced is always clearly understandable and fantastic to apply..
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- joshina
- 02-14-19
Japanese Art real worth
I absolutely love this book, the Japanese Art real worth to me The range of information contained within is pretty diverse and each page is different than the previous or the one after, in terms of what I'd expect to see and read about. and I'm really looking forward to reading and absorbing as much info as possible from them.... very useful
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- Barbara
- 02-11-19
Tidy Summary
it's changed my life. In the last few months, I've Decluttered my bedroom closet, linen closet, hall closet, dresser drawers, bathroom, bookshelves, junk drawer, and office. Next up are the kitchen and garage. I feel so much better with my possessions winnowed down and organized.
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- Jones
- 02-12-19
Mind Blowing book
Using the advice and order of operations in this summary, I am confident that I will be able to Declutter the areas that have been built up in my home.Inspiring, engaging and very interesting. Excellent narrative, uses data and information from a variety of sources to make objective points.
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- sachi
- 02-10-19
Analysis is Good
The simplistic yet profound methods & thought processes introduced in this book have finally inspired me, not overwhelmed me. It was presented in a manner I could understand and relate to. I have started with my own clothes first and will continue with MY possessions before I attempt to tidy-up my family. Well Analysed .
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- suberiya
- 02-15-19
Awesome Book
This book is awesome. It is simple, easy to understand and is packed with jewels of information in the form of Typical "Konmari" method about how to live and understand ourselves. particularly Act of confronting works well . I highly recommend this book to the world...
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- Zampa
- 02-12-19
A superbly enlightening book
The Japanese Art which will be taught even in this summary audiobook, might seriously take organizing your house to the next level. What’s the worst that could happen anyway.Excellent book, easy to read, thought provoking. A superbly enlightening book which makes a lot more sense than my usual methods in the market. Well worth the price.
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- A.S.H
- 02-11-19
Best Methods
Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes tidying to a whole new level, promising that if you properly simplify and organize your home once, you'll never have to do it again. I would describe my entire experience of the book like this.
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- ELLIOT
- 02-10-19
Summary is very Useful
I loved her very last chapter as well, where she points out that if you the reader pour as much passion into what you do, the results will surpass all expectations. It felt to me that Marie Kondo uses "tidying" as therapy sessions. It was perfect, not too intense and yet so much to think about - my own home, things I possess and why. One other very interesting thing to me was that being a Japanese she describes how things are in Japanese households.
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- edwin
- 02-12-19
Simple Summary
Just Transform your home into a getaway paradise with the helpful ideas of Japanese method from this book. You will learn how to keep your home neat, Tidy and make it a nice and relaxing feel for yourself, family and your precious Guests..
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