The magical power of reorganization by Marie Kondo is a text that deals with a topic directly related to personal growth, ordering the space around us helps to rearrange our life.
Reordering is like engaging in a dialogue with oneself through objects.
Marie Kondo
The magical power of tidying up (find it here on Amazon ) is a practical book, which is not lost in useless chatter but clearly defines the solution to a problem.
Having and being able to maintain order around oneself is a concrete possibility of benefiting from a mental cleansing which is reflected in a life of greater quality.
Marie Kondo – Creator of the Konmari method
Marie Kondo is a thirty year old Japanese woman who has made order her job, she even obtained a degree in this specific sector, studying for years and trying to find the best method to put into practice and to teach in her tidying lessons.
It is not just a question of home economics: the magical power of tidying up aims to bring in those who follow it an order that is not only external but physical, as if living in order were a real ritual that produces spiritual advantages by freeing the mind , severing sick links with the past and realizing what is important and useful today.
Whoever tidies up his house tries to tidy up his life .
The Konmari method
From her study and re-study Marie has understood that there is no method that works and that it is sporadic and devoid of programming , her procedure must be followed in one go in a maximum of a few months.
To begin with, we need to know that we do not proceed from room to room but from category to category, for example the books scattered around the house, to evaluate what is to keep and what does not “excite us anymore” by evaluating what is useful and what is an unnecessary use of space .
The most practical phase is to fill black bags with useless things, never used, kept and left to gather dust for too long.
What is accumulated should not be passed on to relatives or friends who would end up feeling obliged to keep the recycling of others and be even more submerged and suffocated by objects, but rather given to charity, if in good condition, in shops of the used or libraries depending on what you are releasing.
The method described in the magical power of tidying develops in several stages or categories:
# 1 Get dressed
All clothes must be taken out of the closets and carefully evaluated , once you put aside what you no longer use, the survivors must be divided by category:
- Top parts (shirts, sweaters)
- Bottom parts (pants, skirts)
- Things that need to be hung up (jackets, suits, coats)
- Socks
- Underwear
- Bags
- Accessories (scarves, belts, hats)
- Swimwear
- Shoes
Once the wardrobe has been emptied of what is not needed, there will be space for clothes for every temperature and you will no longer need to make the change of season being overwhelmed by clothes you do not know where to store.
# 2 Books
Once the cabinets are in place, we move on to the bookcases, another sore point.
All the books whose reading has been postponed indefinitely or which did not excite you or were useful to you, must be excluded and given away so that a selection remains, a small “Olympus”, including all those books that have really changed and you loved.
# 3 Documents
At home we have lots of documents, photocopies of documents, bills, contracts, medical prescriptions, which clutter up but cannot be thrown away and therefore need to be reorganized effectively.
Once again it is better to divide them by category in special containers so as not to have clutter and to be able to find what you need as quickly as possible.
# 4 Miscellaneous items
- CD and DVD
- Body care products
- Cosmetics
- Accessories
- Valuables (bank books, credit cards)
- Electronic devices (digital cameras, cables and anything else electronic)
- Utensils for daily use (stationery, sewing tools)
- Products for daily use (non-durable consumer items such as medicines, household cleaning products, handkerchiefs)
- Kitchen utensils, dishes and more
If there are specific objects related to hobbies they should be considered separately as a category of their own.
# 5 Small change
All the coins found in clothes, bags and any other place around the house are to be put in a single coin holder and left there until it is full, so as to set aside a small but important nest egg .
# 6 Remember
The magical power of tidying up remains last in the book , because they are the hardest to let go but we live in the present.
As bright as our past was, it is in no way possible to relive it and the emotions we feel now are the most important thing.
Therefore, even in the case of an object that contains a particular emotional value, the same rule used previously applies, you have to take it in your hands and ask him: “Do you still make me happy?”.
Select by category, in the correct order, and only keep what makes you happy . Do it in one go, in a short time, completely.
If you have followed the method of Marie Kondo you will realize what the right amount is, when it is enough and you have thrown away all the futile thanks to instinct you will understand what that moment is.
Suddenly, there will be a click in your head and you will say, “Ah, this is the amount of stuff I need to live without problems!”
Do you recommend the magical power of tidying up?
The magical power of tidying up is undoubtedly part of the ranks of books useful for personal improvement.
If you often find yourself having to decide or select items in your workplace or at home, only to find that many of them are not all that useful, the magical power of tidying is a book I recommend you read.
