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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

Marie Kondo

  • 192 pages · about 3 hours
  • First published 2011
  • 10 editions
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1 About this book

Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes tidying to a whole new level, promising that if you properly simplify and organize your house once, you'll never have to do it again. Most methods advocate a room-by-room approach, which doom you to pick away at your piles of stuff forever. The KonMari Method, with its revolutionary category-by-category system, leads to lasting results.

In fact, none of Kondo's clients have lapsed (and she still has a three-month wait list). With detailed guidance for determining which items in your house "spark joy" (and which don't), this international best-seller featuring Tokyo's newest lifestyle phenomenon will help you clear your clutter and enjoy the unique magic of a tidy home - and the calm, motivated mindset it can inspire.

Good for readers who want: self-improvement and a graphic novel.

  • Home economics
  • Personal growth
  • Comics & graphic novels
  • Orderliness
  • House & HOME
  • House cleaning
  • Graphic novels
  • Comic books, strips

2 About Marie Kondo

Born 1984

Marie Kondo (近藤 麻理恵, Kondō Marie; pronounced, born 9 October 1984), also known as Konmari (こんまり), is a Japanese organizing consultant, author, and TV presenter. Kondo has written four books on organizing, which have collectively sold millions of copies around the world. Her books have been translated from Japanese into several languages, and her book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (2011) has been published in more than 30 countries.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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