Summary: Marie Kondo's "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing"

by Winning Mindset Publishing

This is a summary and not the original book. You can find the original book by accessing this Estimated reading 1 h 25 min The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up takes you step-by-step through Marie Kondo’s revolutionary method for organizing, storing, and simplifying, aiming to turn your home into a permanently clean and clutter-free space. The key to successful tidying is to tackle your house in the correct order, to keep only the things that bring you joy, and to do it all at once, quickly and effectively. This method will not only transform your home; once you have your whole house in order, your whole life will change for the better. You will be more confident, more focused, and less distracted, and you will have the courage to break free from the past and move on from the negative aspects of your life. This summary highlights the key ideas and captures the important lessons found in the original book. If you’ve already read the original, this summary will serve as a reminder of main ideas and key concepts. If you haven’t, don’t worry, here you will find every bit of practical information that you can apply. But we do encourage you to purchase the original as well for a much more comprehensive understanding of the subject.

54 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 28, 2021

Reviews

[Evelyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wanted to see what all the hype is surrounding Marie Kondo and her decluttering ideas. Overall, there were some very good tips for decluttering including doing all of one thing (like books) at one time and how to fold clothes to see them in a drawer. Most importantly the book inspired me to go through my things and purge! I am happy that I read the summary as my book list is so long, I just can't devote tons of time to reading about decluttering. I just need to get started!!!

[Caroline 'relaxing with my rescue dogs' · Rating 5 out of 5]

I listened to this with my daughter on a car journey - her exact words were this is the best audio book that I have listened to with you.

I requested this as I wanted to understand my teenage daughters obsession with decluttering and tidying up and learn from that.
It really helped and in process of implementing the techniques
I was sceptical at first but now okay with it.
The narration was brilliant and helped it wasn't patronising

[Linda Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful summary of Declutter 101

Marie Kondo is a well-known decluttering expert. I chose this to read her philosophy and get the Priorities List for my Annual Spring Cleaning!