Marie Kondo: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

<p>Marie Kondo's first book is "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing". It was published in 2011 and has become a best-seller. Kondo shares her unique KonMari method for decluttering and organizing in the book. The technique uses the idea that you should only keep items in your home that bring you joy and let go of things that do not. The book has inspired a decluttering movement and is the perfect way to start our Japan Series.</p><p>Purchase the book from Amazon <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbW0xMmdxUXZUcUc0UEszTmtFTnZQNHZ2X3BPd3xBQ3Jtc0ttaWlKZDdqRF9naFNrRUVrelhMWjgxQWxfNzJsYlFfWFkwbkxPSEhpRmxaVmZLZE1GX2VZV1JnZkxCWE5IeWdRZ0plN0djNEo0bzB6UEM4d1FGa1JRY19jOHBNZmYxTWZOMzJQczhHN1Q5eTZvenY4UQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fgeni.us%2Fmariekondo&amp;v=9QVZXXHa08M">https://geni.us/mariekondo</a><br>Buy the book summary from Blinkist <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbExhVEpQOG9xUkE0aUl2R3ZVRlJfTHhaTm85d3xBQ3Jtc0treFE1aW1kNXhUcjM5ZTNMSkp1YXdTSkp3UUR4bHNzUGVDSTlCTmdlOVdLY3NVa09abnpkbFhva2FnT0s3TDJIbjFUV1JYeFFHcjRfMHhJRkJUd0c2TS1RQTktMkdQUzdia0FfRWlJNjE0dXN5NndlRQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fblinkist.o6eiov.net%2FoemBLE&amp;v=9QVZXXHa08M">https://blinkist.o6eiov.net/oemBLE</a></p><p><br></p><p>INTRO</p><ul><li>Marie Kondo introduces herself, and her focus<p></p> </li></ul><p>Organize the World (2m37)</p><p>WHAT IS IT</p><ul><li>ABC and Marie Kondo Reveal Simple Ways To Get Organized<p></p> </li></ul><p>Save Time And Space (4m52)</p><p>HOW TO DO IT</p><ul><li>Snapreads breaks down some of the key ideas<p></p> </li></ul><p>5 lessons from the book (1m58)</p><ul><li>Marie’s advice to tune your home into a place for great work<p></p> </li></ul><p>Creating A Home Workspace (1m20)</p><p>OUTRO</p><ul><li>Marie on the TODAY show closes the show with a call to action to only surround ourselves with things that bring happiness<p></p> </li></ul><p>Being Tidy Is About 'Joy' (1m53)</p