The junk drawer

The "junk drawer" has become a universally acknowledged space where you store all the things that doesn't seem to have a place. It is not always a drawer - it could be a room, box, or a corner in the attic.

In truth, most of us have one, and almost none of us know how to deal with it.

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KonMari Method Organization Tips for Decluttering the Junk Drawer

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What is the KonMari Method?

Marie Kondo is a organizational expert who helps people around the world to transform their cluttered homes into spaces of serenity and inspiration.

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The KonMari Method

It emphasizes tidying by category (not by location) beginning with clothes, then moving on to books, papers, komono (miscellaneous items), and, finally, sentimental items.
Keep ...

The 6 basic rules of tidying

Commit yourself to tidying up.
Imagine your ideal lifestyle.
Finish discarding first.
Tidy by category, not by location.
Follow the right order.
Ask yourself if it sparks joy.

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Marie Kondo: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing explores how putting your space in order causes "correspondingly dramatic changes in lifestyle and perspective." Marie Kondo, the author, recommends that you defy conventional wisdom and start by discarding and only then thoroughly organize your space in one go.

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The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

It explores how putting your space in order causes correspondingly dramatic changes in lifestyle and perspective.

Marie Kondo, the author, recommends that you start by discarding an...

The problem with storage

Putting things away creates the illusion that the clutter problem has been solved.

Organizing all your junk better does not equal getting rid of clutter. And unfortunately most people leap at storage methods that promise quick and convenient ways to remove visible clutter.

Tidy by category, not by location

For example, set goals like “clothes today, books tomorrow.”

We often store the same type of item in more than one place and when we tidy each place separately, we fail to see that we’re repeating the same work in many locations.

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KonMari Method Checklist: 5-Step Cheat Sheet (w/ Visual) | Sloww

This is probably one of the shortest-but most useful-posts you'll find on the KonMari Method. It's taken straight from the source, and you can also read a summary of Marie Kondo's book here: This post is meant to be a quick reference guide or cheat sheet that you can bookmark and come back to without having to get lost in the details in other posts.

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5-Step Decluttering Cheat Sheet

Discarding by category comes first (clothes first, then books, papers etc.)
Break a category into subcategories (e.g. Tops: shirts, sweaters etc.)
Keep on...

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