Summary Of The Life Changing Magic Of Tidying Up By Marie Konido

Tidying My Life Do you ever wonder how to declutter and organize? The book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo is the perfect read for me because I love organizing. Her book teaches readers how to declutter and organize in a process she simply calls tidying. Kondo’s methods and steps in this best seller can help you organize like a pro. By reading this book I became inspired, and I learned many things; moreover, applying these ideas to my life was simple, and I attained major insight and knowledge; furthermore, I gained many things that I had not acknowledged prior to reading this book. I became inspired by this self-help book because it gave me tools to use to start decluttering and facts about the effect tidying can have. Marie Kondo writes that we should picture ourselves in a clutter-free space. That can give us motivation for our final goal. She also made me …show more content…
Marie Kondo says to tidy up all at once; it changes your mindset because you will see dramatic results, and love the effect it has on you. I agree with this because I think if you see impressive results you will be more motivated to declutter. She writes “clutter is caused by a failure to return things to where they belong”. I realized that I can change my life drastically by simply putting things back from where I got them. Kondo also says that we should eliminate excess visual information (tags and stickers off of items) to make our space feel more peaceful and enjoyable because of the lack of visual information to catch out eye. I do not totally agree with this statement because of the fact that sometimes labels are needed to reference how products work, but I agree that less stuff to read creates a more calm and pleasant environment to live in. The new things I have learned while reading has impacted my way of thinking towards