Prologue: If You Let Go, Your Life Will Change 4

PART 1: Let's get rid of the wrong organizing common sense.

01 Changing Your Mindset About Organizing
Are you learning how to organize too? 18
02 How to Deal with 'Cleanup Rebound'
Don't fall for the tip to organize little by little 21
03 Two Principles for Perfect Organization
Discarding and Positioning 27
04 The psychology behind dizzying behavior
Tidying Up Is Emptying Your Mind 30
05 Don't rely on the convenience of storage
The better you organize, the less likely you are to be separated from your belongings. 33
06 Do not store in a distributed manner
Organize by item, not location. 36
07 Regardless of personality, the key to organizing is to let go.
Personality-based organizing methods are completely ineffective 39
08 Daily Organizing vs. Festival Organizing
Organizing isn't something you do every day 42

PART 2: The Throwing Away Principle for Those Who Can't Let Go Even If They Die

Step 1 of organizing is throwing away
The beginning of organizing is throwing away 48
10 Think about the purpose of organizing
Let's start by visualizing the life we ​​want. 51
11. Criteria for Disposing of Items
Throw away things that don't excite you 55
12. Discard by Location vs. Discard by Item
Gather your items in one place and decide whether to throw them away. 59
13 Order of Disposing of Items
Throw away your memorabilia last 62
14 Tips to Avoid Overstocking
Don't show your family the things you're throwing away 65
15 How to Deal with a Family Member Who Can't Organize
Never throw away family belongings first! 69
16. Don't leave your belongings to your family.
Things I don't use, my family doesn't use either. 74
17. Organizing is the act of looking back at oneself through objects.
Your mindset and environment when organizing are also important. 78
18 Tips for Handling Items You Can't Throw Away
Throw away things that have served their purpose. 81

PART 3: A Never-Failing Organizing Method

19 Organize in order of clothing, books, documents, small items, and memorabilia.
There's an order to organizing things, too. 86
20 The First Step to Organizing Your Clothes
After gathering all the clothes, start sorting out the out-of-season clothes first. 89
21 Tips for Organizing Outing Clothes
If it doesn't make you excited, don't wear it as loungewear. 92
22 The Power of Clothes Opening
Just by being good at 'doggy', your storage problems will be solved. 95
23 The basics of opening clothes are to set them up
Store clothes upright, not folded. 99
24 Tips for Hanging Clothes in a Closet
Long clothes on the left, short clothes on the right 103
25 Sock Storage Tips
Don't tie your socks or stockings 106
26 Storage Tips That Don't Require Seasonal Organizing
Organize your clothes by material, not season. 110
27 The First Step to Organizing Books
Gather and organize your books in one place. 113
28 Criteria for Throwing Away Books
Throw away books you plan to read someday. 117

29 Standards for books to be left behind
Leave a book worthy of your own Hall of Fame 121
30 Ways to Organize Household Documents
The rule is to throw away all documents. 125
31 Effective Ways to Organize Documents That Are Difficult to Throw Away
Documents that have completed their role are discarded after verification. 129
32 How to Organize Small Items
Don't hoard props; keep only the things that make you excited. 134
33 Coin Organizing Methods
Put coins in your wallet as soon as you see them 137
34 How to Dispose of Abandoned Items
Let go of abandoned items without hesitation 139
35 Organizing Memorabilia
Don't Make Your Home a Refuge of Memories 145
36 Tips for Organizing Photos
Organize photos all at once in the final stage 149
37 Tips for Organizing Supplies
Keep supplies to a minimum 153
38 Think about the right amount of items
Reduce until you know the right amount of stuff 157
39 Judging based on one's own 'feelings'
Distinguish what you need based on your emotional criteria 159

PART 4 ​​Storage Consulting for Designing a Pleasant Space

40 Prerequisites for Effective Storage
Give Everything Its Place 162
41 Basic Principles of Storage
Storage is as simple as possible 166
42 Concentrated Storage Methods
Bring the owner and the object together in one place 171
43 Organize items by their location
Ignore traffic flow and frequency of use 174
44 Efficient Use of Space
Stand up everything that can be stood up and store it 178
Storage method using 45 boxes
No need to buy new storage items 180
46 'Bag-within-a-bag' storage tips
Keep your bag 'inside the bag' 184
47 Tips for Organizing Your Bag
Empty your bag every day 188
48 Efficient Closet Storage Tips
Use shelves and open spaces 191
49 How to Care for Bathroom and Kitchen Appliances
Don't leave anything in the bathroom 194
50 Things to do first after purchasing an item
Open the packaging immediately 198
51 Remove the packaging package
Erase the writing on the storage box 201
52 Comforting Objects
The more you cherish things, the more they become your friend. 204

PART 5 The Power of Tidying Up to Dramatically Change Your Life

53 Self-discovery through organization
Tidying up your room will help you find things to do 208
54 Self-transformation through organization
The "magic of decluttering" that dramatically changes your life: 212 effects
55 Restoring Confidence Through Organization
The Amazing Power of Organizing: Confidence 215
56 Past-obsessed vs. Future-anxious
218 Reasons You Can't Throw Things Away
57 Wisdom gained by letting go
The Aesthetics of "Emptiness" Discovered Through Letting Go 222
58 Why Communication with Your Home is Important
Are you saying hello to your home? 226
59 Relationships between objects and people
There must be a meaning behind the things that came to me 229
60 Body Changes Through Organization
Just by organizing, you can lose weight 231
61 Changes in luck through organization
If you organize well, your luck will improve. 234
62 How to Identify Precious Objects
The thing that excites me is real 237
63 Finding Happiness in Things
Exciting things bring happiness 240
The true purpose of the 64th theorem
Real life begins after you've cleaned up 243

Epilogue: For a thrilling day every day 245

One million copies sold in 10 months! 11 million copies sold worldwide!
The very first book that brought the KonMari craze to the world!

Marie Kondo, whose name is 'Konmari', has become a verb meaning 'to tidy up', and she has become a world-famous 'Queen of Tidying Up'.
The Power of Tidying Up, which brought about the KonMari craze around the world, was published in the United States under the title The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (2014), where it remained a New York Times bestseller for about two years and sold over 8 million copies.
Marie Kondo was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people the following year, and now runs a company named after her, which focuses on organizing things globally.
Last January, Netflix's reality show [Marie Kondo: Tidying Up] aired for eight episodes, reigniting the Marie Kondo tidying craze.
By visiting ordinary American homes and helping them organize using the KonMari method, they can clearly realize “what I ultimately need and what I don’t need, and what I should and shouldn’t do through organizing.”
This philosophy and organizing method is called 'KonMari', and people are becoming enthusiastic and passionate followers of the amazing life-changing experience of KonMari-style organizing, which keeps only what excites them and throws away everything that doesn't.


“If it doesn’t excite you, throw it away.”
Just organizing your life will make it sparkle.

In a 2016 joint study titled “The Dark Side of the Home,” Joseph Ferrari, a psychology professor at DePaul University in Chicago, found that people who are not organized have lower life satisfaction and lower productivity.
We think we need everything we want, consider consumption a virtue, and even find happiness in small purchases.
But why do we keep buying things and food that we won't use or eat right away?


Marie Kondo points out that we fall into the false illusion that we can achieve happiness through material consumption.
If you just buy things impulsively without looking into what you truly want or what you truly like, you will eventually end up buried under a pile of stuff.
Because of this philosophy, Marie Kondo is sometimes misunderstood as pursuing non-possession, but this is not true.
Marie Kondo says it's okay to own as much as you want as long as you can find true joy in owning things.
The problem is that we live with low self-esteem and depression, caught up in meaningless and unexciting things.

Real life begins after you've cleaned up.
The power of decluttering to improve your luck and quality of life

The KonMari method of organizing can be called a "lifelong organizing marathon," taking an average of six months to complete.
The procedures are also very strict and the order of arrangement must be followed.
First, sort your belongings into five categories (clothes, books, documents, small items, and memorabilia), then gather all the items in one category in one place and look at them one by one to determine whether they are exciting or not.
At this time, you must touch or hold the object, and if you feel the thrill in your fingertips, keep the object that gives you thrill, and if it doesn't, say "thank you" out loud with all your heart before throwing it away.
And for the things that give you excitement that you decide to leave behind, you must definitely give them their own place.

In this way, Marie Kondo's organizing method has a psychological effect that is much greater than the practical effect of organizing.
Because organizing is not just about clearing the space around you, it also has the function of purifying your soul.
So Marie Kondo says that even when folding a single shirt, it should be neat and tidy enough to stand upright.
Folding it loosely and roughly takes away the dignity of the shirt that has been hanging on my body all day and doing its job.
He also advises not to store socks or tights tightly bundled in a drawer, but to open them only two or three times to allow them to breathe.
I tell them to throw away things or clothes that have served their purpose as a way to say goodbye and express gratitude for what they have done for me so far.


Beyond simple ‘storage’ and ‘minimalism’
A powerful ritual that will change your attitude towards life.

In this way, the KonMari method of organizing goes beyond simple 'storage' or practical minimalism.
The attitude and method of organizing things, as if communicating with them, may feel somewhat unfamiliar at first, but the powerful effects of these sophisticated rituals have fundamentally changed the lives of tens of millions of people.
As seen on Netflix reality shows, people who try this method of organizing usually end up crying and free from their foolish obsessions.
This is a thorough reflection on the years that have passed and the time wasted, and at the same time, it becomes an opportunity to resolve to start life anew.
Reflecting on one's own vain desires and looking straight at what one deeply desires is the true value that is also achieved through mindfulness meditation.


The KonMari method is one of the most practical ways to achieve value, something that is more necessary than ever for modern people.
Excessive possessions and desires don't just take up space; they take up time and money.
They ruin your life on a fundamental level because they prevent you from looking at what's truly important and take away the time and attention you should be giving to what really matters.


Aren't we living our lives in chaos, surrounded by too many things and desires, without a care in the world?
Haven't you ever thought about tidying up the place you live or work?
Just one cleanup can change your life forever.
You can live more satisfyingly in the ideal space you dreamed of.
If you want a better life, you need to take stock of your life and your lifestyle now.