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Have too much stuff, and not sure how best to get rid of it? Marie Kondo is a world-renowned expert on tidying (you might have heard of her book or Netflix show), and her famous book teaches you how to get past the most common barriers preventing you from decluttering.

Go through the Konmari method once, and you may find your relationship with things to be changed permanently.

Have too many books? Can’t bear to get rid of them? Try the Marie Kondo method of cleaning to remove all the books that you no longer need and might never read.

After you’ve gotten rid of stuff that doesn’t spark joy, how does Marie Kondo recommend organizing your storage in your home? Learn the top Konmari storage tips here, including how to use her famous boxes, vertical storage, and top things to avoid.

The basic process of the Konmari method is to discard first, then organize what’s left.

After you’ve discarded items in a certain category, then you can move on to organizing what’s left in that category. When you organize, keep your storage as simple as possible: use what your home already has, as opposed to buying a lot of complicated storage solutions that ultimately end up cluttering your space more.

Kondo’s “Sentimental Items” category includes any item whose primary value is emotional: cards, letters, gifts, photos, objects from your childhood or your children’s younger years, etc.

Save this category for last, because it is the hardest to discard and store.

The Marie Kondo method of cleaning asks one major question: “Does it spark joy?” But it’s not clear what this really means, and when it applies and doesn’t.

Learn how to tidy clothes using Marie Kondo’s famous method.

Step 1: Gather all your clothes from all over your home and put them in one place, on your bed or on your bedroom floor. When you think you’ve finished, ask yourself if there could be anything else hiding anywhere else…

Papers are essentially any mail or documents that we receive, notes we take in school or outside classes, or manuals and instructions that come with appliances or electronics.

Remember, this category doesn’t include things like love letters or special cards–those are mementos, and go in the last category. And it doesn’t include any books or magazines, but it does include newspapers.