{"id":102,"date":"2019-06-19T10:23:28","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T14:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=102"},"modified":"2026-01-19T23:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T03:14:12","slug":"marie-kondo-categories-konmari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/marie-kondo-categories-konmari\/","title":{"rendered":"Marie Kondo Categories: The 5 Steps to Konmari Method"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/hub\/personal-life\/lifestyle\/too-much-stuff\/\">too much stuff<\/a>, and not sure how best to get rid of it? Marie Kondo is a world-renowned expert on tidying, and this book teaches you how to get past the most common barriers preventing you from decluttering. Go through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/konmari-method-complete-guide-marie-kondo\/\">Konmari method<\/a> once, and you may find your relationship with things to be changed permanently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-marie-kondo-s-tidying-categories-at-a-high-level\">Marie Kondo&#8217;s <strong>Tidying Categories, at a High Level<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The basic process is to <strong>discard first, then organize what\u2019s left. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The KonMari process helps you avoid typical stopping points that afflict most people decluttering. Don\u2019t do it little by little, <strong>do your whole house in one go<\/strong> (as much as you can depending on your schedule&#8211;it\u2019s fine if it takes up to 6 months).<strong> <\/strong>And <strong>go by category, not by room<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For each of Marie Kondo&#8217;s categories, gather <strong>all the items together in a giant pile, discard first, then organize what\u2019s left<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s the correct order of Konmari categories that makes things mentally easier:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Clothes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Books<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Papers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Komono (miscellany)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sentimental items<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For each category, go through every single item like so:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pick it up. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ask yourself, <strong>does this item <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/does-it-spark-joy-marie-kondo-konmari-method\/\">spark joy<\/a>?<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If it does, keep it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>If it doesn\u2019t, thank it for everything it\u2019s done for you. Then move it to the discard\/donate pile.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After you\u2019ve discarded items in a certain category, then you can move on to organizing what\u2019s left in that category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-does-marie-kondo-go-by-categories\">Why does Marie Kondo go by Categories?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a fatal mistake most people make while tidying: going by room instead of by category<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of us have similar items in different locations, like coats in a coat closet in the hall and clothes in a dresser in the bedroom. If we tidy by room, we end up doing the same kind of work over and over&#8211;this can lead to burnout. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tidying by category lets us do one kind of work in totality<\/strong>, no matter where the objects are in your space. Plus, most of us have no idea how much stuff we own, so tidying by category is the wake up call we need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For example, for clothing, you\u2019ll put every single item of clothing you own on your bed. You\u2019re going to be floored by the volume of clothes you have, and you\u2019d never realize that if you tidied by room.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The correct sequence of categories: clothes, books, papers, komono\/miscellany, mementos. <\/strong>In each category, gather all the items together at once, discard first, then organize what\u2019s left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Going in the correct sequence speeds up the process and makes it easier in 3 ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It allows you to go from easier categories to harder categories, not only psychologically but in terms of storage as well. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It helps you refine your ability to choose what to keep as you go along. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It helps build good habits before you get to communal areas and shared objects or sentimental stuff that can be difficult to discard. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do not start with mementos. <\/strong>Don\u2019t even think about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/hub\/personal-life\/lifestyle\/sentimental-items\/\">sentimental items<\/a> until everything else has been sorted. If you discover one as you go through other categories, put it aside immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They cloud our judgement and are the hardest things to make decisions about.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Because they\u2019re rare and can\u2019t be replaced, we resist throwing them away. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This is also usually a big category, and will take too much energy out of us before we\u2019ve streamlined our discarding system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now let&#8217;s go through each of Kondo&#8217;s five categories in order:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-konmari-category-1-clothing\">Konmari Category #1: <strong>Clothing<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have a lot of clothes or want a more organized approach, break it down into subcategories: tops, bottoms, hanging clothes, socks, undergarments, bags, accessories, event-specific clothing like swimsuits, and shoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 2 major categories of clothes people have difficulty dealing with: 1) clothes they bought but never wore, and 2) clothes they hope to fit into one day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For clothes you bought but never wore: thank them for teaching you that you don\u2019t like to wear that style of clothing, and discard them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For clothes you hope to fit into one day: clothes that you can\u2019t wear right now are useless to you unless you\u2019re on the verge of being able to wear them and actively working toward that goal. Thank them for motivating you to get in better shape, discard them, and buy clothes that fit you in your current size and spark joy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Folding and storing vertically is better than hanging in terms of storage. <strong>The goal for folding is to make the smallest, smoothest, simplest rectangle that can stand up on its own.<\/strong> (Shortform note: There are much more detailed instructions in Chapter 5.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some clothes need to be hung, like suits and dresses, and these should be grouped by category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-konmari-category-2-books\"> Konmari Category #2: Books<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Take all your books off their shelves and out of any piles they\u2019re already in. If you have a lot of books, you can break them down into these subcategories: general books you read for pleasure, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/practical-books\/\">practical books<\/a> you use for reference, visual books like photography or art books, and magazines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t read any books as you sort through them to discard. This will cloud your judgment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people have difficulty in this category, specifically with books they still intend to read, and books they think they\u2019ll reread again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tidying by category lets us do one kind of work in totality, no matter where the objects are in your space. Plus, most of us have no idea how much stuff we own, so tidying by category is the wake up call we need. <\/p>\n<p>The correct sequence of categories: clothes, books, papers, komono\/miscellany, mementos. 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