The basic process is to discard first, then organize what\u2019s left. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Most people tidy by going through a small portion of objects first, usually by convenience, and then trying to put that small portion away before they start on everything else. Think of a desk: you go through the stuff on top of your desk, discard whatever you don\u2019t need anymore, and then immediately try to put what\u2019s left in the drawers–but then you find the drawers are full and cluttered, because you haven\u2019t gone through everything first, so you give up and the clutter remains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The KonMari process helps you avoid these stopping points. Don\u2019t do it little by little, do your whole house in one go<\/strong> (as much as you can depending on your schedule–it\u2019s fine if it takes up to 6 months). <\/strong>And go by category, not by room<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Remember, this category doesn\u2019t include things like love letters or special cards–those are mementos, and go in the last category. And it doesn\u2019t include any books or magazines, but it does include newspapers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n General rule of thumb: discard all papers.<\/strong> This takes a lot of the guesswork out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here\u2019s a few subcategories people commonly end up holding on to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are 3 categories of papers you might need to keep: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Papers you do decide to keep should be further categorized into two groups:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Put papers that you need to deal with in a special place that contains ONLY these papers.<\/strong> Kondo suggests using a vertical organizer and putting papers in it without separating them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Remember, this category doesn\u2019t include things like love letters or special cards–those are mementos, and go in the last category. And it doesn\u2019t include any books or magazines, but it does include newspapers.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[8],"class_list":["post-84","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-marie-kondo-tidying","","tg-column-two"],"yoast_head":"\nMarie Kondo’s Process for Papers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Discarding<\/strong> Papers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Organizing<\/strong> Papers for Declutter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n