Japanese art of cleaning: 10 effective ways to restore order forever!

Girl from Japan mari kondo became famous when she published her the book "Magical cleaning. The Japanese art of establishing order in the house and in life." Her cleaning techniques are unique and so simple that they amaze. The book quickly became a bestseller and translated into many languages. Let's sort out 10 main methods of restoring order in Japanese: quickly and efficiently.

1. Do everything now

Some follow the advice that you can clean up just 15 minutes. in a day. For example, getting rid of one thing a day is a delusion.

It is necessary to take up cleaning as quickly as possible and for everything at once.

2. Throw away all unnecessary, sort the rest and put it on the shelves

You can not put off in the "long box" throwing something unnecessary. As soon as you start thinking about whether or not the thing fits on a certain shelf, your cleaning will come to a standstill.

We need to think immediately where to put things, when you get rid of all unnecessary.

3. Start with the easiest

Old letters and albums with photos are very hard to throw away, they are dear to every heart. If you are not a professional in fashion, and clothes are not your passion, start with a wardrobe.

Later you can go to the papers, books, then - to the kitchen accessories. And only in the end you can go to those things that have great value - albums, letters of close people etc.

4. Disassemble things by category, not by room

The main rule of "Japanese cleaning" - disassemble right away everything things one category. Otherwise, the mess will never end, and things will just move from one room to another.

For example, when decided to disassemble clothes, look for all the items of clothing in all rooms of the house (apartment).

When working with clients, Marie Kondo always warns: if something is not taken, this thing should be sent to the basket for release.

If you say this to yourself at the beginning of the harvest, you will immediately find everything that is precious and valuable to you. Remaining, perhaps, and not very necessary? ... Think about it.

5. Throw away all that you do not like

For perfect order and cleanliness you should think what to throw away. It is impossible to approach this thoughtlessly. Take the object in hand and decide whether it is of great importance for you personally or not.

If the thing pleases you, causes a smile on your face, then leave it. If you treat her calmly - boldly throw it away, it's time to part.

6. Get rid of old bills and papers.

It is desirable that all documents (papers) and accounts were in one place.It is better distribute them into two categories:

  • documents, invoices that must be kept;
  • papers you use often.

If you need to find out anything, you can access the Internet. But it is better to get rid of accounts (at least past years).

There are important documents without which our life is impossible. These are personal documents, medical policies, for property, etc. These Permanent storage documents are more convenient to store in a vertical stand, so it will not become too voluminous.

7. Learn to release your favorite gifts (souvenirs)

The author of the book offers to take a toy or a gift in hand, mentally thank the one who presented it, then give it back. Charity is a good deed.

As for love letters, they lie for years, only taking up space. We should ask ourselves why we keep them, whether they bring joy. Maybe we are trying to hold on to empty dreams. If they are so expensive that you are just not ready to part with them now, then leave. Learn to love your favorite things with love. Letters better burn.

8. Do not purchase expensive and complex storage systems.

Marie Kondo went over many storage systems. She believes that the best and most useful item is a shoebox.

Cabinets and other bulky furniture we need to store too many shoes and clothes. If we put something in such a closet, then we quickly forget about it and buy a new thing.

Shoe boxes are good with drawers. For example, it is convenient to neatly fold new tights in bags. In the closet in the kitchen pans easier to store uprightthan dumped in one box.

9. Learn to fold things right away, create vertical shelves.

Clothing, except for coats, jackets, suits (trousers), as well as dresses, is recommended to be kept folded. So it will occupy a much smaller volume, which will save space by more than a third.

More nuance: It should not be strongly compressed folded things, they must "breathe". Be sure to divide the boxes by content so that you can easily find the right one.

10. Treat things like people

Marie offers to learn to communicate with things like people. Such an attitude will help you to part with them more easily if necessary.

If we take care of things, they will serve us for a long time.

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