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Marie Kondo
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Marie Kondo is a Japanese organizing consultant and author whose KonMari Method approaches tidying by category and asks which possessions spark joy.
Biography
Marie Kondo, also known as Konmari, is a Japanese organizing consultant, author, and television presenter born on 9 October 1984. She has written four books on organizing that have collectively sold millions of copies worldwide. Her books have been translated into several languages. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up was published in more than 30 countries and reached the United States in 2014.
Kondo's KonMari Method organizes possessions by category rather than by room, using whether items spark joy as a guide. Her Netflix series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, released in 2019, helped raise her profile in the United States and the United Kingdom. A follow-up series, Sparking Joy with Marie Kondo, was released in August 2021.
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Books by Marie Kondo
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up presents the KonMari Method, a category-by-category approach to simplifying and organizing a home. It offers guidance on deciding which possessions spark joy, linking decluttering with a calmer, more motivated mindset.