A System for Tidying Your Home [5S Method]

The process is really like a word association game. As you go along, you’ll soon find that similar things naturally end up side by side. In reality, seemingly separate categories overlap each other slightly, existing in a gradation of interconnection.

Store items from the same category in one spot. If you are living with a family, sort by person first, then by category and finally by type of material.

To escape this negative spiral, tidy by category, not by place.

storage should reduce the effort needed to put things away, not the effort needed to get them out.

You can keep categories to a minimum by following those used for sorting. Start with clothes, then books, documents, komono and finally keepsakes or sentimental items.