Cleaning Is Not Tidying – KonMari | The Official Website of Marie Kondo
To escape this negative spiral, tidy by category, not by place.
Marie Kondo • The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up)
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.
Marie Kondo • Spark Joy: An Illustrated Guide to the Japanese Art of Tidying
SORT BY CATEGORY, in the correct order, and keep only those things that inspire joy. Do this thoroughly and quickly, all in one go.