Marie Kondo: Organize the World: Design Your Life to Spark Joy | SXSW 2017

Marie Kondo (“KonMari”) is a Japanese organising consultant, author and visionary entrepreneur. She developed a revolutionary method of organising known as the KonMari Method, which consists of gathering together everything you own, one category at a time, and then keeping only those things that "spark joy" - as well as choosing a dedicated place to store them. Going far beyond a typical “tidying how-to”, her method is a way of life and a state of mind that encourages you to cherish the things that bring you true joy-a refreshing alternative to today’s mass consumer society.
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[@BlushGush]

you can tell she memorized these english words line by line. I am so proud of her and inspired by her. It's really hard to do this in front of a live audience when you don't speak English. I've been there. Love to Kon Mari

[@mjpeter3964]

Loved your post, except for the first sentence. Why you gotta call out our homegirl like that? LOL!

[@christined1012]

I don't think BlushGush meant anything bad by the first sentence. I think it's to point out what Marie did for us to give us such and inspiring TedTalk. The fact she memorized the hour long speech is amazing and makes me love her even more!! :D

[@rosaliecagnini9342]

The words are on a big screen in English lol

[@SaraLovesTea]

Her English is so much better & it takes guts to go up there & give a speech in a language that isnt your native language! Love her!! She is so passionate ❤️

[@TS-tv2ik]

Amen!! Marie Kondo is awesome, a warrior!! World transformer.

[@Chris-xi8cl]

I've been following Marie for years, she clearly has dedicated herself to improving her English so she can expand her personal connection to non-Japanese speakers. She's really something else.

[@drewconway7135]

I think she was wearing an earpiece, with the English words piped in to her. But perhaps not. Either way, I agree with you, it took a lot of courage to get up there in front of all those people to give a talk in a language she's not 100% comfortable in yet. Good for her.

[@Chris-xi8cl]

@@drewconway7135 I think you may be right, Going back and watching it there were some odd pauses here and there. That aside I agree with you, even if that was the case that still takes some serious courage. My wife is Hispanic, I am not, if she was to try and coach me to speak a an hour long speech in Spanish word for word I would not be able to do it.

[@mivozcallada]

Sara S yes! Just imagine you and I trying to do public speaking in Japanese! 😱😱

[@gypsysundrop]

My life is chaos! I can’t think straight, I don’t sleep well, I’m late for every appointment! My apartment is a mess and I don’t know how it happened so quickly!! I never have been like this before, my place has never been like this before. I’m drowning in possessions. I’m making a change using this method. I’ve had enough!

[@guogaibnu]

So glad to see Marie give a speech in English. She's so calm, confident and well prepared.

[@chillibird2511]

My favourite method of tidy is marie. Explains well and it sll makes sense

[@mavibeyaz7063]

She is like a princess💮

[@mercedesnino-murcia3072]

Mavi Beyaz aaaaaqqq

[@hughvalad9371]

She is my sweet dream!!!!

[@josephbenson4444]

or a flower, if flowers can be the cutest little thing ever.

[@ginaverso]

Yes! Kinda like a fairy too 🥰

[@acmulhern]

My favourite thing about the Konmari method is the relationship you build with your belongings and the joy that you get from them. People should really give her more credit for the fact that she has found the secret to happiness. It ends your frustrations and you no longer feel like you need to buy things to fill that void in your soul. It teaches you how to find joy in what you already have and how to properly take care of your belongings. A tidy home is just a result of all that and happens naturally.

[@megacutegirl09]

Well said 👏👏

[@jackcobb2928]

She is enlightening

[@gillywillybythesea]

I agree absolutely in principle with what you say, Mulan 121. For some, though, it's less simple: being affected by excessive hoarding, ADHD and/or poverty can mean using the Konmari method is much harder to address. I can only now address a lot of my own hoarding and inability to say no to items offered to me because I'm finally in a (slightly) better financial situation than I have been for the last 25 years. Konmari's method has been a revelation, frankly, and I am already starting to feel the weight of burden and despair lift as a result. But I simply couldn't have got rid of a lot of stuff I've been able to these past few days, because I never knew where the next penny was coming from (poverty can be massively disabling).

[@madhumh2416]

@@gillywillybythesea I feel you! I find that the ease with which people can divest themselves of things can often be linked to resource scarcity, or resource abundance. Marie Kondo’s approach is working for me because she respects the energetic worth of every item. I’ve always had respect for my belongings, but kept too much stuff “just in case.” I’m able to let things go now much more easily.

[@k.h.7575]

Exactly, and so beautiful. Just found her, and is a big fan now. So inspired by her,.. And humbled...

[@petsila]

She truly deserves her success. She is so elegant, hardworking, well-prepared, passionate. You can tell she is practiced a lot for this speech, and she is so thorough with all the answer to the questions.

[@16326]

Her gentle happy energy is addicting.

[@neptunevenus]

I love the spiritual way she approaches everything! She is helping to increase Joy in the world! 🌟

[@QML153]

Her voice like meditation music. it makes me enjoy her info.

[@carlfernandes1275]

Isabel CHEN Oh yes definitely 😇

[@oksmaiman8261]

Even my cat took his time I think actually enjoying her voice

[@abigailantonio4824]

I've never seen someone so passionate about tidying up. She has inspired me so much

[@satyana8551]

Graceful...like gentle flowing water... Sincere and a humble being with a profound message

[@twobluestripes]

It cracks me up how a lot of people only take away the folding technique from the KonMari method. I have been using this folding method since Linda Coopersmith popularized it on Clean House, but Marie's book has TRULY changed my relationship with my home and my things. The spirit of the KonMari method is so much more; folding is just an easy and fun thing to demonstrate during a lecture or interview. But the visualization, the care for your belongings, the spirituality assigned to objects, and the honing of the feeling of joy, have over the last few years improved everything for me. I have not yet finished my tidying campaign, but the categories i have finished have remained tidy and it is a joy for me to use the items i kept.

[@bluejay5531]

I agree, I have yet to apply the method, mainly because I have so much stuff that I have a hard time finding categories and it feels extremely overwhelming to do it this way, so I am pre-decluttering first. But it is the whole mindset and spirit she conveys that makes so much sense, a true inner shift. I also have a hard time with the folding technique wondering how it does not make so much more creases in the clothes? I am hesitant because it seems I would have to be ironing a lot more that way...

[@onponnoy5403]

If we search deeply into our soul, we'll find that Konmari is not simply a household issue but it's about re-arranging our life.

[@rosewang8209]

totally agreed 🤗

[@aeris171]

Anna Timm iii

[@ericnormand4210]

I tried to apply the method but I wound up not feeling joy with any of my clothes. I re-read the book to see if I missed something. I realized all the examples were about hoarders. What to do if you don’t have too much but you don’t have stuff you like?

[@stinawhite4925]

Konmari has helped me stopped trying to fill a void. I absolutely appreciate my belongings more, I appreciate my home more as a whole. I don’t have urges to get more stuff, to fill spaces, it’s so freeing :) thank you Marie Kondo

[@dsstudio76]

Another big problem along with lacking organization is the exaggerated consumerism in States. It makes much harder when you live with much more than you really need! You ended up with a stressful environment which is so obvious and undesirable! Mari Kondo, domo arigato gozaimasu from a Brazilian. 🇧🇷❤️

[@danielavecchia14]

Olá.

[@msv3630]

She helped me organize my papers (ALL MY PAPERS IN MY ROOM) without me even realizing it while I watched this

[@HereIAm247]

I find this mentality so much better than the 'practical'/detatched way we seem to do it in the west. Many people seem to use a practical/guilt-tripping/mathematical approach. (get rid of xx% of your things, do you *need* all these things, how long since you used it last, etc.) We are almost punishing ourselves when we declutter, and shaming ourselves for being so bad. But this is a very negative way to declutter, and I sometimes wonder if this is why so many people find decluttering difficult. Because they associate it with negative emotions, and a negative experience. With the Marie Kondo method, you think much more positively. You are allowed to keep things that bring joy to your life - even if it is not 'rational', or it is not something you use every single day. It also impacts your shopping habits. You start to buy fewer items, and only thing that sparks joy. And things that truly represent your personal essence.

[@user-xg4ue5cc2v]

There are a lot of people in the west that have been good regarding this topic. We learn a lot from everyone

[@GiveMeLiberty3]

She sparks joy in me.

[@melisasegura4054]

In me too✨

[@DoctorRempel]

Just when I thought she couldn't get more amazing, I see this video and how she speaks good English!! Her bravery and courage to speak in her non-native language in front of an audience is so inspirational! 😄

[@MsStunningAngel]

4 rules of konmari method: 1. imagine your ideal life 2. Tidy in one go 3.Tidy by category, not by location 4. Ask " Does it spark joy? "

[@Artnotforthesakeofart]

👍

[@akhilamdas1404]

Special shout out to the translator, she made such a genuine and super good effort to convey Marie as such!

[@faithrada]

Marie Condo is so captivating, her message is Life Changing. By asking: Does this 'spark Joy' for me? ... I have become much more MINDFUL of what I allow into my life. When I am tempted to by something now I FIRST ask myself... WHERE will it live? Everything worth having DESERVES it's own place.

[@Ambrosha385]

Faith Rada love this! Congrats!

[@disasterwarninggirl7517]

She has such wonderful energy.

[@Cxielmae]

Why I'm a big fan of Marie: 1. improves my cleaning habits 2. little by little, I learn on how to let go some of my things that doesnt "spark joy" 3. ASMR😊😊 learning while listening to an angelic voice.

[@amberleaf7]

Marie's English used to be very limited and she is doing so much better now in 2017. I'm glad she has been learning. She used to have a terrible translator who got about 50% right, and this is so much better. And she is so cute and feminine and charming ♡

[@nickfleming3719]

Japanese is incredibly hard to interpret, many things don't translate at all, grammar is completely backwards, and it is extremely vague and contextual most of the time

[@sitns23]

Amber Leaf , I have to agree that her Interpreter did not have interpreting skills. There a lot of things you need to know before becoming an interpreter and knowing 2 languages doesn’t make you an interpreter.

[@veronicalimbaga449]

i like tiding

[@jonniricard7460]

She is truly a treasure! The value of facing your belongings and organizing your space is high. I am sure people use this as a launching point to start new and improved lives!

[@tonyfreeman8609]

it is not all about tiding, it is about how to keep a positive attitude in your life, that is the amazing and greatest, point of view from Kondo, by tiding up your belongings with a spark joy, the sadness and depressed will fade away

[@dennislo1986]

it is great to see a huge improvement on her english... she is an amazing woman... her method has changed the way i see my living space and bedroom... every night after work, i cant wait to get home and see a space that i love and enjoy looking towards to relaxing in...

[@Paretozen]

improvement? loll my 5 year old nephew speaks better English, truth be told.

[@Sleepingvampires]

Do you speak a foreign language?

[@Paretozen]

@@darkhorse7460 lol, I'll see myself out.

[@princepeterwolf]

So much respect and adoration for this lady

[@lodrose]

Charming but firm! This is the general feel I get from her books and shows. Great technique.

[@Laghagua]

This woman made a messy person like me enjoying folding my jeans right in the middle of the video. And it never looked so beautiful. Like an artwork? How can that be? And how can folding clothes be fun and so enjoyable and satisfying. I realized, I also was afraid of cleaning up, because its a subtracting process, like it makes me feel losing something. Now it makes me just feel giving more honour and value to the things i really love what makes it feel good to say goodbye. Also I realized I early created a bad feeling to cleaning up, because it was a very negative process in the past. I can work with this now from a whole other perspective now. I also realized how spoiled i am and how unthankful i am when not caring about my belongings proerly. Thank you so much, Kondo Sensei, to teach the world. best of health and much joy to everyone.

[@jinaria2671]

Dear Marie you don't know how much I love you. Thank you so much.

[@JohnSmith-lk8cy]

I love here calmness. She is so beautiful and graceful.

[@Becca_Lynn]

I went through all of my clothes while watching this video. Just put two full trash bags in my car to donate to Goodwill! :) Thank you Marie Kondo! (Also, your English was wonderful! Great job!)

[@22RosesGrow]

I admire this very creative and logical woman. I look up to her, she is inspiring.

[@oohnaturel5717]

So proud shes getting the attention she deserves. We focus too much of BUYING BUYING BUYING and it clogs up our lives - becomes a space to fill the pain. Whther its stress, insecurities or whatever we end up buying to ease the pain. Tidying will help you categorise your home but also your life. It makes you realise the important stuff you have and the stuff that doesnt give you anything but distract you from your. Honey, you gotta face it. I love her lol. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.

[@James-ni2lx]

She truly did make her dream and is tidying the world thru her method!!!!

[@AnnaAnna-ch5ww]

I’m loving her, her calmness, her English .

[@Tulle306]

She is so elegant, sweet and funny. I really like her.

[@yomommastupid]

the elegant part is quite typical with the average Japanese woman hehe

[@FabiWe91]

In her show she still had an interpretor and now she's on stage, giving a speech in English. Kudos!

[@madhhviraj4089]

Declutter phone contacts too I have experienced the magic after tidying I am watching this video now I did know this is a particular method 🌹

[@laineygann7713]

Wow. Marie Kondo speaks English very well. Love her methods and gracefulness!!!! The best tip was; tidy in one go. Don't do it in little stages--It took me over 2 hours to do clothing, but once it was done it stayed tidy. Same for books, paper, etc.

[@loveishappiness7330]

This was a great talk. I found it very helpful to understand her aha moment. And even though I have read the books and tidied, I learned a lot from this. Thank you.

[@annie20alpha]

"May all of your things spark joy. You will get a more joyful life." This makes me wanna tear up. Thank you.

[@VivianHanai]

Our grandmothers... Lotus flowers of gratitude to them! 🤗💖🙏

[@shelookstome8727]

Fantastic talk, loved her efforts in speaking her non native tongue, she did incredibly well. Also kudos to Marie Iida her translator (whom is on the Netflix series). She seemed to translate the true essence of Kondo's words, wonderfully interpreted. I don't speak Japanese but it just seemed spot on. You can even see Kondo nodding her head in agreement with what was being conveyed in translation.

[@karenbochinski]

Wonderful she is so adorable and so humble. I love her attitude towards organizing

[@riekochiba4645]

I’m middle in the tidying event right now and this speech inspires me a lot! I’m also happy to know about her grandma’s episode. I wanna be a calm person like her. Thank you for sharing this great video!

[@jacksonoliveira7591]

She is so precious and inspiring.

[@magicmetalbird5405]

I'm so impressed by how rapidly her English has improved! She has put so much effort into embracing the language and culture of people who appreciate her and that's such an act of love. I love how much she wants to bring joy and kindness to the world and help people struggling with their relationships with their material possessions. Nothing has ever worked for me the way her method has. おめでとうございます & ありがとう!

[@theamandie4233]

She is every preschool teacher's dream.

[@sandiatsdmb1736]

Very nice presentation. I am surprised with the level of her English. She is so calming and sweet. Such a message she has to share! Small but mighty for sure!

[@angelaspencer2934]

What a gentle soul.. I absolutely love what you do. Xxx

[@smallbudy5747]

This is the best thing i have ever learned in my life . Thank you so much

[@brisebastiano4974]

I think she might be magic... Lol really though, she seems like such a lovely, kind person😊 her vibe is so calming, yet she radiates positivity in such a bright way. I just want to stand next to her for a minute to experience her energy lol

[@reesegetwellchannelgully8132]

She’s excellent ..such a joy she sparks

[@pjkbpjkb6910]

Love that Marie Kondo is speaking English without a translator! Thank you :)

[@gregoryludkovsky5185]

the method works like magic . I am able to keep up with this folding method order my wife constructed in my drawers. Actually, I was amazed how many good things I had tucked away incidentally for years .... not even wearing them @ least once ..It's very easy to keep up the order once the things are sorted out , folded properly and stored vertically

[@joannaw2745]

I have read her books and tried her method. It works! It changes the way you consume, shop, clean and think about your “stuff”. It allows you to think more clearly and you never spend much time cleaning up afterwards.

[@sintia4397]

all I can see and all I can say is she's not only tidiness but also her perspective toward people and things are so positive Interesting lady that I have learn a lot from her and wish for more

[@sandracarli1110]

I can't help but think about the destruction that war brought to the US and Japan. We should never forget how beautiful it is when human beings, no matter where they come from, do things together, inspire and help each other.

[@janetpattison8474]

Yeah, tons of karma will be coming due for the US, for being war mongers. We have invaded nearly every country on the planet & we stick our noses into every country’s business, like Vietnam, Korea, Iran, Afghanistan and Iraq, Central America and more. Did you know that rich people don’t let their kids go to war? They get college deferments, or some kind of health deferment, like flat feet.

[@sandracarli1110]

@@janetpattison8474 I can imagine. 😖

[@beneath.the.rosesluciddrea8470]

Wow.. her voice is so wonderful to listen to. I'd love to listen to her talk for hours !

[@lobnachsa7735]

She is a grate woman !!! Too much love from Tunisia !!!! She is changing my life!!!

[@808INFantry11X]

We could all use a bit of organization in our lives the way I see she helps ask the right questions to ourselves when tidying something whatever we keep we need to have some sort positive emotional attachment otherwise what's the point LOL

[@vanyaka4850]

She is so sweet and blessed

[@shinydreams2228]

It most be hard, for her to go from Japan to USA, but i think she is doing such a great job, and performasing in English when not knowing English that well I mean that's so great! I always feel inspired by her. !

[@MariaFerreira-hg8bc]

She looks like a doll and she speaks like an angel.

[@saketdeshmukh6958]

She is the Goddes of Tidiness. Thank you so much for the fantastic presentation.

[@emilyfrench3511]

She did such a great job on this presentation. You should be so proud!

[@matthewelliman8173]

Amazing. What an impressive dedicated woman.

[@spssthai002]

Thank you very much Marie Kondo. You change my life.

[@pyritecindi7384]

Kudos to her translator. Enjoyed this seminar very much

[@theskyplanet2702]

Cindi Estess just don’t forget to put away any brochures and paper you may have gotten from the seminar - it’s a rule

[@dannieaasted6774]

I wish more people would understand that this isnt just about less stuff, its about a better life

[@jcastro91235]

I love her she’s so peaceful. I’m about to keep what brings me joy😊 and give the rest a home

[@daliarizzi4320]

Marie Kondo thank you so much for teaching how to live clutter- free. I love your mission.🥰💖🙏

[@mjpeter3964]

The sweetest personality!! Can't you just feel her loving energy?! She is helping to organize my life by coming up with hacks that make tidying up worthwhile. For example, her folding methods. Who wants to fold a bunch of laundry, put it away, just to have to rifle through it every morning - undoing all that previous effort? You know with her method, that once it's completed all items will be accessible and remain neat. Also, the gratitude part is SO important. Especially if you're the type to get emotional about certain items. THANKING every item for its usefulness in your life prior to donating or discarding it, breaks that OCD-ish bond with "stuff" and leaves one feeling as if it's okay to let it go. IT WORKS!! You gotta love this lady! I do! : )

[@ceecee328]

Woaaaaa she REALLY worked on her English! Awesome! She is unstoppable.

[@jaclynh9343]

She is incredible.... loveeeeee her!

[@sharanyanaidoo]

So inspired that she did the whole speech in English, I thought her beautiful interpreter would be next to her. 💕

[@nygelburwell8538]

The translator did an excellent job! Much much better than the other transit MK had used.

[@user-wo5dc2zf8e]

I am Japanese and the translator exactly right on her translation of Konmari!

[@rebeccacarter1914]

I have always been better than most people about clutter, but she gave me the missing piece of the puzzle with the "sparks joy?" And thanking an item before you say goodbye to it. That helps a lot.

[@a.mckenny6545]

She is wonderful. Her method is truly life changing magic! I took several weeks after reading her book & Kon Mari'd my home from top to bottom. It feels so different- lighter, fresher, happier. I'm more than satisfied with the results, AND we've been able to keep it this way for several months now. She is correct when she says you need only do it once. You then have the right tools, and perspective, to keep your life organized, tidy & full of gratitude. I have since moved on to KonMari my office at work, too :) It really, really works. Love Marie!

[@LeezPgh]

I love this person** So glad she is who she is. True to herself. Sweet and kind and passionate and exploring the world and learning through her unique perspective. That is very inspirational.

[@eileenfuentes6975]

I love her. I'm curious how she goes about cleaning after she's done tidying. Would be interesting to see. I'm so amazed that she's speaking English now!

[@lindsey361]

You have changed my life for the better. Thank you so very much. You are so brave for sharing your amazing talent. Some may think tidying is not important. Thanks to you I can see myself, what I like and what makes me happy. Thank you so much for this gift 🤗🤗my life is far more joyful now and I look much better 💖💖💖

[@user-rz6nt5yj1c]

Girlllll i started the methods and needless to say I freaking Love it Marie kondo thank you!! You're a 🌟 so helpful for myself this video was thanks to whoever.. Uploaded it

[@matilda2]

Her English has improved a lot :) thanks for the uploaf

[@amberleaf7]

I know! I have noticed. Her English used to be very limited and she is doing so much better now. And she is so cute!

[@stanwilson7040]

Her English is awful -- she it seems as though she doesn't even understand what she's saying, probably memorized everything

[@michaelbarber6691]

If the purpose of language is to communicate ideas, she nailed it. I understood everything she said in English.

[@yaelv4712]

Let's hear your Japanese.@@stanwilson7040

[@janetpattison8474]

11/2022 This video is 5 yrs old, and Marie you are doing great with English! You inspire me! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@malibu64]

She is so beautiful!

[@meghnamehta7694]

Completely agree!

[@liaday3283]

I admire her Brave and brilliant

[@janetli6603]

She is amazing!

[@MiriamTV2]

This video was so much better than the Google talk one. Thank you for this. :)

[@treeram1]

Thank you for this Video and your Book, The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up...KonMari Method is the best!!

[@minutekanji7082]

Her voice makes me feel like in meditation. I wish I could meet her

[@korab.23]

I wish they had done the slides digitally afterward so we could appreciate them better. We are about to start our own journey as a family and I'm so excited!

[@annamariesf]

So glad I discovered Marie Kondo! Love her approach!

[@amelsabri469]

I love her way to declutter and tidying. Now I am enjoying my tidying a lot more. Everything is visible and accessible💝

[@kaekoharmon8129]

こんまりさん、世界に向けて素晴らしい活動を続けていらっしゃるのですね！感動しました！最後にお手伝いされている通訳の方も凄いと思います！！

[@ManifestTv.]

Aww I fell in love with this woman in this video😊Thank you.

[@TheModernAsianMan]

*Consciously start tidying up my table as I watch this*

[@lindalangeheine5787]

Wow girl! Your English is getting great! Hats off to you.