The Swedish exercise of death cleaning. It is about paring down what you really need to the minimum and finding a permanent form of organization that makes everyday life run more smoothly. It thinks about who will come after you if you die without doing it. Intuitively, we all do this is some way. De-cluttering and non-materialistic pursuits are linked with happiness and streamlining feels good. But this means evaluating your storage spaces and filing systems so that you are ready to turn your estate over to the next generation, whenever that comes.
This one woman wonder singlehandedly started the KonMari Method, and wrote a book by the fundamental idea of only keeping items that "Spark Joy".
Her six basic rules of tidying are as follows:
1. Commit yourself to tidying up.
2. Imagine your ideal lifestyle.
3. Finish discarding first.
4. Tidy by category, not by location.
5. Follow the right order.
6. Ask yourself if it sparks joy.
If you want to get the bigger picture, check out her Netflix documentary series called "Tidying Up."
The executive summary is this: Tidy by these categories, and in this order:
1. clothes
2. books
3. papers
4. komono (miscellaneous)
5. sentimental items
"Keep only things that speak to the heart, and discard items that no longer spark joy. Thank them for their service - then let them go."
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