While many are either casually intrigued or cruelly judgmental of Marie Kondo's approach to tidying, most have not taken the time to understand her method and its religious underpinnings.
Marie Kondo's method landed in the U.S. in 2014 when her bestselling book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing was translated into English. This month, she brought the insights of her bestseller to the screen with the Netflix series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo.
In one episode, Kondo helps a widow named Margie process the grief of losing her husband and pursue her self-avowed goal of starting a new chapter in her life. The process hits a snag, however, when Margie pushes back on Kondo's seasoned wisdom for tidying. Kondo prescribes a methodical order to move through a household and decide what to keep: clothes first, then books, papers, miscellaneous items, and lastly sentimental items.
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