The Japanese 5S method to quickly tidy up your home

Is the house always in a mess and have you tried everything? It is worth making a last attempt following the Japanese 5s method.

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Is the house always in a mess and have you tried everything? It's worth a last try following the Japanese 5s method.





If in your home not even Marie Kondo would be able to tidy up clothes, objects piled up everywhere and useless things to get rid of, perhaps another method that comes from the Rising Sun could be successful.

The Japanese 5s method was originally created to maintain order within companies, with the aim of keeping the workspace clean and organized and thus improving employee productivity. However, it was then taken up and successfully applied to homes as well.

The name refers to the initials of the 5 Japanese words on which the method is based:

  • Seiri: to classify
  • Seiton: to sort
  • Seiso: to clean
  • Seiketsu: systematize
  • Shitsuke: disciplinary

Let's find out what to do point by point.

Index

Seiri: to classify

The Japanese 5S method to quickly tidy up your home

Seiri means to classify and obviously concerns ours objects which, first of all, must be classified as necessary or not necessary. So if you are a serial accumulator, this will be the key step in learning how to get rid of everything you hold but don't actually use. The principle is simple: grant a space in your home to ONLY those objects that you really need.

Those who know Marie Kondo will immediately connect this point with the rule of her Konmari method according to which we must decide whether or not to keep an object based on the degree of happiness it causes us.

Seiton: to order

The Japanese 5S method to quickly tidy up your home


The second s of the Japanese method is that of seiton, which means to order. Once the seiri has been performed, it's time to order the items you have decided to keep. But, beware, this arrangement should be based on the frequency of use of the objects themselves: those we use most often should be placed within reach, the others in less comfortable spaces.


Seiso: clean

The Japanese 5S method to quickly tidy up your home

The third s is that of seiso which means to clean. Once the spaces are clear and tidy, the next step is cleaning, which is a thousand times easier after fixing the previous two S's.

Seiketsu: systematize

It is systematize so that both cleaning and tidying are done in a short time and without too much effort. Prioritize household chores, for example, starting with the heaviest and leaving the simplest at the end, distributing what needs to be done among the various family members. In short, plan household chores well to perform them more easily, setting standards so that the house is kept tidy for as long as possible.



The Japanese 5S method to quickly tidy up your home

Shitsuke: disciplina

The last s of this Japanese method refers to the discipline. Once the other 4 points have been followed to the letter, you need to be consistent and disciplined for remain faithful to the method. That is, it is necessary to strive to be constant, to encourage oneself and others to maintain the established rules in order to be able to see the fruits in this way.

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Read also:

  • 96 Lessons of Happiness from Marie Kondo starting with the tidying up
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