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It's a minimalist Monday edition of Optimal Living Daily Episode 1137. How the aspiring

minimalist can modify the Kohn-Mari method by Jen Smith of ModernFruity.com and I'm just

amolic. Happy Monday, a happy Martin Luther King Junior Day, a holiday here in the States,

and welcome back to Optimal Living Daily or the OLD podcast where I read to you from some of

the best blogs I can find and get permission from, mostly covering personal development and

minimalism on this show. Today covering minimalism and the trendy topic of the month, Kohn-Mari,

which is the method that Marie Kondo teaches for tidying up. She has a special on Netflix where

she helps families tidy up their houses. It's an interesting watch. She's huge in Japan.

Speaking of Ohio Gossai Masukonichiwaka, Kohn-Banwawa to all the listeners in Japan,

I've learned a few Japanese phrases as you can see, or here, I should say. I can't really speak

it yet or understand it really. Let's go see Wakawati Masu. Anyway, today features a brand new author

for the show. I'll tell you more about Jen after the post, so for now let's get right to it and

start optimizing your life. How the aspiring minimalist can modify the Kohn-Mari method by Jen

Smith of ModernFruity.com. Have you been sitting in your house wondering where all this stuff came

from? If you're like me, it didn't come all at once. It crept up slowly over years. A new

apartment brought new furniture, new marriage, brought knick-knacks and kitchen gadgets,

and new jobs and events brought logo teas, ice warels, only going to wear around the house.

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