The Konmari closet method is based on the idea that organization brings happiness. At its most basic, it asks you to keep any items that “spark joy” and discard everything else. Beyond that, Kondo believes in investing real time and commitment to tidying up and organizing by category: e.g., fold all your jeans, then hang all your button-downs, then line up all your sneakers. It’s more complicated than that, but that’s the gist!