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Two TIME for Kids reporters ask organization guru, Marie Kondo, how they can make their lives a little neater._ by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Jan 30, 2019 4:12 PM UTC Two TIME for Kids reporters ask organization guru, Marie Kondo, how they can make their lives a little neater. by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Jan 30, 2019 4:12 PM UTC Jimmy Kimmel found something that truly sparks joy—having [Marie Kondo](http://time.com/5348480/marie-kondo-konmari-boxes/), the star of Netflix’s _Tidying Up with Marie Kondo_ help him clear out his office. While Kimmel invited the author of [_The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up_](http://time.com/5107481/death-cleaning-to-hygge/) to _Jimmy Kimmel Live!_, apparently he was reluctant at first. “Can I be very honest with you? I had a nightmare about this; I woke up upset because I dreamed you came into my office and started destroying my things,” Kimmel told Kondo on Tuesday night’s episode. Kondo politely laughed, reminding the late night host that all they were doing was “checking if everything that you own sparks joy or not.” To start the process, Kondo and her translator, Marie Iida, sent “love and appreciation” to Kimmel’s office, and then proceeded to help Kimmel assess the items in his office, including an autographed box of Trix, a pair of pants that Kimmel had lost, and an emergency ladder “in case we need to escape,” the host said. When they found a wiffle bat signed by Magic Johnson, it sparked so much joy that Kondo suggested Kimmel place it on the wall. Kimmel then asked Kondo about he rumor that swept the internet that Kondo believes people should have just “30 books.” Kondo claims it isn’t true. “I don’t know where that rumor came from, it’s a complete misconception,” she said through her translator. Kimmel offered to “find out who spread it around” and “have them killed”, adding “we’ll do whatever we need to do.” After [Kondo](http://money.com/money/5509780/this-woman-upended-her-career-to-follow-marie-kondos-tidying-methods-and-now-makes-thousands-per-consultation/?xid=homepage) and Kimmel went through everything, Kimmel admitted that the process worked for him: “I feel more stable emotionally now.” ## Transcript So can you show me how to fold these and put them in the box? Okay. [ MUSIC ] My mom always tells me to clean my room And it drives me crazy. How can you make tidying up fun? The ideal thing to do is to actually look at what kind of life you want to lead, look at the room, and then decide how you can make that happen for yourself. So when you look at everything that you have, then you actually look at the items, and then decide for yourself, whether that actually makes you happy, whether it sparks joy. Are American kids messier than Japanese kids? If so, why? So I think kids can be messy in their own way no matter where you go, whether it's in Japan or America. But I think one thing that I do notice is that American kids seem to have a lot of small toys. So something to think about is that you might have a lot of Toys and think about organizing those things. Do you think you could help me organize my backpack? Well the first thing we have to do then is to take out everything in your backpack. [ MUSIC ] [ FOREIGN ] It's very important to take every single thing that's in your backpack out, and if you're cleaning your room too, you would do the same thing. [ FOREIGN ] Now that we have everything laid out here, we are going to start looking at every single item and decide whether you really need to bring it with you today. [ MUSIC ] [ MUSIC ] Okay. So now that you can see, you can see this pile which actually shows you all the things that you do need and that sparks joy for you, and then there's the other things that maybe you don't need today. Maybe it doesn't spark joy for you immediately and now that you can actually see everything, you can decide for yourself and think about what is actually important. For you. [ FOREIGN ] One important thing, as we start putting things back, is to put them stacked in a way that you can see what exactly is inside your bag. [ MUSIC ] [ BLANK_AUDIO ] [ FOREIGN ] This is how we clean the inside of your backpack. 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