Why the Pile on Your Counter Never Forms in Japan - 11 Home Rules Americans Break

#declutter #japanesehome #organization 📗 Free 7-day start + the large-print book "The 30-Day Japanese Home Reset": https://japanesehomerules.shop Right now, on your kitchen counter, there is a pile: mail, keys, a pharmacy bag, a coupon that ran out last month. In a Japanese house, that pile almost never forms. It has nothing to do with being a tidy person. In this video, Setsuko walks you through 11 Japanese home rules, from the genkan at the front door to seizen seiri, that keep a house from filling up. 🕒 TIMESTAMPS 0:00 The pile on your kitchen counter 0:47 Rule 1. Decide at the door 1:42 Rule 2. Clear the floor 3:10 Rule 3. Touch every piece 4:27 Rule 4. Use the good things 5:11 Rule 5. Give what gets used 6:25 Rule 6. One cloth, not a drawer 7:28 Rule 7. Don’t let it in 8:37 Rule 8. One deadline a year 9:46 Rule 9. Write it down 10:56 Rule 10. Leave one space empty 12:02 Rule 11. Don’t leave it to them 12:53 Three questions when you're not sure ✅ YOUR FIRST STEP TONIGHT Open one drawer. Keep only what you could explain to your daughter in one sentence. 💬 What is the one thing you can't let go of? Tell me in the comments. 📚 SOURCES Genkan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genkan Futon and oshiire: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futon Koromogae: https://sydney.jpf.go.jp/senseis-voic... Mottainai: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mottainai Omiyage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omiyage Furoshiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furoshiki Danshari: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danshari Ōsōji: https://www.seattlejapanesegarden.org... Kakeibo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakeibo Ma: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_(neg...) Meiwaku: https://jobsinjapan.com/living-in-jap... Seizen seiri: Anne Allison, "Being Dead Otherwise" (Duke University Press): https://lithub.com/dealing-with-the-d... Setsuko is a storyteller we created to share the everyday wisdom of Japanese homes. #japanesedecluttering #mottainai #danshari #simpleliving #japaneselifestyle