This is a possible summary:
Marie Kondo is a Japanese organizing consultant and the author of the best-selling book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. In this speech, she introduces her Konmari method of tidying, which is based on four rules: imagine your ideal life, tidy in one go, tidy by category, and keep only what sparks joy. She demonstrates how to fold clothes, store items vertically, and express gratitude for each possession. She also shows a video of her helping two clients in New York to declutter their homes and change their lives. She answers some questions from the audience about digital clutter, sentimental items, children's belongings, and packing for travel. She invites people to try her method, use her app, and contact her if they share her dream of organizing the world.
Some possible facts to extract from the text are:
- The text is a transcript of a speech by Marie Kondo, a Japanese organizing consultant and author of the Konmari method.
- The speech was given at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in 2017.
- The main topic of the speech is how to tidy up your home and your life using the Konmari method, which consists of four rules: imagine your ideal life, tidy in one go, tidy by category, and choose what sparks joy.
- The speech also includes a video of Kondo's tidying sessions with two clients in New York, and a Q&A session with the audience.
- The speech covers various aspects of the Konmari method, such as greeting the house, folding clothes, thanking items, storing them vertically, and dealing with digital and sentimental clutter.