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3. 'Fold' your apps

Kondo's most famous organizing trick is the KonMari folding method which allows you to easily see your clothes in a drawer or on a shelf.

Do the same with your phone by \"folding\" your apps by category. For example, group the apps where you watch movies or read books into a folder labeled \"Entertainment\" using either text or emojis.

(MORE: What happens when Marie Kondo leaves? See how 3 families on 'Tidying Up' are doing now)

Put your apps focused on diet and exercise into a folder labeled \"Health.\"

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4. 'Tidy up' the content of your apps

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Viewers of “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo\" can see that Kondo's method is truly life-changing for the families she visits, freeing up mental and physical space in their lives.

Just like seeing clothes spilling out of a drawer or closet can be overwhelming, so can an email app that shows thousands of unread emails or a messaging app that shows dozens of unread texts.

Give yourself a block of time to clear out those apps so your phone screen is free of notifications. Make it a priority and once it's done, you will have that mental space cleared up too.

5. Move apps out of sight

Out of sight, out of mind. If you have apps you want to use less (hello social media), move them off your phone's home screen.

Catherine Price, the author of \"How to Break Up With Your Phone,\" calls this approach creating \"speed bumps\" for yourself.

Depending on how often you want to use the app, even consider giving it a screen of its own to really set it apart.

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