Content introduction

This book was written by Hidsaburo Kenyama, the founder of Japan Clean Learning Society. This is the first introductory book to explore the philosophy of cleanliness. The spirit of sweeping the Tao is to "do everything thoroughly" and "be grateful and cherish the blessings."

This book is divided into three parts:

The first part describes the spirit of sweeping monk. When the author was a child, he was evacuated to the countryside because of an air raid, and was educated by his parents to pay attention to sweeping the road. After starting a business, he set an example to clean the toilet to appease the grumpy employees, and finally formed an atmosphere and set up a "clean learning meeting".

The second part describes the basics and mentality of road sweeping, from the neat arrangement of cleaning tools and the setting of the placement position of cleaning tools to the cleaning of garbage dumps, and even the cleaning of corrugated boxes, fallen leaves, ditch covers, garbage classification and other details, there are standard workflows.

The third part describes the great changes in neighboring countries such as enterprises, schools and communities that have implemented road sweeping from the outside to the inside. For example, grades improved rapidly, colleagues got along more harmoniously, third-rate schools became star schools, and community security improved.

Brief introduction of the author

Kenyama Tansaburo

/kloc-0 was born in Tokyo in September, 1944./kloc-0 was evacuated by the government to Nakanomura, Nanduliu County, Yamanashi Prefecture, and experienced a rural life of material deprivation. 1in March, 945, the home in Tokyo went bankrupt because of the air raid and was evacuated to the deep mountains of Gifu County, the hometown of parents. 1953 graduated from Dongnong University in Gifu County.

196 1 year 10 month, founded the Japanese yellow hat company, which is now a well-known enterprise. 1993 set up "Clean Learning Society" to gather like-minded people with "Clean Philosophy". At present, there are more than 100 branches all over Japan, and there are three overseas branches in Taiwan Province, Brazil and China.

He is the author of Everything Thoroughly, Quotations from Keiyama hid Saburo, One-Day Talk from Keiyama hid Saburo, Daily Cleaning, etc.

The price of this book

Cleaning can change people's hearts, careers, families and society. Such a change seems incredible, but so can you.

This book introduces the practical methods and strength of "sweeping the road". At the same time, it also teaches us how to do "everything thoroughly" and helps us master the ability to turn ordinary into extraordinary.

Reading and harvesting

Provide a modest way.

Introduce how to improve awareness.

Cultivate a moving heart

Learn to be grateful

Provide a way to hone your mind.

Selected golden sentences

1. Especially in times of adversity, cleaning up around will give you a feeling of salvation.

Nothing is more pleasant than being expected and being relied on.

No matter what you do, the last thing others want to do is to bear it first, which is the premise of mobilizing others' enthusiasm for work.

Jinghua Du Jie

The following is an interpretation of sweeping monk's essence for the reference of book lovers. Welcome to share, and it may not be used for commercial purposes without permission.

catalogue

First, the change of cleanliness.

Second, the basic requirements and scope of cleaning

Three, the five benefits of sweeping the road

Fourth, what has cleaning changed?

Upper guide bearing

First, the change of cleanliness.

1. Start of cleaning

There is often a reason behind every persistence. The author's sixty years of cleaning practice is no exception. He started cleaning for two reasons. One is influenced by parents, and the other is to eliminate "decadent people's hearts."

Although the author's parents are only in the fourth grade, they attach great importance to "education". Because of their ability, they created a lot of wealth several times, but lost all their property because of earthquakes, wars and other changes. Even so, they never complain, but maintain a great lifestyle.

For example, in life, they require shoes to be placed neatly, the threshold of tatami can't be stepped on, and the sliding door must hold the handle switch. And don't make a sound when doing these things, so as not to affect others.

For example, during World War II, the author's home in Tokyo was destroyed by the war. The family moved to Gifu, their parents' hometown. Here, their life is very hard and their accommodation is very simple. Even so, parents still clean the house four or five times a day to keep it clean and tidy. When my father goes to farm work, he has to uproot the weeds on the edge of the field before he starts farming.

Due to the influence of parents, the author inherited their good lifestyle. This is also the reason why he can insist on cleaning.

Another motivation is that the author sees that employees in the company are generally impetuous. When the work is not going well, employees will lose their temper, throw bags or kick chairs.

The author hopes to calm their mood, but he feels that he is neither good at speaking nor writing, so he has to choose to tidy up. He thinks that a clean environment can reduce impetuousness. Cleaning was the only way for him to express his gratitude to his employees at that time.

2. The beginning of cleaning training

The author said that in the first ten years after he founded the company, he basically did cleaning alone. Sometimes, he will take his wife and children to the company to clean.

Ten years later, one or two employees began to help. In twenty years, most employees began to help. As a result, an overwhelming corporate culture gradually formed. The atmosphere of the company is getting better and better, the collective consciousness and cooperation spirit of employees are improved, and the interpersonal relationship is also improved obviously.

Twenty years later, outsiders of the company began to ask me how to clean the toilet. Some people even go to study by plane.

Gradually, this kind of training experience has won more and more praise, and there has begun to be no actual opportunity to make an appointment. Therefore, the author decided to train employees to be the instructors of cleaning activities. This is the beginning of cleaning training, and it is also the embryonic form of "cleaning learning meeting".

The first "sweeping meeting" was held in June1993165438+10. Its main content is to carry out cleaning activities. As of March 2007, 47 prefectures and counties in Japan have established a "clean learning society".

3. The birth of "Japan Good Association"

The birth of "Japan Good Association" originated from the encounter between the author and Mr. Tanaka Yoshiki.

In the chat, the author mentioned that cleanliness can change lives and companies. Tanaka agrees with him very much. The next day, Tanaka went to clean the yard of the small shrine opposite his home. He believes that cleaning a place will give it life and the sweeper will benefit from it.

Subsequently, the author visited Tanaka Company. In view of the frequent quality accidents of the company's products, the author puts forward some cleaning suggestions.

Half a year later, the author visited the company again. The original filthy environment is clean enough to change shoes and enter. Clean production workshop makes the defective rate of products drop rapidly; The situation of shirking responsibility between departments has improved; Workers who used to have to work overtime can get off work on time ... all kinds of changes naturally make the company's performance keep rising.

Because of Tanaka's practical effect, cleaning has been widely concerned by the outside world. Later, the "Japan Good Association" was established.

Second, the basic requirements and scope of cleaning

1. Stick to the secret of cleaning.

According to the author, if it is cleaned once in a while, its value will be halved. Only cleaning every day makes sense. There are three basic requirements for keeping clean.

First, prepare cleaning tools. This is a top priority. Try to prepare tools with better quality. At the same time, it is necessary to avoid the situation that tools are not cleaned, bad tools are not maintained, and the number of necessary tools is insufficient.

In addition, it is suggested that, first, tools should be tied up and hung with ropes. The variety and length of the rope should be unified, which is helpful for persistence. Second, the tool should be marked with the user's name and company name to prevent it from being lost.

Second, determine the storage location of cleaning tools. First, choose a spacious and bright place as a storage place. This is to prevent the storage place from becoming a shelter for the wicked and evil people. Secondly, the layout of the storage place should make the necessary tools clear at a glance, which is convenient for immediate use and easy to return.

Third, you are not afraid to think in the process of cleaning. This is an important reason to keep clean. In cleaning, if we can constantly find ways to improve the effect and see progress, people will be very happy. People are only willing to persist if they are happy. On the other hand, there is always no progress in doing one thing, and it is difficult to stick to it.

2. Cleaning scope

Peripheral cleaning

The author said that if running a company can't avoid bringing trouble to people around, then think about whether it can be made up by other means. So they not only clean the company, but also clean the roads and parks around the company

Peripheral cleaning includes garbage dumps, cartons, empty cans, fallen leaves, manhole covers, etc. After cleaning, everyone should sort the garbage collected. Garbage is mainly divided into resource type and non-resource type. The purpose of sorting is to minimize the discarded garbage. For example, compost with fallen leaves and recycle empty cans.

Finally, organize and clean up the tools. At this point, we should pay attention to saving water.

wash a car

The company where the author works stipulates that cars must be cleaned before leaving the company. Even if it rains, it is no exception. There are two reasons for this.

The first is to reduce the accident rate. Because people drive dirty cars, the operation is easy to become rude. Second, I hope to gain the respect of customers. On the one hand, it is respect for customers, on the other hand, it is easy to win the respect of customers.

The author introduces the specific car washing method: three to four people are a group, scrubbing from top to bottom. Scrubbing scope includes car body surface, inner side of car door, invisible inner side of car body, tires, wheels, etc. In addition, water should be saved when scrubbing.

Clean the toilet.

Cleaning the toilet is one of the most enthusiastic tasks advocated by the author.

This work requires not only cleanliness, high efficiency and water saving, but also continuous improvement.

I suggest cleaning the toilet directly by hand, without gloves or long-handled tools. Because fingers can keenly perceive small objects and remove them.

After decades of practice, the author summed up a set of toilet cleaning methods.

First of all, prepare boiled hot water, special detergent and cleaning tools before cleaning.

Secondly, to enter the cleaning stage, first of all, all the items put in the toilet should be taken away; Second, put a mat towel at the door of the toilet.

Then, the formal cleaning began. Cleaning items include washstands, floors, walls, urinals and urinals.

When cleaning, try not to let water run to the floor. This is to avoid mixing water and garbage, and it is also the secret of toilet cleaning.

Three, the five benefits of sweeping the road

Make people modest.

In the author's opinion, the first priority of being a man is modesty. The shortcut to humility is to clean the toilet. He said that he had never seen anyone who was willing to clean up. He was an arrogant person. And those who insist on cleaning have become modest people.

Modest people have more harmonious interpersonal relationships and are more likely to have a happy life.

2. Make people willing to do it

Being a man with a conscience requires keen perception. The author says that cleaning toilets can enhance people's awareness and make you a conscientious person. In cleaning, paying attention to every detail and step is helpful to cultivate delicate perception and promote the orderly doing of things.

Cultivate emotion

The author says that being touched is life. A person who is smart, rich and comes from a prestigious school may be admirable, but it cannot be shaken. And lowering your body and cleaning the toilet are the best ways to cultivate, nourish and move.

At the same time, he also said that if you want to be moved, it is not limited to sweeping. As long as we do our best to do the little things around us, we can also gain and touch others.

Be grateful

A lady asked the author that she was unhappy, so she couldn't be grateful. The author replied that people who have this idea cannot be happy all their lives. People are grateful not because they are happy, but because they are grateful.

He said that by cleaning toilets, people can exercise rich feelings and be grateful for small things. People who are grateful for small things will artificially reduce their pain and troubles. On the other hand, people who can't be grateful for small things will artificially amplify their pain and troubles.

Sharpen your mind

Cleaning the toilet can make people's hearts beautiful.

The author believes that when cleaning, it is impossible for people to think about how to cheat and hurt people while cleaning. Especially cleaning a dirty toilet will make people's hearts pure. A pure heart makes it easier to see the future development trend of things. Such people will not feel uneasy, will not bother themselves, and their minds will be honed and improved.

Fourth, what has cleaning changed?

How does sweeping the road change enterprises, schools and society? The following are its application cases in various fields. Most of its contents are told by witnesses. Therefore, the power of sweeping the Tao makes people more moved and convinced.

1. Enterprise Management

HEIKOPAC has gradually become excellent from being caught in business difficulties.

HEIKOPAC is a company that produces paper bags. After the company president Keno Suzuki took over from his father, the company's situation became a mess.

The production environment is chaotic, defective products are piling up like mountains, the income and expenditure situation is terrible, and the employees are decadent. Even the president doesn't come to the company and doesn't know who is working.

President Suzuki said that at that time, he and Hai Kopac were like standing on the edge of a cliff and would be in rolling in the deep at any time. Just then, he saw the video of the author sweeping the road. He was shocked by the author's persistent cleaning for decades.

With the idea of "doing everything possible", he also began to clean up. He cleans floors and toilets in the company. Slowly, these areas became clean.

Three months later, an employee noticed President Suzuki's action. Taking this opportunity, he called the staff and explained the idea of cleaning. Support the employee and start cleaning with him.

As a result, HEIKOPAC's factory is getting cleaner and cleaner, production efficiency and profit are gradually rising, and interpersonal relationships are becoming more and more harmonious.

President Suzuki said that cleaning has changed him. In the past, he always blamed his employees blindly. Since taking part in the cleaning, he has stopped expressing his emotions and learned to be grateful.

2. School education

From Abandonment to Revival of Anxi High School in Hiroshima Prefecture

Before the introduction of cleaning activities, Anxi High School in Hiroshima was a disorderly school.

The campus is full of rubbish and the playground is overgrown with weeds; Students wear casual clothes, girls wear heavy makeup, and boys wear loose pants that reveal shorts; Students don't attend classes on time, and school discipline is ineffective; Nearly half of the students drop out of school every year ... and there are even cases of collective bullying, which makes the school run normally with the help of the police.

The turning point of fate begins with an encounter.

Once, the teacher went to the police station to report school problems. There, she met the president of the Hiroshima Clean Learning Society. After understanding the situation of Anxi High School, President Jing Zhi proposed to introduce cleaning activities into the school.

Since June 5438+February of that year, Anxi High School has held three consecutive cleaning activities. As a result, not only the campus became clean, but also the school spirit changed suddenly.

Students no longer wear clothes indiscriminately; Going to school no longer requires police protection; The drop-out rate has dropped sharply. For example, in 2006, 5438+0, 169 students dropped out of school, and by 2004, the number dropped to 44.

In addition, after seven years, Anxi High School finally held another sports meeting. At the same time, it was also rated as a "school toilet beautification movement" demonstration school.

3. Regional society

Hiroshima police and "Mafia" clean toilets together.

199965438+In February, Hiroshima police arranged a cleaning activity for a group of troublemakers.

There were 22 "thugs" who took part in the activity that day. These "thugs" are boys and girls with yellow hair or blond hair. The police managed to get them together.

At first, people kept complaining, "Do you really want us to clean the toilet?" "Like a fool in boots!" . They are so resistant that some people can't even sit still. However, after they started cleaning, they gradually got used to it, and finally they really concentrated on cleaning the toilet. Several people who didn't want to clean the toilet arranged for them to scrape gum on the floor.

After the cleaning, the mobs talked about their feelings. Some people say that they are disgusted at first, but they will be fascinated after they start. Some people say that it is a very happy thing to find that the place you clean is cleaner than others. Some said that they want to participate in the future and pay more attention to toilet cleaning.

This activity not only produced repercussions among the "thugs", but also made the local people see different "thugs". Some people marvel that the "runaway" actually scrubbed the toilet directly by hand; Some people say that as long as people communicate well, people can understand each other.

4. Overseas articles

Establishment of "Brazil Clean Learning Society"

"Brazil Clean Learning Society" originated from 1995.

June 5438+that year1October, Hanshin happened in Japan? Awaji earthquake As a part of post-earthquake reconstruction, Osaka Cleaning Learning Society was established.

On one occasion, "Osaka Clean Learning Society" went to a shelter for victims to clean temporary toilets. Participants who responded to the call included Mr Iijima, Masaaki Kurosuke and Masako Hiroshi, who lives in Brazil. The three of them happened to be in Japan at that time.

During the cleaning process, the three people were moved and shocked to see that everyone was carefully scrubbing the urinal and shoveling feces. Afterwards, they suggested that cleaning activities must be brought to Brazil.

Brazil used to practice slavery for a long time, so many people think that cleaning is the work of inferior people. The introduction of sweeping the road has had a great impact on local people and public opinion. Every time the "Brazil Sweeping Learning Conference" is held, it will attract more people to participate, and at the same time, it will also attract extensive attention and large-scale coverage from TV, newspapers and other media.

conclusion

As the saying goes, knowing it is reasonable and doing it is the way.

The ideal is beautiful, but it can only be realized by putting it into action.

This book not only conveys the value of sweeping monk, but also tells people that whatever they do, they need to be down-to-earth and comprehensive.

As the author said, even the smallest thing, once done thoroughly, can release enormous energy.