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Many people have equated my tidying method with minimalism, but it’s quite different.

Marie Kondo

Clutter also adversely affects health. According to a study by scientists at UCLA, being surrounded by too many things increases cortisol levels, a primary stress hormone.
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Adversity Affect Clutter Health Hormone Level Primary Stress
Our parents demanded that we clean up our rooms, but they too, had never been trained in how to do that. When it comes to tidying, we are all self-taught.
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Cleaning Demand Ourselves Parents Teaching Training
In essence, tidying ought to be the act of restoring balance among people, their possessions, and the house they live in.
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Act Balance Essence Home Live People Possession Restore
The real tragedy is to live your entire life without anything that brings you joy and never even realize it.
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Happiness Life Reality Realize Tragedy
Just because you dispose of something does not mean you give up past experiences or your identity.
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Dispose Experience Identity Past
We may think that we have stored things to suit our behavior, but usually we have unconsciously adjusted our actions to match where things are stored.
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Action Behavior Store Thinking Unconscious
No matter how wonderful things used to be, we cannot live in the past. The joy and excitement we feel here and now are more important.
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Excitement Important Live Past Wonderful
To throw away what you no longer need is neither wasteful nor shameful.
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Away Need Shame Waste
Tidying your physical space allows you to tend to your psychological space.
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Allow Physical Space Yourself
Now imagine yourself living in a space that contains only things that spark joy. Isn’t this the lifestyle you dream of?
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Dreams Happiness Imagination Lifestyle Space Yourself
If you have reduced your possessions but feel no joy at home, try gathering selected items that you really love in one spot to create your own special space.
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Creation Feeling Home Love Place Possession Reduce Select
Believe what your heart tells you when you ask, Does this spark joy?
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Believe Happiness Heart Myself
Only you can know what kind of environment makes you feel happy.
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Environment Feeling Happiness Kind Yourself
The essence of effective storage is this: designate a spot for every last thing you own.
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Design Essence Storage Yourself
There is no need to buy dividers or any other gadget. You can solve your storage problems with things you already have in the house. The most common item I use is an empty shoebox.
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Empty Home Minimalism Need Purchase Yourself
The true purpose of a present is to be received.
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Present Purpose True

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