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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.

Marie Kondo

The question of what you want to own is actually the question of how you want to live your life.
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Life Live Question Yourself
You could say that tidying orders the mind while cleaning purifies it.
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Cleaning Mindset Order Purity
People who use the KonMari Method never revert to clutter again.
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Clutter Method People
The ultimate secret of success is this: If you tidy up in one shot, rather than little by little, you can dramatically change your mindset.
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Change Drama Mindset Secret Shot Ultimate Yourself
People who can’t stay tidy can be categorized into just three types: ‘the can’t throw it away type’, ‘the can’t put it back type’, and ‘the first-two-combined’ type.
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Category People Type
Tidying is the act of confronting yourself.
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Act Yourself
But when we really delve into the reasons for why we can’t let something go, there are only two: an attachment to the past or a fear for the future.
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Attachment Fear Future Past Reason
When people revert to clutter no matter how much they tidy, it is not their room or their belongings but their way of thinking that is at fault.
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Mindset People Room Thinking
Tidying your physical space allows you to tend to your psychological space.
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Allow Physical Space Yourself
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
Never discard anything without saying thank you and good-bye.
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Goodbye Leave Thankful
Cherish the things you love. Cherish yourself.
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Cherish Love Yourself
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
Activity clutter comes from the things we do that take up precious time and sap our energy but don’t make a meaningful difference to our personal, professional, or even company’s mission.
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Activity Clutter Company Difference Energy Meaning Mission Personal Precious Professional Time
Caring for your possessions is the best way to motivate them to support you, their owner.
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Best Care Motivational Possession Way Yourself
To throw away what you no longer need is neither wasteful nor shameful.
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Away Need Shame Waste

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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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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