To throw away what you no longer need is neither wasteful nor shameful.
MARIE KONDOOnly you can know what kind of environment makes you feel happy.
More Marie Kondo Quotes
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A joy-filled home is like your own personal art museum
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Human beings can only truly cherish a limited number of things at one time. As I am both lazy and forgetful, I can’t take proper care of too many things.
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The essence of effective storage is this: designate a spot for every last thing you own.
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To quietly work away at disposing of your own excess is actually the best way of dealing with a family that doesn’t tidy.
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Warranties are only used once a year if at all. What point is there in carefully sorting and separating them when the odds that they will be needed are so low?
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Never, ever tie up your stockings. Never, ever ball up your socks. ―Marie Kondo
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I recommend you dispose of anything that does not fall into one of three categories: currently in use, needed for a limited period of time, or must be kept indefinitely.
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Clutter has only two possible causes: too much effort is required to put things away or it is unclear where things belong.
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Just because you dispose of something does not mean you give up past experiences or your identity.
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I’m sure most of us have been scolded for not tidying up our rooms, but how many of our parents consciously taught us how to tidy as part of our upbringing?
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Don’t you think it is unnatural for us to possess things that don’t bring us joy or things that we don’t really need?
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Your storage space is your private paradise, so personalize it to the fullest.
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Even if we remain unaware of it, our belongings really work hard for us, carrying out their respective roles each day to support our lives.
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One reason so many of us never succeed at tidying is because we have too much stuff.
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Although we can get to know ourselves better by sitting down and analyzing our characteristics or by listening to others’ perspectives on us, I believe that tidying is the best way.
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