Believe what your heart tells you when you ask, Does this spark joy?
MARIE KONDOTherefore, storage should reduce the effort needed to put things away, not the effort needed to get them out.
More Marie Kondo Quotes
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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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The lives of those who tidy thoroughly and completely, in a single shot, are without exception dramatically altered.
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The real tragedy is to live your entire life without anything that brings you joy and never even realize it.
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As for you, pour your time and passion into what brings you the most joy, your mission in life.
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Cherish the things you love. Cherish yourself.
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In Japan, we say that words make our reality. The words we see and with which we come into contact tend to bring about events of the same nature.
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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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People with large book collections are almost always diligent learners.
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The meaning of a photo lies in the excitement and joy you feel when taking it.
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To throw away what you no longer need is neither wasteful nor shameful.
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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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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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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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It’s far more important to adorn your home with the things you love than to keep it so bare it lacks anything that brings you joy.
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All you need to do is take the time to sit down and examine each item you own, decide whether you want to keep or discard it, and then choose where to put what you keep.
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