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Therefore, storage should reduce the effort needed to put things away, not the effort needed to get them out.

Marie Kondo

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 essence of effective storage is this: designate a spot for every last thing you own.
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Design Essence Storage Yourself
One reason so many of us never succeed at tidying is because we have too much stuff.
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Cleaning Reason Success
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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Happiness Joy Need Possession Thinking Yourself
When deciding how to spend your time, remember: Don’t trade an activity you’d love to pursue for a reward you don’t value.
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Activity Decision Pursue Remember Reward Time Value
Follow your intuition and all will be well.
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Follow Health Intuition Willing
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
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
Keep only those things that speak to your heart. Then take the plunge and discard all the rest. By doing this, you can reset your life and embark on a new lifestyle.
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Heart Life Lifestyle Talk Yourself
Tidying orders and relaxes the mind.
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Mindset Order Relax
People with large book collections are almost always diligent learners.
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Book Collection Learning People
A person’s awareness and perspective on his or her own lifestyle are far more important than any skill at sorting, storing, or whatever.
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Awareness Important Lifestyle Person Perspective Segregation
Cherish the things you love. Cherish yourself.
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Cherish Love Yourself
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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Choice Decision Discard Need Time Yourself
The meaning of a photo lies in the excitement and joy you feel when taking it.
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Excitement Feeling Meaning Photo
If you live with your family, first clearly define separate storage spaces for each family member.
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Definition Family Live Space Storage

Therefore, storage should reduce the effort needed to put things away, not the effort needed to get them out.

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