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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.

Marie Kondo

Cherish the things you love. Cherish yourself.
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Cherish Love Yourself
Tidying is just a tool, not the final destination. The true goal should be to establish the lifestyle you want most once your house has been put in order.
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Destination Establishment Goal Order True
The best method is to experiment and enjoy the process.
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Best Enjoyment Experiment Method Process
Be sure to completely finish the first task before starting the next.
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Complete Start Task
People who use the KonMari Method never revert to clutter again.
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Clutter Method People
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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Happiness Home Important Joy Yourself
People with large book collections are almost always diligent learners.
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Book Collection Learning People
Never discard anything without saying thank you and good-bye.
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Goodbye Leave Thankful
Tidying your physical space allows you to tend to your psychological space.
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Allow Physical Space Yourself
The true purpose of a present is to be received.
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Present Purpose True
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
Storage, after all, is the sacred act of choosing a home for my belongings.
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Home Sacred Storage
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
Your past will become a weight that holds you back and keeps you from living in the here and now. To put things in order means to put your past in order, too.
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Hold Live Order Past Weight Yourself
If you are going to buy clothes, choose them with the intention of welcoming them into your home and caring for them.
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Care Clothes Home Intention Welcome
As for you, pour your time and passion into what brings you the most joy, your mission in life.
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Happiness Life Mission Passion Time 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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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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