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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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When your room is clean and uncluttered, you have no choice but to examine your inner state.
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Choice Cleaning Examination Room State
Therefore, storage should reduce the effort needed to put things away, not the effort needed to get them out.
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Effort Need Reduce Storage
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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Clear Effort Possible Reason
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
People with large book collections are almost always diligent learners.
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Book Collection Learning 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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One reason so many of us never succeed at tidying is because we have too much stuff.
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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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The real tragedy is to live your entire life without anything that brings you joy and never even realize it.
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Taking good care of your things leads to taking good care of yourself.
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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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Analyze Better Character Myself Perspective Way
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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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
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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If you want to meet a beautiful home that is just right for you, take good care of the one you live in now.
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Follow your intuition and all will be well.
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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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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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