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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.

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
Discard first, store later.
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Discard Store Throw
The real tragedy is to live your entire life without anything that brings you joy and never even realize it.
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Happiness Life Reality Realize Tragedy
One reason so many of us never succeed at tidying is because we have too much stuff.
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Cleaning Reason Success
If you have reduced your possessions but feel no joy at home, try gathering selected items that you really love in one spot to create your own special space.
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Creation Feeling Home Love Place Possession Reduce Select
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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Activity Clutter Company Difference Energy Meaning Mission Personal Precious Professional Time
Everyone needs a sanctuary.
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Need One Liner Sanctuary
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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Childhood Cleaning Habit Ourselves Parents Room
The best method is to experiment and enjoy the process.
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Best Enjoyment Experiment Method Process
You could say that tidying orders the mind while cleaning purifies it.
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Cleaning Mindset Order Purity
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
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
Our parents demanded that we clean up our rooms, but they too, had never been trained in how to do that. When it comes to tidying, we are all self-taught.
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Cleaning Demand Ourselves Parents Teaching Training
Storage, after all, is the sacred act of choosing a home for my belongings.
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Home Sacred Storage
I begin my course with these words: Tidying is a special event. Don’t do it every day.
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Beginning Course Day Myself

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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