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Caring for your possessions is the best way to motivate them to support you, their owner.

Marie Kondo

I recommend you dispose of anything that does not fall into one of three categories: currently in use, needed for a limited period of time, or must be kept indefinitely.
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Category Limitation Recommend Time
We amass material things for the same reason that we eat—to satisfy a craving. Buying on impulse and eating and drinking to excess are attempts to alleviate stress.
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Material Reason Satisfaction Stress
The best method is to experiment and enjoy the process.
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Best Enjoyment Experiment Method Process
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
The purpose of a letter is fulfilled the moment it is received.
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Fulfill Letter Moments Purpose Recieve
Be sure to completely finish the first task before starting the next.
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Complete Start Task
Many people have equated my tidying method with minimalism, but it’s quite different.
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Different Equation Minimalism Myself People Quite
Tidying is the act of confronting yourself.
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Act Yourself
Storage, after all, is the sacred act of choosing a home for my belongings.
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Home Sacred Storage
The lives of those who tidy thoroughly and completely, in a single shot, are without exception dramatically altered.
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Complete Drama Exception Live
Never discard anything without saying thank you and good-bye.
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Goodbye Leave Thankful
Don’t forget that the god of tidying up is always on your side as long as you are committed to getting it done.
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Commitment Forget God Yourself
The true purpose of a present is to be received.
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Present Purpose True
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
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

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