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Start with clothes, then move on to books, papers, komono (miscellany), and finally things with sentimental value.

Marie Kondo

Just because you dispose of something does not mean you give up past experiences or your identity.
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Dispose Experience Identity Past
Clutter is caused by a failure to return things to where they belong.
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Clutter Deep Failure
Letting go is even more important than adding.
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Add Important Let Go One Liner Yourself
The purpose of a letter is fulfilled the moment it is received.
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Fulfill Letter Moments Purpose Recieve
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
Through the process of selecting only those things that inspire joy, you can identify precisely what you love and what you need.
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Happiness Identify Need Process Selection Yourself
Tidy a little a day and you’ll be tidying forever.
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Cleaning Day Forever Yourself
You could say that tidying orders the mind while cleaning purifies it.
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Cleaning Mindset Order Purity
Putting your house in order is the magic that creates a vibrant and happy life.
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Creation Happiness Home Life Magic Order
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
We live in this moment. Who you are now is more important than memories of your past. Be good to yourself.
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Goodness Important Live Memories Moments Past Yourself
Everyone needs a sanctuary.
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Need One Liner Sanctuary
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
Clutter also adversely affects health. According to a study by scientists at UCLA, being surrounded by too many things increases cortisol levels, a primary stress hormone.
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Adversity Affect Clutter Health Hormone Level Primary Stress
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
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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Care Low Need Point Separate

Start with clothes, then move on to books, papers, komono (miscellany), and finally things with sentimental value.

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