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I begin my course with these words: Tidying is a special event. Don’t do it every day.

Marie Kondo

Only you can know what kind of environment makes you feel happy.
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Environment Feeling Happiness Kind Yourself
The essence of effective storage is this: designate a spot for every last thing you own.
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Design Essence Storage Yourself
Being surrounded by things that bring joy makes you happy
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Happiness Joy Surround Yourself
There is no need to buy dividers or any other gadget. You can solve your storage problems with things you already have in the house. The most common item I use is an empty shoebox.
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Empty Home Minimalism Need Purchase Yourself
Cherish the things you love. Cherish yourself.
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Cherish Love Yourself
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
To quietly work away at disposing of your own excess is actually the best way of dealing with a family that doesn’t tidy.
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Best Dispose Family Quiet Way Work
Follow your intuition and all will be well.
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Follow Health Intuition Willing
Discard first, store later.
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Discard Store Throw
Be sure to completely finish the first task before starting the next.
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Complete Start Task
We may think that we have stored things to suit our behavior, but usually we have unconsciously adjusted our actions to match where things are stored.
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Action Behavior Store Thinking Unconscious
It is only when you put your house in order that your furniture and decorations come to life.
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Decoration Furniture Home Life Order
The meaning of a photo lies in the excitement and joy you feel when taking it.
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Excitement Feeling Meaning Photo
I believe that tidying is a celebration, a special send-off for those things that will be departing from the house, and therefore I dress accordingly.
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Believe Celebration Home Myself
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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Attachment Fear Future Past Reason
A person’s awareness and perspective on his or her own lifestyle are far more important than any skill at sorting, storing, or whatever.
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Awareness Important Lifestyle Person Perspective Segregation

I begin my course with these words: Tidying is a special event. Don’t do it every day.

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