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A person’s awareness and perspective on his or her own lifestyle are far more important than any skill at sorting, storing, or whatever.

Marie Kondo

People with large book collections are almost always diligent learners.
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Book Collection Learning People
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
Being surrounded by things that bring joy makes you happy
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Happiness Joy Surround Yourself
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
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
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
Letting go is even more important than adding.
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Add Important Let Go One Liner Yourself
If you use the right method and concentrate your efforts on eliminating clutter thoroughly and completely within a short span of time, you’ll see instant results that will empower you to keep your space in order after.
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Cleaning Effort Elimination Method Order Result Right Space Time Yourself
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
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
Your real life begins after putting your house in order.
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Beginning Home Life Order Reality Yourself
If you live with your family, first clearly define separate storage spaces for each family member.
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Definition Family Live Space Storage
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
Tidying your physical space allows you to tend to your psychological space.
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Allow Physical Space Yourself
Taking good care of your things leads to taking good care of yourself.
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Care Goodness Leadership Yourself
Your past will become a weight that holds you back and keeps you from living in the here and now. To put things in order means to put your past in order, too.
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Hold Live Order Past Weight Yourself

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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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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