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I have yet to see a house that lacked sufficient storage. The real problem is that we have far more than we need or want.

Marie Kondo

Follow your intuition and all will be well.
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Follow Health Intuition Willing
As for you, pour your time and passion into what brings you the most joy, your mission in life.
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Happiness Life Mission Passion Time 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
Storage, after all, is the sacred act of choosing a home for my belongings.
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Home Sacred Storage
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
The true purpose of a present is to be received.
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Present Purpose True
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
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
Being surrounded by things that bring joy makes you happy
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Happiness Joy Surround Yourself
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
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
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
Tidying is the act of confronting yourself.
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Act Yourself
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
Caring for your possessions is the best way to motivate them to support you, their owner.
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Best Care Motivational Possession Way Yourself
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

I have yet to see a house that lacked sufficient storage. The real problem is that we have far more than we need or want.

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