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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.

Marie Kondo

Only you can know what kind of environment makes you feel happy.
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Environment Feeling Happiness Kind Yourself
Now imagine yourself living in a space that contains only things that spark joy. Isn’t this the lifestyle you dream of?
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Dreams Happiness Imagination Lifestyle Space Yourself
Many people have equated my tidying method with minimalism, but it’s quite different.
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Different Equation Minimalism Myself People Quite
One reason so many of us never succeed at tidying is because we have too much stuff.
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Cleaning Reason Success
To throw away what you no longer need is neither wasteful nor shameful.
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Away Need Shame Waste
Tidy a little a day and you’ll be tidying forever.
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Cleaning Day Forever Yourself
Taking good care of your things leads to taking good care of yourself.
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Care Goodness Leadership Yourself
Discard first, store later.
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Discard Store Throw
Everyone needs a sanctuary.
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Need One Liner Sanctuary
The purpose of a letter is fulfilled the moment it is received.
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Fulfill Letter Moments Purpose Recieve
The question of what you want to own is actually the question of how you want to live your life.
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Life Live Question 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
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
The best method is to experiment and enjoy the process.
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Best Enjoyment Experiment Method Process
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
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

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