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.
MARIE KONDOClutter 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.
More Marie Kondo Quotes
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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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I begin my course with these words: Tidying is a special event. Don’t do it every day.
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The purpose of a letter is fulfilled the moment it is received.
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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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Tidying orders and relaxes the mind.
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Just because you dispose of something does not mean you give up past experiences or your identity.
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The best method is to experiment and enjoy the process.
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Discard first, store later.
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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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No matter how wonderful things used to be, we cannot live in the past. The joy and excitement we feel here and now are more important.
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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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Be sure to completely finish the first task before starting the next.
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The lives of those who tidy thoroughly and completely, in a single shot, are without exception dramatically altered.
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Don’t forget that the god of tidying up is always on your side as long as you are committed to getting it done.
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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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