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As for you, pour your time and passion into what brings you the most joy, your mission in life.

Marie Kondo

Keep only those things that speak to your heart. Then take the plunge and discard all the rest. By doing this, you can reset your life and embark on a new lifestyle.
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Heart Life Lifestyle Talk Yourself
The meaning of a photo lies in the excitement and joy you feel when taking it.
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Excitement Feeling Meaning Photo
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
When your room is clean and uncluttered, you have no choice but to examine your inner state.
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Choice Cleaning Examination Room State
In essence, tidying ought to be the act of restoring balance among people, their possessions, and the house they live in.
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Act Balance Essence Home Live People Possession Restore
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
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
Just because you dispose of something does not mean you give up past experiences or your identity.
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Dispose Experience Identity Past
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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Home Need Problem Reality Storage
Cherish the things you love. Cherish yourself.
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Cherish Love Yourself
Clutter 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.
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Adversity Affect Clutter Health Hormone Level Primary Stress
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
When people revert to clutter no matter how much they tidy, it is not their room or their belongings but their way of thinking that is at fault.
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Mindset People Room Thinking
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
Start with clothes, then move on to books, papers, komono (miscellany), and finally things with sentimental value.
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Book Clothes Emotion Paper Start Value
Being surrounded by things that bring joy makes you happy
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Happiness Joy Surround Yourself

As for you, pour your time and passion into what brings you the most joy, your mission in life.

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