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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

In Japan, we say that words make our reality. The words we see and with which we come into contact tend to bring about events of the same nature.
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Contact Nature Ourselves Reality Word
Storage, after all, is the sacred act of choosing a home for my belongings.
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Home Sacred Storage
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
Clutter is caused by a failure to return things to where they belong.
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Clutter Deep Failure
Reducing the amount of stuff in our space also reduces the amount of dust, and we actually clean more often.
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Cleaning Reduce Space
Therefore, storage should reduce the effort needed to put things away, not the effort needed to get them out.
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Effort Need Reduce Storage
Tidying is just a tool, not the final destination. The true goal should be to establish the lifestyle you want most once your house has been put in order.
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Destination Establishment Goal Order True
Through the process of selecting only those things that inspire joy, you can identify precisely what you love and what you need.
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Happiness Identify Need Process Selection Yourself
There is no need to buy dividers or any other gadget. You can solve your storage problems with things you already have in the house. The most common item I use is an empty shoebox.
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Empty Home Minimalism Need Purchase Yourself
Everyone needs a sanctuary.
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Need One Liner Sanctuary
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
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
The essence of effective storage is this: designate a spot for every last thing you own.
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Design Essence Storage Yourself
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
The real tragedy is to live your entire life without anything that brings you joy and never even realize it.
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Happiness Life Reality Realize Tragedy
Be sure to completely finish the first task before starting the next.
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Complete Start Task

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

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