Tidying is the act of confronting yourself.
MARIE KONDOPeople with large book collections are almost always diligent learners.
More Marie Kondo Quotes
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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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Reducing the amount of stuff in our space also reduces the amount of dust, and we actually clean more often.
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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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The lives of those who tidy thoroughly and completely, in a single shot, are without exception dramatically altered.
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Everyone needs a sanctuary.
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Therefore, storage should reduce the effort needed to put things away, not the effort needed to get them out.
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Caring for your possessions is the best way to motivate them to support you, their owner.
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Letting go is even more important than adding.
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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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One reason so many of us never succeed at tidying is because we have too much stuff.
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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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Don’t you think it is unnatural for us to possess things that don’t bring us joy or things that we don’t really need?
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A joy-filled home is like your own personal art museum
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Human beings can only truly cherish a limited number of things at one time. As I am both lazy and forgetful, I can’t take proper care of too many things.
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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.
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