black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

From the moment you start tidying, you will be compelled to reset your life. As a result, your life will start to change.

Marie Kondo

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.
MARIE KONDO

Hold Live Order Past Weight Yourself
One reason so many of us never succeed at tidying is because we have too much stuff.
MARIE KONDO

Cleaning Reason Success
If you have reduced your possessions but feel no joy at home, try gathering selected items that you really love in one spot to create your own special space.
MARIE KONDO

Creation Feeling Home Love Place Possession Reduce Select
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.
MARIE KONDO

Destination Establishment Goal Order True
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.
MARIE KONDO

Empty Home Minimalism Need Purchase Yourself
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.
MARIE KONDO

Happiness Home Important Joy Yourself
Storage, after all, is the sacred act of choosing a home for my belongings.
MARIE KONDO

Home Sacred Storage
To throw away what you no longer need is neither wasteful nor shameful.
MARIE KONDO

Away Need Shame Waste
The best method is to experiment and enjoy the process.
MARIE KONDO

Best Enjoyment Experiment Method Process
Be sure to completely finish the first task before starting the next.
MARIE KONDO

Complete Start Task
The lives of those who tidy thoroughly and completely, in a single shot, are without exception dramatically altered.
MARIE KONDO

Complete Drama Exception Live
To truly cherish the things that are important to you, you must first discard those that have outlived their purpose. To throw away what you no longer need is neither wasteful nor shameful.
MARIE KONDO

Cherish Important Purpose Shame Wasted 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.
MARIE KONDO

Category People Type
The ultimate secret of success is this: If you tidy up in one shot, rather than little by little, you can dramatically change your mindset.
MARIE KONDO

Change Drama Mindset Secret Shot Ultimate Yourself
Even if we remain unaware of it, our belongings really work hard for us, carrying out their respective roles each day to support our lives.
MARIE KONDO

Aware Carry Hard Work Live Ourselves Remain Respective Role Support
People with large book collections are almost always diligent learners.
MARIE KONDO

Book Collection Learning People

From the moment you start tidying, you will be compelled to reset your life. As a result, your life will start to change.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

From the moment you start tidying, you will be compelled to reset your life. As a result, your life will start to change.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Marie Kondo Quotes