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 KONDOThe ultimate secret of success is this: If you tidy up in one shot, rather than little by little, you can dramatically change your mindset.
More Marie Kondo Quotes
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As for you, pour your time and passion into what brings you the most joy, your mission in life.
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Your real life begins after putting your house in order.
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Although we can get to know ourselves better by sitting down and analyzing our characteristics or by listening to others’ perspectives on us, I believe that tidying is the best way.
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Be sure to completely finish the first task before starting the next.
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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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Follow your intuition and all will be well.
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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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The purpose of a letter is fulfilled the moment it is received.
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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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Tidying your physical space allows you to tend to your psychological space.
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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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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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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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I begin my course with these words: Tidying is a special event. Don’t do it every day.
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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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