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 KONDOBe sure to completely finish the first task before starting the next.
More Marie Kondo Quotes
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The essence of effective storage is this: designate a spot for every last thing you own.
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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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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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Many people have equated my tidying method with minimalism, but it’s quite different.
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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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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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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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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.
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Caring for your possessions is the best way to motivate them to support you, their owner.
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Your real life begins after putting your house 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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Taking good care of your things leads to taking good care of yourself.
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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.
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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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Tidy a little a day and you’ll be tidying forever.
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