Tidying your physical space allows you to tend to your psychological space.
MARIE KONDONever discard anything without saying thank you and good-bye.
More Marie Kondo Quotes
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If you want to meet a beautiful home that is just right for you, take good care of the one you live in now.
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Believe what your heart tells you when you ask, Does this spark joy?
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I believe that tidying is a celebration, a special send-off for those things that will be departing from the house, and therefore I dress accordingly.
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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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Start with clothes, then move on to books, papers, komono (miscellany), and finally things with sentimental value.
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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 true purpose of a present is to be received.
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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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If you use the right method and concentrate your efforts on eliminating clutter thoroughly and completely within a short span of time, you’ll see instant results that will empower you to keep your space in order after.
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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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Therefore, storage should reduce the effort needed to put things away, not the effort needed to get them out.
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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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It is only when you put your house in order that your furniture and decorations come to life.
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Never discard anything without saying thank you and good-bye.
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I’m sure most of us have been scolded for not tidying up our rooms, but how many of our parents consciously taught us how to tidy as part of our upbringing?
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