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No matter how wonderful things used to be, we cannot live in the past. The joy and excitement we feel here and now are more important.

Marie Kondo

The question of what you want to own is actually the question of how you want to live your life.
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Life Live Question Yourself
The true purpose of a present is to be received.
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Present Purpose True
When deciding how to spend your time, remember: Don’t trade an activity you’d love to pursue for a reward you don’t value.
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Activity Decision Pursue Remember Reward Time Value
Start with clothes, then move on to books, papers, komono (miscellany), and finally things with sentimental value.
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Book Clothes Emotion Paper Start Value
Taking good care of your things leads to taking good care of yourself.
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Care Goodness Leadership Yourself
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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Destination Establishment Goal Order True
The best method is to experiment and enjoy the process.
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Best Enjoyment Experiment Method Process
Don’t forget that the god of tidying up is always on your side as long as you are committed to getting it done.
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Commitment Forget God Yourself
Tidy a little a day and you’ll be tidying forever.
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Cleaning Day Forever Yourself
Never, ever tie up your stockings. Never, ever ball up your socks. ―Marie Kondo
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Clothes Tying Yourself
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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Best Dispose Family Quiet Way Work
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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Choice Decision Discard Need Time Yourself
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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Analyze Better Character Myself Perspective Way
Your storage space is your private paradise, so personalize it to the fullest.
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Paradise Privacy Space Storage Yourself
The essence of effective storage is this: designate a spot for every last thing you own.
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Design Essence Storage Yourself
When your room is clean and uncluttered, you have no choice but to examine your inner state.
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Choice Cleaning Examination Room State

No matter how wonderful things used to be, we cannot live in the past. The joy and excitement we feel here and now are more important.

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No matter how wonderful things used to be, we cannot live in the past. The joy and excitement we feel here and now are more important.

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