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Therefore, storage should reduce the effort needed to put things away, not the effort needed to get them out.

Marie Kondo

Taking good care of your things leads to taking good care of yourself.
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Care Goodness Leadership Yourself
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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Contact Nature Ourselves Reality Word
The meaning of a photo lies in the excitement and joy you feel when taking it.
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Excitement Feeling Meaning Photo
The best method is to experiment and enjoy the process.
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Best Enjoyment Experiment Method Process
Your real life begins after putting your house in order.
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Beginning Home Life Order Reality Yourself
A person’s awareness and perspective on his or her own lifestyle are far more important than any skill at sorting, storing, or whatever.
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Awareness Important Lifestyle Person Perspective Segregation
Now imagine yourself living in a space that contains only things that spark joy. Isn’t this the lifestyle you dream of?
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Dreams Happiness Imagination Lifestyle Space Yourself
I recommend you dispose of anything that does not fall into one of three categories: currently in use, needed for a limited period of time, or must be kept indefinitely.
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Category Limitation Recommend Time
Activity clutter comes from the things we do that take up precious time and sap our energy but don’t make a meaningful difference to our personal, professional, or even company’s mission.
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Activity Clutter Company Difference Energy Meaning Mission Personal Precious Professional Time
Your storage space is your private paradise, so personalize it to the fullest.
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Paradise Privacy Space Storage Yourself
The real tragedy is to live your entire life without anything that brings you joy and never even realize it.
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Happiness Life Reality Realize Tragedy
Cherish the things you love. Cherish yourself.
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Cherish Love Yourself
Never discard anything without saying thank you and good-bye.
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Goodbye Leave Thankful
Be sure to completely finish the first task before starting the next.
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Complete Start Task
Tidying orders and relaxes the mind.
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Mindset Order Relax
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

Therefore, storage should reduce the effort needed to put things away, not the effort needed to get them out.

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