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 KONDOTaking good care of your things leads to taking good care of yourself.
More Marie Kondo Quotes
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Through the process of selecting only those things that inspire joy, you can identify precisely what you love and what you need.
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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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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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People with large book collections are almost always diligent learners.
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A joy-filled home is like your own personal art museum
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I have yet to see a house that lacked sufficient storage. The real problem is that we have far more than we need or want.
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Discard first, store later.
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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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Your real life begins after putting your house in order.
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We may think that we have stored things to suit our behavior, but usually we have unconsciously adjusted our actions to match where things are stored.
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Tidy a little a day and you’ll be tidying forever.
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Tidying your physical space allows you to tend to your psychological space.
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Putting your house in order is the magic that creates a vibrant and happy life.
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But when we really delve into the reasons for why we can’t let something go, there are only two: an attachment to the past or a fear for the future.
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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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