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Your storage space is your private paradise, so personalize it to the fullest.

Marie Kondo

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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Care Cherish Forget Limitation Myself True
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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Attachment Fear Future Past Reason
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
Just because you dispose of something does not mean you give up past experiences or your identity.
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Dispose Experience Identity Past
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
Cherish the things you love. Cherish yourself.
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Cherish Love Yourself
I begin my course with these words: Tidying is a special event. Don’t do it every day.
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Beginning Course Day Myself
Storage, after all, is the sacred act of choosing a home for my belongings.
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Home Sacred Storage
Be sure to completely finish the first task before starting the next.
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Complete Start Task
Only you can know what kind of environment makes you feel happy.
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Environment Feeling Happiness Kind Yourself
Tidying is the act of confronting yourself.
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Act Yourself
People who use the KonMari Method never revert to clutter again.
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Clutter Method People
Clutter also adversely affects health. According to a study by scientists at UCLA, being surrounded by too many things increases cortisol levels, a primary stress hormone.
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Adversity Affect Clutter Health Hormone Level Primary Stress
The true purpose of a present is to be received.
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Present Purpose True
The essence of effective storage is this: designate a spot for every last thing you own.
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Design Essence Storage Yourself
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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Change Drama Mindset Secret Shot Ultimate Yourself

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