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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.

Marie Kondo

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
Being surrounded by things that bring joy makes you happy
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Happiness Joy Surround Yourself
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
Putting your house in order is the magic that creates a vibrant and happy life.
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Creation Happiness Home Life Magic Order
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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Action Behavior Store Thinking Unconscious
The essence of effective storage is this: designate a spot for every last thing you own.
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Design Essence Storage Yourself
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 purpose of a letter is fulfilled the moment it is received.
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Fulfill Letter Moments Purpose Recieve
The meaning of a photo lies in the excitement and joy you feel when taking it.
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Excitement Feeling Meaning Photo
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
Our parents demanded that we clean up our rooms, but they too, had never been trained in how to do that. When it comes to tidying, we are all self-taught.
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Cleaning Demand Ourselves Parents Teaching Training
Your storage space is your private paradise, so personalize it to the fullest.
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Paradise Privacy Space 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
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
People who use the KonMari Method never revert to clutter again.
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Clutter Method People
Reducing the amount of stuff in our space also reduces the amount of dust, and we actually clean more often.
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Cleaning Reduce Space

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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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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