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Putting your house in order is the magic that creates a vibrant and happy life.

Marie Kondo

Be sure to completely finish the first task before starting the next.
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Complete Start Task
When people revert to clutter no matter how much they tidy, it is not their room or their belongings but their way of thinking that is at fault.
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Mindset People Room Thinking
Letting go is even more important than adding.
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Add Important Let Go One Liner Yourself
Warranties are only used once a year if at all. What point is there in carefully sorting and separating them when the odds that they will be needed are so low?
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Care Low Need Point Separate
Taking good care of your things leads to taking good care of yourself.
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Care Goodness Leadership Yourself
Tidy a little a day and you’ll be tidying forever.
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Cleaning Day Forever Yourself
Many people have equated my tidying method with minimalism, but it’s quite different.
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Different Equation Minimalism Myself People Quite
People who can’t stay tidy can be categorized into just three types: ‘the can’t throw it away type’, ‘the can’t put it back type’, and ‘the first-two-combined’ type.
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Category People Type
Believe what your heart tells you when you ask, Does this spark joy?
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Believe Happiness Heart Myself
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
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
The meaning of a photo lies in the excitement and joy you feel when taking it.
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Excitement Feeling Meaning Photo
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
You could say that tidying orders the mind while cleaning purifies it.
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Cleaning Mindset Order Purity
Tidying your physical space allows you to tend to your psychological space.
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Allow Physical Space 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

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