When your room is clean and uncluttered, you have no choice but to examine your inner state.
MARIE KONDOWarranties 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?
More Marie Kondo Quotes
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We amass material things for the same reason that we eat—to satisfy a craving. Buying on impulse and eating and drinking to excess are attempts to alleviate stress.
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Start with clothes, then move on to books, papers, komono (miscellany), and finally things with sentimental value.
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People with large book collections are almost always diligent learners.
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If you want to meet a beautiful home that is just right for you, take good care of the one you live in now.
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To truly cherish the things that are important to you, you must first discard those that have outlived their purpose. To throw away what you no longer need is neither wasteful nor shameful.
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Clutter is caused by a failure to return things to where they belong.
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Tidying orders and relaxes the mind.
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As for you, pour your time and passion into what brings you the most joy, your mission in life.
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In essence, tidying ought to be the act of restoring balance among people, their possessions, and the house they live in.
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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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We live in this moment. Who you are now is more important than memories of your past. Be good to yourself.
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Cherish the things you love. Cherish yourself.
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No matter how wonderful things used to be, we cannot live in the past. The joy and excitement we feel here and now are more important.
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Everyone needs a sanctuary.
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I’m sure most of us have been scolded for not tidying up our rooms, but how many of our parents consciously taught us how to tidy as part of our upbringing?
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