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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.

Marie Kondo

As for you, pour your time and passion into what brings you the most joy, your mission in life.
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Happiness Life Mission Passion Time Yourself
One reason so many of us never succeed at tidying is because we have too much stuff.
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Cleaning Reason Success
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
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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Home Need Problem Reality Storage
Being surrounded by things that bring joy makes you happy
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Happiness Joy Surround Yourself
Letting go is even more important than adding.
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Add Important Let Go One Liner Yourself
Only you can know what kind of environment makes you feel happy.
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Environment Feeling Happiness Kind Yourself
Therefore, storage should reduce the effort needed to put things away, not the effort needed to get them out.
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Effort Need Reduce Storage
Clutter is caused by a failure to return things to where they belong.
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Clutter Deep Failure
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 purpose of a letter is fulfilled the moment it is received.
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Fulfill Letter Moments Purpose Recieve
Don’t forget that the god of tidying up is always on your side as long as you are committed to getting it done.
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Commitment Forget God Yourself
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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Childhood Cleaning Habit Ourselves Parents Room
People with large book collections are almost always diligent learners.
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Book Collection Learning People
People who use the KonMari Method never revert to clutter again.
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Clutter Method People
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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Material Reason Satisfaction Stress

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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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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