Through the process of selecting only those things that inspire joy, you can identify precisely what you love and what you need.
MARIE KONDOTo throw away what you no longer need is neither wasteful nor shameful.
More Marie Kondo Quotes
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Caring for your possessions is the best way to motivate them to support you, their owner.
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From the moment you start tidying, you will be compelled to reset your life. As a result, your life will start to change.
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Never discard anything without saying thank you and good-bye.
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Clutter is caused by a failure to return things to where they belong.
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Therefore, storage should reduce the effort needed to put things away, not the effort needed to get them out.
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When your room is clean and uncluttered, you have no choice but to examine your inner state.
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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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All you need to do is take the time to sit down and examine each item you own, decide whether you want to keep or discard it, and then choose where to put what you keep.
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One reason so many of us never succeed at tidying is because we have too much stuff.
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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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Tidying your physical space allows you to tend to your psychological space.
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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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Your real life begins after putting your house in order.
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Although we can get to know ourselves better by sitting down and analyzing our characteristics or by listening to others’ perspectives on us, I believe that tidying is the best way.
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If you use the right method and concentrate your efforts on eliminating clutter thoroughly and completely within a short span of time, you’ll see instant results that will empower you to keep your space in order after.
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