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To throw away what you no longer need is neither wasteful nor shameful.

Marie Kondo

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
Your real life begins after putting your house in order.
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Beginning Home Life Order Reality Yourself
Don’t you think it is unnatural for us to possess things that don’t bring us joy or things that we don’t really need?
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Happiness Joy Need Possession Thinking 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
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
If you live with your family, first clearly define separate storage spaces for each family member.
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Definition Family Live Space Storage
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
Storage, after all, is the sacred act of choosing a home for my belongings.
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Home Sacred Storage
The essence of effective storage is this: designate a spot for every last thing you own.
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Design Essence Storage Yourself
Your storage space is your private paradise, so personalize it to the fullest.
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Paradise Privacy Space Storage Yourself
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
Tidying is just a tool, not the final destination. The true goal should be to establish the lifestyle you want most once your house has been put in order.
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Destination Establishment Goal Order True
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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Goodness Important Live Memories Moments Past Yourself
People with large book collections are almost always diligent learners.
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Book Collection Learning People
Discard first, store later.
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Discard Store Throw
Tidying orders and relaxes the mind.
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Mindset Order Relax

To throw away what you no longer need is neither wasteful nor shameful.

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