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.
MARIE KONDOClutter has only two possible causes: too much effort is required to put things away or it is unclear where things belong.
More Marie Kondo Quotes
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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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When your room is clean and uncluttered, you have no choice but to examine your inner state.
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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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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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You could say that tidying orders the mind while cleaning purifies it.
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Even if we remain unaware of it, our belongings really work hard for us, carrying out their respective roles each day to support our lives.
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Clutter is caused by a failure to return things to where they belong.
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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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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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Tidy a little a day and you’ll be tidying forever.
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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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Cherish the things you love. Cherish yourself.
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To quietly work away at disposing of your own excess is actually the best way of dealing with a family that doesn’t tidy.
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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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In Japan, we say that words make our reality. The words we see and with which we come into contact tend to bring about events of the same nature.
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