The real tragedy is to live your entire life without anything that brings you joy and never even realize it.
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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Caring for your possessions is the best way to motivate them to support you, their owner.
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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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Therefore, storage should reduce the effort needed to put things away, not the effort needed to get them out.
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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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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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Putting your house in order is the magic that creates a vibrant and happy life.
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Discard first, store later.
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The lives of those who tidy thoroughly and completely, in a single shot, are without exception dramatically altered.
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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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Tidy a little a day and you’ll be tidying forever.
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It’s far more important to adorn your home with the things you love than to keep it so bare it lacks anything that brings you joy.
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People with large book collections are almost always diligent learners.
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The question of what you want to own is actually the question of how you want to live your life.
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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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Clutter is caused by a failure to return things to where they belong.
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