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Clutter has only two possible causes: too much effort is required to put things away or it is unclear where things belong.

Marie Kondo

Warranties are only used once a year if at all. What point is there in carefully sorting and separating them when the odds that they will be needed are so low?
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Care Low Need Point Separate
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
Just because you dispose of something does not mean you give up past experiences or your identity.
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Dispose Experience Identity Past
Tidy a little a day and you’ll be tidying forever.
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Cleaning Day Forever Yourself
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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Analyze Better Character Myself Perspective Way
Many people have equated my tidying method with minimalism, but it’s quite different.
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Different Equation Minimalism Myself People Quite
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
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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Best Dispose Family Quiet Way Work
Letting go is even more important than adding.
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Add Important Let Go One Liner Yourself
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
Tidying is the act of confronting yourself.
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Act Yourself
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
Your past will become a weight that holds you back and keeps you from living in the here and now. To put things in order means to put your past in order, too.
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Hold Live Order Past Weight Yourself
Putting your house in order is the magic that creates a vibrant and happy life.
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Creation Happiness Home Life Magic Order
Clutter has only two possible causes: too much effort is required to put things away or it is unclear where things belong.
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Clear Effort Possible Reason
The question of what you want to own is actually the question of how you want to live your life.
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Life Live Question Yourself

Clutter has only two possible causes: too much effort is required to put things away or it is unclear where things belong.

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