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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

Now imagine yourself living in a space that contains only things that spark joy. Isn’t this the lifestyle you dream of?
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Dreams Happiness Imagination Lifestyle Space Yourself
But when we really delve into the reasons for why we can’t let something go, there are only two: an attachment to the past or a fear for the future.
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Attachment Fear Future Past Reason
One reason so many of us never succeed at tidying is because we have too much stuff.
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Cleaning Reason Success
To throw away what you no longer need is neither wasteful nor shameful.
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Away Need Shame Waste
The true purpose of a present is to be received.
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Present Purpose True
The purpose of a letter is fulfilled the moment it is received.
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Fulfill Letter Moments Purpose Recieve
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
The lives of those who tidy thoroughly and completely, in a single shot, are without exception dramatically altered.
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Complete Drama Exception Live
Your real life begins after putting your house in order.
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Beginning Home Life Order Reality 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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Clear Effort Possible Reason
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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Contact Nature Ourselves Reality Word
When people revert to clutter no matter how much they tidy, it is not their room or their belongings but their way of thinking that is at fault.
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Mindset People Room Thinking
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
Clutter also adversely affects health. According to a study by scientists at UCLA, being surrounded by too many things increases cortisol levels, a primary stress hormone.
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Adversity Affect Clutter Health Hormone Level Primary Stress
As for you, pour your time and passion into what brings you the most joy, your mission in life.
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Happiness Life Mission Passion Time Yourself
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

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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