Cherish the things you love. Cherish yourself.
MARIE KONDOI recommend you dispose of anything that does not fall into one of three categories: currently in use, needed for a limited period of time, or must be kept indefinitely.
More Marie Kondo Quotes
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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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Taking good care of your things leads to taking good care of yourself.
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The ultimate secret of success is this: If you tidy up in one shot, rather than little by little, you can dramatically change your mindset.
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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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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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Therefore, storage should reduce the effort needed to put things away, not the effort needed to get them out.
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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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When your room is clean and uncluttered, you have no choice but to examine your inner state.
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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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Many people have equated my tidying method with minimalism, but it’s quite different.
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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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The purpose of a letter is fulfilled the moment it is received.
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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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Be sure to completely finish the first task before starting the next.
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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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