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Start with clothes, then move on to books, papers, komono (miscellany), and finally things with sentimental value.

Marie Kondo

From the moment you start tidying, you will be compelled to reset your life. As a result, your life will start to change.
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Change Life Moments Reset Start Yourself
Through the process of selecting only those things that inspire joy, you can identify precisely what you love and what you need.
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Happiness Identify Need Process Selection Yourself
Believe what your heart tells you when you ask, Does this spark joy?
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Believe Happiness Heart Myself
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
The essence of effective storage is this: designate a spot for every last thing you own.
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Design Essence Storage 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
It is only when you put your house in order that your furniture and decorations come to life.
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Decoration Furniture Home Life Order
When deciding how to spend your time, remember: Don’t trade an activity you’d love to pursue for a reward you don’t value.
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Activity Decision Pursue Remember Reward Time Value
Reducing the amount of stuff in our space also reduces the amount of dust, and we actually clean more often.
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Cleaning Reduce Space
You could say that tidying orders the mind while cleaning purifies it.
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Cleaning Mindset Order Purity
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
Follow your intuition and all will be well.
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Follow Health Intuition Willing
Keep only those things that speak to your heart. Then take the plunge and discard all the rest. By doing this, you can reset your life and embark on a new lifestyle.
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Heart Life Lifestyle Talk Yourself
One reason so many of us never succeed at tidying is because we have too much stuff.
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Cleaning Reason Success
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
I begin my course with these words: Tidying is a special event. Don’t do it every day.
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Beginning Course Day Myself

Start with clothes, then move on to books, papers, komono (miscellany), and finally things with sentimental value.

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Start with clothes, then move on to books, papers, komono (miscellany), and finally things with sentimental value.

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