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

Marie Kondo

Only you can know what kind of environment makes you feel happy.
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Environment Feeling Happiness Kind Yourself
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
We live in this moment. Who you are now is more important than memories of your past. Be good to yourself.
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Goodness Important Live Memories Moments Past 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
Activity clutter comes from the things we do that take up precious time and sap our energy but don’t make a meaningful difference to our personal, professional, or even company’s mission.
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Activity Clutter Company Difference Energy Meaning Mission Personal Precious Professional Time
You could say that tidying orders the mind while cleaning purifies it.
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Cleaning Mindset Order Purity
Therefore, storage should reduce the effort needed to put things away, not the effort needed to get them out.
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Effort Need Reduce Storage
People with large book collections are almost always diligent learners.
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Book Collection Learning People
Caring for your possessions is the best way to motivate them to support you, their owner.
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Best Care Motivational Possession Way Yourself
Tidying your physical space allows you to tend to your psychological space.
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Allow Physical Space Yourself
Start with clothes, then move on to books, papers, komono (miscellany), and finally things with sentimental value.
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Book Clothes Emotion Paper Start Value
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
To throw away what you no longer need is neither wasteful nor shameful.
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Away Need Shame Waste
If you are going to buy clothes, choose them with the intention of welcoming them into your home and caring for them.
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Care Clothes Home Intention Welcome
I 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.
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Category Limitation Recommend Time
Being surrounded by things that bring joy makes you happy
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Happiness Joy Surround Yourself

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

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