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.
MARIE KONDOPeople who use the KonMari Method never revert to clutter again.
More Marie Kondo Quotes
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The lives of those who tidy thoroughly and completely, in a single shot, are without exception dramatically altered.
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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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It is only when you put your house in order that your furniture and decorations come to life.
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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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If you want to meet a beautiful home that is just right for you, take good care of the one you live in now.
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Tidying orders and relaxes the mind.
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Reducing the amount of stuff in our space also reduces the amount of dust, and we actually clean more often.
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People who use the KonMari Method never revert to clutter again.
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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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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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When your room is clean and uncluttered, you have no choice but to examine your inner state.
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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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Everyone needs a sanctuary.
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The purpose of a letter is fulfilled the moment it is received.
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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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