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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.

Marie Kondo

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
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
Many people have equated my tidying method with minimalism, but it’s quite different.
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Different Equation Minimalism Myself People Quite
Discard first, store later.
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Discard Store Throw
The true purpose of a present is to be received.
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Present Purpose True
Letting go is even more important than adding.
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Add Important Let Go One Liner 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
The purpose of a letter is fulfilled the moment it is received.
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Fulfill Letter Moments Purpose Recieve
Tidying is just a tool, not the final destination. The true goal should be to establish the lifestyle you want most once your house has been put in order.
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Destination Establishment Goal Order True
If you have reduced your possessions but feel no joy at home, try gathering selected items that you really love in one spot to create your own special space.
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Creation Feeling Home Love Place Possession Reduce Select
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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Hold Live Order Past Weight Yourself
Believe what your heart tells you when you ask, Does this spark joy?
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Believe Happiness Heart Myself
To truly cherish the things that are important to you, you must first discard those that have outlived their purpose. To throw away what you no longer need is neither wasteful nor shameful.
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Cherish Important Purpose Shame Wasted Yourself
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
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
Tidy a little a day and you’ll be tidying forever.
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Cleaning Day Forever Yourself

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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