A joy-filled home is like your own personal art museum
MARIE KONDOA joy-filled home is like your own personal art museum
MARIE KONDOBut when we really delve into the reasons for why we can’t let something go, there are only two: an attachment to the past or a fear for the future.
MARIE KONDOIf you live with your family, first clearly define separate storage spaces for each family member.
MARIE KONDOTidying your physical space allows you to tend to your psychological space.
MARIE KONDODon’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?
MARIE KONDOBeing surrounded by things that bring joy makes you happy
MARIE KONDOOne reason so many of us never succeed at tidying is because we have too much stuff.
MARIE KONDOYour 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.
MARIE KONDONever discard anything without saying thank you and good-bye.
MARIE KONDOWe live in this moment. Who you are now is more important than memories of your past. Be good to yourself.
MARIE KONDOBe sure to completely finish the first task before starting the next.
MARIE KONDOI begin my course with these words: Tidying is a special event. Don’t do it every day.
MARIE KONDOWarranties are only used once a year if at all. What point is there in carefully sorting and separating them when the odds that they will be needed are so low?
MARIE KONDOWe may think that we have stored things to suit our behavior, but usually we have unconsciously adjusted our actions to match where things are stored.
MARIE KONDOI’m sure most of us have been scolded for not tidying up our rooms, but how many of our parents consciously taught us how to tidy as part of our upbringing?
MARIE KONDOThe question of what you want to own is actually the question of how you want to live your life.
MARIE KONDO