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The essence of effective storage is this: designate a spot for every last thing you own.

Marie Kondo

The best method is to experiment and enjoy the process.
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Best Enjoyment Experiment Method Process
Be sure to completely finish the first task before starting the next.
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Complete Start Task
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
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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Adversity Affect Clutter Health Hormone Level Primary Stress
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
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
The lives of those who tidy thoroughly and completely, in a single shot, are without exception dramatically altered.
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Complete Drama Exception Live
Never, ever tie up your stockings. Never, ever ball up your socks. ―Marie Kondo
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Clothes Tying Yourself
I have yet to see a house that lacked sufficient storage. The real problem is that we have far more than we need or want.
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Home Need Problem Reality Storage
When your room is clean and uncluttered, you have no choice but to examine your inner state.
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Choice Cleaning Examination Room State
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
The purpose of a letter is fulfilled the moment it is received.
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Fulfill Letter Moments Purpose Recieve
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
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
People who can’t stay tidy can be categorized into just three types: ‘the can’t throw it away type’, ‘the can’t put it back type’, and ‘the first-two-combined’ type.
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Category People Type
Your real life begins after putting your house in order.
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Beginning Home Life Order Reality Yourself

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