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

Marie Kondo

There is no need to buy dividers or any other gadget. You can solve your storage problems with things you already have in the house. The most common item I use is an empty shoebox.
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Empty Home Minimalism Need Purchase 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
Being surrounded by things that bring joy makes you happy
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Happiness Joy Surround 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
People with large book collections are almost always diligent learners.
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Book Collection Learning People
We 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.
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Action Behavior Store Thinking Unconscious
The true purpose of a present is to be received.
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Present Purpose True
But 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.
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Attachment Fear Future Past Reason
Discard first, store later.
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Discard Store Throw
The real tragedy is to live your entire life without anything that brings you joy and never even realize it.
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Happiness Life Reality Realize Tragedy
The purpose of a letter is fulfilled the moment it is received.
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Fulfill Letter Moments Purpose Recieve
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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Mindset People Room Thinking
I believe that tidying is a celebration, a special send-off for those things that will be departing from the house, and therefore I dress accordingly.
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Believe Celebration Home Myself
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
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
The essence of effective storage is this: designate a spot for every last thing you own.
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Design Essence Storage Yourself

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

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