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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.

Marie Kondo

Just because you dispose of something does not mean you give up past experiences or your identity.
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Dispose Experience Identity Past
Although we can get to know ourselves better by sitting down and analyzing our characteristics or by listening to others’ perspectives on us, I believe that tidying is the best way.
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Analyze Better Character Myself Perspective Way
If you use the right method and concentrate your efforts on eliminating clutter thoroughly and completely within a short span of time, you’ll see instant results that will empower you to keep your space in order after.
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Cleaning Effort Elimination Method Order Result Right Space Time Yourself
To throw away what you no longer need is neither wasteful nor shameful.
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Away Need Shame Waste
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
It’s far more important to adorn your home with the things you love than to keep it so bare it lacks anything that brings you joy.
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Happiness Home Important Joy Yourself
Your real life begins after putting your house in order.
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Beginning Home Life Order Reality Yourself
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
Taking good care of your things leads to taking good care of yourself.
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Care Goodness Leadership Yourself
Tidying is the act of confronting yourself.
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Act Yourself
Believe what your heart tells you when you ask, Does this spark joy?
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Believe Happiness Heart Myself
The ultimate secret of success is this: If you tidy up in one shot, rather than little by little, you can dramatically change your mindset.
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Change Drama Mindset Secret Shot Ultimate Yourself
Never discard anything without saying thank you and good-bye.
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Goodbye Leave Thankful
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
A joy-filled home is like your own personal art museum
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Art Happiness Museum Personal Room
People who use the KonMari Method never revert to clutter again.
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Clutter Method People

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 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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