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I begin my course with these words: Tidying is a special event. Don’t do it every day.

Marie Kondo

Many people have equated my tidying method with minimalism, but it’s quite different.
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Different Equation Minimalism Myself People Quite
People who use the KonMari Method never revert to clutter again.
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Clutter Method People
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
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
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
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
Only you can know what kind of environment makes you feel happy.
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Environment Feeling Happiness Kind Yourself
To throw away what you no longer need is neither wasteful nor shameful.
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Away Need Shame Waste
A joy-filled home is like your own personal art museum
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Art Happiness Museum Personal Room
People with large book collections are almost always diligent learners.
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Book Collection Learning People
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
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
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
Cherish the things you love. Cherish yourself.
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Cherish Love Yourself
The question of what you want to own is actually the question of how you want to live your life.
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Life Live Question Yourself

I begin my course with these words: Tidying is a special event. Don’t do it every day.

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