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It is only when you put your house in order that your furniture and decorations come to life.

Marie Kondo

I’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?
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Childhood Cleaning Habit Ourselves Parents Room
Putting your house in order is the magic that creates a vibrant and happy life.
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Creation Happiness Home Life Magic Order
One reason so many of us never succeed at tidying is because we have too much stuff.
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Cleaning Reason Success
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
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
If you have reduced your possessions but feel no joy at home, try gathering selected items that you really love in one spot to create your own special space.
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Creation Feeling Home Love Place Possession Reduce Select
Clutter has only two possible causes: too much effort is required to put things away or it is unclear where things belong.
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Clear Effort Possible Reason
The essence of effective storage is this: designate a spot for every last thing you own.
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Design Essence Storage Yourself
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
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
Everyone needs a sanctuary.
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Need One Liner Sanctuary
Being surrounded by things that bring joy makes you happy
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Happiness Joy Surround Yourself
Clutter is caused by a failure to return things to where they belong.
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Clutter Deep Failure
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
Therefore, storage should reduce the effort needed to put things away, not the effort needed to get them out.
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Effort Need Reduce Storage
Cherish the things you love. Cherish yourself.
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Cherish Love Yourself

It is only when you put your house in order that your furniture and decorations come to life.

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