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A person’s awareness and perspective on his or her own lifestyle are far more important than any skill at sorting, storing, or whatever.

Marie Kondo

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
Cherish the things you love. Cherish yourself.
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Cherish Love Yourself
We live in this moment. Who you are now is more important than memories of your past. Be good to yourself.
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Goodness Important Live Memories Moments Past Yourself
Tidying your physical space allows you to tend to your psychological space.
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Allow Physical Space Yourself
You could say that tidying orders the mind while cleaning purifies it.
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Cleaning Mindset Order Purity
Many people have equated my tidying method with minimalism, but it’s quite different.
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Different Equation Minimalism Myself People Quite
The purpose of a letter is fulfilled the moment it is received.
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Fulfill Letter Moments Purpose Recieve
Now imagine yourself living in a space that contains only things that spark joy. Isn’t this the lifestyle you dream of?
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Dreams Happiness Imagination Lifestyle Space Yourself
Through the process of selecting only those things that inspire joy, you can identify precisely what you love and what you need.
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Happiness Identify Need Process Selection 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
If you live with your family, first clearly define separate storage spaces for each family member.
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Definition Family Live Space Storage
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 meaning of a photo lies in the excitement and joy you feel when taking it.
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Excitement Feeling Meaning Photo
To throw away what you no longer need is neither wasteful nor shameful.
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Away Need Shame Waste
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
Our parents demanded that we clean up our rooms, but they too, had never been trained in how to do that. When it comes to tidying, we are all self-taught.
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Cleaning Demand Ourselves Parents Teaching Training

A person’s awareness and perspective on his or her own lifestyle are far more important than any skill at sorting, storing, or whatever.

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