Believe what your heart tells you when you ask, Does this spark joy?
MARIE KONDOA joy-filled home is like your own personal art museum
More Marie Kondo Quotes
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Warranties are only used once a year if at all. What point is there in carefully sorting and separating them when the odds that they will be needed are so low?
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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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Reducing the amount of stuff in our space also reduces the amount of dust, and we actually clean more often.
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All you need to do is take the time to sit down and examine each item you own, decide whether you want to keep or discard it, and then choose where to put what you keep.
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To quietly work away at disposing of your own excess is actually the best way of dealing with a family that doesn’t tidy.
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Discard first, store later.
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Tidy a little a day and you’ll be tidying forever.
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I begin my course with these words: Tidying is a special event. Don’t do it every day.
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Never, ever tie up your stockings. Never, ever ball up your socks. ―Marie Kondo
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Cherish the things you love. Cherish yourself.
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Even if we remain unaware of it, our belongings really work hard for us, carrying out their respective roles each day to support our lives.
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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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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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Letting go is even more important than adding.
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It is only when you put your house in order that your furniture and decorations come to life.
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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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Start with clothes, then move on to books, papers, komono (miscellany), and finally things with sentimental value.
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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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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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Tidying is the act of confronting yourself.
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The true purpose of a present is to be received.
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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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The essence of effective storage is this: designate a spot for every last thing you own.
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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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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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Only you can know what kind of environment makes you feel happy.
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