Be sure to completely finish the first task before starting the next.
MARIE KONDOAll 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.
More Marie Kondo Quotes
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If you are going to buy clothes, choose them with the intention of welcoming them into your home and caring for them.
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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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Clutter is caused by a failure to return things to where they belong.
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Your past will become a weight that holds you back and keeps you from living in the here and now. To put things in order means to put your past in order, too.
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Everyone needs a sanctuary.
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When people revert to clutter no matter how much they tidy, it is not their room or their belongings but their way of thinking that is at fault.
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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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Caring for your possessions is the best way to motivate them to support you, their owner.
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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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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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Being surrounded by things that bring joy makes you happy
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One reason so many of us never succeed at tidying is because we have too much stuff.
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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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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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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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