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Tidy a little a day and you’ll be tidying forever.

Marie Kondo

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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Hold Live Order Past Weight Yourself
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
The true purpose of a present is to be received.
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Present Purpose True
Tidying orders and relaxes the mind.
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Mindset Order Relax
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
Your real life begins after putting your house in order.
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Beginning Home Life Order Reality Yourself
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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Aware Carry Hard Work Live Ourselves Remain Respective Role Support
Don’t forget that the god of tidying up is always on your side as long as you are committed to getting it done.
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Commitment Forget God Yourself
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 can’t stay tidy can be categorized into just three types: ‘the can’t throw it away type’, ‘the can’t put it back type’, and ‘the first-two-combined’ type.
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Category People Type
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
Storage, after all, is the sacred act of choosing a home for my belongings.
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Home Sacred Storage
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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Believe Celebration Home Myself
Never discard anything without saying thank you and good-bye.
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Goodbye Leave Thankful
Cherish the things you love. Cherish yourself.
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Cherish Love Yourself
The meaning of a photo lies in the excitement and joy you feel when taking it.
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Excitement Feeling Meaning Photo
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
People with large book collections are almost always diligent learners.
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Book Collection Learning People
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
There is no need to buy dividers or any other gadget. You can solve your storage problems with things you already have in the house. The most common item I use is an empty shoebox.
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Empty Home Minimalism Need Purchase Yourself
Never, ever tie up your stockings. Never, ever ball up your socks. ―Marie Kondo
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Clothes Tying Yourself
It is only when you put your house in order that your furniture and decorations come to life.
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Decoration Furniture Home Life Order
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
Everyone needs a sanctuary.
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Need One Liner Sanctuary
The best method is to experiment and enjoy the process.
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Best Enjoyment Experiment Method Process
Be sure to completely finish the first task before starting the next.
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Complete Start Task
Taking good care of your things leads to taking good care of yourself.
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Care Goodness Leadership Yourself

Tidy a little a day and you’ll be tidying forever.

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