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.
MARIE KONDOWhen your room is clean and uncluttered, you have no choice but to examine your inner state.
More Marie Kondo Quotes
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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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Follow your intuition and all will be well.
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Therefore, storage should reduce the effort needed to put things away, not the effort needed to get them out.
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As for you, pour your time and passion into what brings you the most joy, your mission in life.
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Your real life begins after putting your house in order.
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Tidy a little a day and you’ll be tidying forever.
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Never discard anything without saying thank you and good-bye.
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In Japan, we say that words make our reality. The words we see and with which we come into contact tend to bring about events of the same nature.
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In essence, tidying ought to be the act of restoring balance among people, their possessions, and the house they live in.
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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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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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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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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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People with large book collections are almost always diligent learners.
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We amass material things for the same reason that we eat—to satisfy a craving. Buying on impulse and eating and drinking to excess are attempts to alleviate stress.
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