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“The true purpose of tidying is not to cut down on your possessions or declutter your space. The ultimate goal is to spark joy every day and lead a joyful life.”

Joy Ultimate Goal Tidy True Purpose Declutter Tidying Lifegoal Spark Joy

Book:Kurashi at Home: How to Organize Your Space and Achieve Your Ideal Life

Source: Kurashi at Home: How to Organize Your Space and Achieve Your Ideal Life

“It's hard to change someone else. But we can change ourselves.”

Change Tidy Lifegoal

Book:Kurashi at Home: How to Organize Your Space and Achieve Your Ideal Life

Source: Kurashi at Home: How to Organize Your Space and Achieve Your Ideal Life

“In fact, that particular article of clothing has already completed its role in your life, and you are free to say, "Thank you for giving me joy when I bought you," or "Thank you for teaching me what doesn't suit me," and let it go. Every object has a different role to play. Not all clothes have come to you to be worn threadbare. It is the same with people. Not every person you meet in your life will become a close friend or lover. Some you will find hard to get along with or impossible to like. But these people, too, teach you the precious lesson of who you DO like, so that you will appreciate those special people even more. When you come across something that you cannot part with, think carefully about its true purpose in your life. You'll be surprised at how many of the things you possess have already fulfilled their role. By acknowledging their contribution and letting them go with gratitude, you will be able to truly put the things you own, and your life in order. In the end, all that will remain are the things that you really treasure..p 60-61”

Letting Go Cleaning Clutter Tidy Organising Discarding

Author:Marie Kondō

“The best way to find out what we really need is to get rid of what we don't.”

Simplicity Simplify Clutter Tidy Declutter

Author:Marie Kondō

“As I am both lazy and forgetful, I can't take proper care of too many things. That's why I want to cherish properly the things I love.”

Simplicity Simplify Forgetfulness Clutter Tidy Decluttering

Author:Marie Kondō

“A short time after tidying, their space is a disorganized mess. The cause is not lack of skills but rather lack of awareness and the inability to make tidying a regular habit.”

Cleanliness Tidy

Book:The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

Source: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

“The ultimate secret of success is this: If you tidy up in one shot, rather than little by little, you can dramatically change your mind-set.”

Success Secret Tidy

Book:The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

Source: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing