A photographer cataloged all 12,795 items in her house. This is what she found | CNN
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A photographer cataloged all 12,795 items in her house. This is what she found | CNN
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.
Marie Kondo • The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up)
Bennett describes herself as something of a minimalist—but her minimalism is driven by a sense of the agency of things. “I don’t want to have such a clamor around,” she told me.
Morgan Meis • The Philosopher Who Believes in Living Things
‘Do I really have this much stuff?!?’
Marie Kondo • Spark Joy: An Illustrated Guide to the Japanese Art of Tidying
The reason every item must have a designated place is because the existence of an item without a home multiplies the chances that your space will become cluttered again.
Marie Kondo • The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up)
“To collect is to organize the world in your own image, and Aurora Sedge clearly had a very strong sense of who she was. You can tell a lot about a person by what they collect.
Danielle Trussoni • The Puzzle Master
plan for getting rid of our physical belongings; it was also a plan for achieving mental clarity. In creating a personal life that was bare of all but the essentials, parallels to my work started to become evident — what was truly necessary and what wasn’t. By