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The work involved can be broadly divided into two kinds: deciding whether or not to throw something away and deciding where to put it.
Marie Kondo • The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying: A simple, effective way to banish clutter forever
The ability to avoid excess stock depends on the ability to simplify storage. The secret to maintaining an uncluttered room is to pursue ultimate simplicity in storage so that you can tell at a glance how much you have.
Marie Kondo • The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying: A simple, effective way to banish clutter forever
The words tidying and cleaning are often used synonymously, but they are two completely different things.
Marie Kondo • Spark Joy: An Illustrated Guide to the Japanese Art of Tidying
ERIN ROONEY DOLAND is editor-in-chief of Unclutterer.com, a website providing daily articles on home and office organization, and author of the book Unclutter Your Life in One Week.
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The reason stuffed animals and dolls are so hard to throw away is because they seem to be alive.
Marie Kondo • Spark Joy: An Illustrated Guide to the Japanese Art of Tidying
Tidying up by location is a fatal mistake. I’m ashamed to admit that it took me three years to see this.
Marie Kondo • The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up)
The best sequence is this: clothes first, then books, papers, komono (miscellany), and lastly, mementos.
Marie Kondo • The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up)
One of the main reasons for rebound is the failure to designate a spot for each item. Without a designated spot, where are you going to put things when you finish using them? Once you choose a place for your things, you can keep your house in order. So decide where your things belong and when you finish using them, put them there. This is the main
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discard things when they cease being functional—for example, when something breaks down beyond