Sublime

Clutter has only two possible causes: too much effort is required to put things away or it is unclear where things belong.

Presents are not “things” but a means for conveying someone’s feelings.

the work of tidying should be completed once and for all within a single period of time.

an item has completed its role in our life, then it’s time to thank it and bid it farewell.

He takes out all the implements and ingredients before he starts to reduce any unnecessary movement during the cooking

Possessions that have a place where they belong and to which they are returned each day for a rest are more vibrant.

I recommend folding whatever clothes you can.

It is not our memories but the person we have become because of those past experiences that we should treasure. This is the lesson these keepsakes teach us when we sort them. The space in which we live should be for the person we are becoming now, not for the person we were in the past.

Experts in decluttering and home organization generally give a thumbs-up to Marv’s “five crates” approach, or some similar system of sorting items into categories, including: “Trash,” “Save,” “Sell,” and “Giveaway.” Many decluttering authorities even endorse Marv’s creation of a “Who Knows?” category—a place to set some things aside at least tempor