marie kondo
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It’s OK to Give Up On Things
Sometimes quitting is a definitive act that requires soul searching. We tend to reserve this for big changes in our lives: leaving a job, breaking up with a partner, moving to a new city. Contrast that with those things we simply give up on — the things that fall by the wayside, without an explicit…
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10 Things We Told You to Stop Doing in 2021
The end of the year is upon us. ‘Tis a time to blow all our unused FSA benefits on Band-Aids, reduce clutter, resolve to eat less junk and exercise more, and above all — stop doing things that no longer serve us (or our armpits, for that matter). In the spirit of cleaning up your…
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Six Products You Should Never Buy Second Hand
1Every secondhand enthusiast has that one bargain that could have gone horribly wrong. For me, it was the couch by the dumpster outside my on-campus apartment during college. I had been out entirely too late on a week night, and my friend and I were overcome with strength and the determination to save this perfectly…
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The Manga Version Of The Life-Changing Magic Of Cleaning Up Is Getting Teens To Actually Declutter
Marie Kondo has built an empire around her “life-changing” method of tidying up, inspiring millions to quit the cruelty of rolling socks into balls and start the practice of thanking inanimate household objects that spark joy. She’s now reaching a new audience: Graphic novel fans.