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Book: Outer Order, Inner Calm: Declutter and Organize to Make More Room for Happiness
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  1. Gretchen Rubin _ Outer Order, Inner Calm:

    DON'T PUT THINGS DOWN; PUT THINGS AWAY.
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  2. Gretchen Rubin _ Outer Order, Inner Calm:

    Remember, the reason to clear clutter is because, somehow, that clutter is diminishing your happiness. If you don't care, don't bother.
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  3. Gretchen Rubin _ Outer Order, Inner Calm:

    Once I've cleared away the things I don't need, use, or love, my surroundings reveal to me, and to others, the things that matter most to me. Careful curation means that my space and my possessions reflect my truest identity.
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  4. Gretchen Rubin _ Outer Order, Inner Calm:

    By getting rid of the things I don't use, don't need, or don't love, as well as the things that don't work, don't fit, or don't suit, I free my mind-and my shelves-for what I truly value. And that's true for most people.
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  5. Gretchen Rubin _ Outer Order, Inner Calm:

    Actually spending ten minutes clearing off one shelf is better than fantasizing about spending a weekend cleaning out the basement.
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  6. Gretchen Rubin _ Outer Order, Inner Calm:

    Rather than striving for a particular level of possessions-minimal or otherwise-it's helpful to think about getting rid of what's superfluous. Even people who prefer to own many possessions enjoy their surroundings more when they've purged everything that's not needed, used, or loved.
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  7. Gretchen Rubin _ Outer Order, Inner Calm:

    Outer order isn't a matter of having less or having more; it's a matter of wanting what we have.
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