Life repeats and continues.
Some days are bearable, some days are unbearable.
There is no such thing as a stress-free life.
But if life isn't going to be easy anyway, shouldn't I also provide myself with frequent moments of comfort? Shouldn't I treat myself with respect? I believe organizing is precisely that.
If I get up right now and organize my space, I can live in a comfortable space.
You can sleep in a neatly organized place and eat breakfast at a clean table the next morning.
I can also de-stress while washing in a bathroom with my favorite scent.
Crucially, this organized space is born instantly the moment my hands touch it.
--- 「Organizing Habit 2.
From “Organizing also clears away depression and stress”


“Even if the space I’m staying in now is a bit small and not a good space, I hope I don’t just think about enduring it there.
Instead, as I fill in the things I like one by one, I end up having a lot of good thoughts.
The house I live in now doesn't get much sunlight either.
It wasn't a very nice place, but I put in a lot of plants, installed some lighting, and decorated it into a space I like, and now I have a lot of good and positive thoughts coming from here.
“I hardly ever have any bad thoughts.”
It would be difficult to call a 9-pyeong studio apartment that was built 35 years ago a good house.
However, instead of finding the shortcomings of the space he was staying in and ruminating on its shortcomings, Jonghyun filled it with a space that reflected his own philosophy.
As a result, I reached a point where just being at home gave me a flood of positive thoughts.
--- 「Organizing Habit 3.
From “Overcoming the Poverty Complex in the Heart”

Let's first examine our thoughts to see what kind of mindset we have that prevents us from throwing things away.
I wonder if I am too caught up in the past, or if I have too much vague anxiety about the future.
Let's always remember that 'the me who lives in the present' is the most important.
If I want to be happy now, I have to live focusing on my present self.
Things from the past, things saved for the future, do not make me happy in the present.
If I could just face this fact, I would be able to happily let go of the things that are taking up so much of my living space.
--- 「Organizing Habit 4.
From “Minimalism, having less and organizing to the bare minimum”

As such, organizing must begin with finding my own happiness first.
As mentioned earlier, there are times when an obsession with the past interferes with my present happiness and needs to be sorted out.
But if there is something that gives me happiness just by existing, then that thing has value to me.
Some people advise taking pictures and emptying out the items, but others don't think so.
There is no right answer when it comes to organizing.
If you have a special affection for the items that have endured the years with you and take good care of them to keep them clean and shiny, I don't think you need to force yourself to empty them.
--- "Organizing Habit 5.
Maximalism, from a graveyard of objects to your own collection!

Who doesn't understand the desire to get results quickly?
That feeling of wanting to quickly clean up and face a completely different space than before.
But organizing is, after all, real 'life'.
It's about cleaning up the messy spaces I feel while living, considering more efficient movement routes, and creating a more comfortable environment.
In other words, it is not something that can be completed overnight.
So, don't throw anything away until you've gone through the entire house and cleaned it.
It's not too late to buy a new item when the old one is broken and difficult to repair.
--- 「Organizing Habit 9.
From "Zero Waste Management for the Earth and Me"

When the space is so messy that it's difficult to clean up on your own, you want someone to help.
Whenever you feel that way, try to organize your thoughts with the mindset of, "I will help my future self," as Joo Eun-jung said.
If you organize things little by little like this, time will pass and your future self will be living more comfortably in a pleasant and clean space.
Thanks to the closet I organized last spring, I can now wear my transitional clothes in the fall without having to do a major cleanup.
It's like you don't need to set aside time to clean the bathroom on the weekend if you just scrub the bathroom floor with a brush and spray water while you're showering.
Organizing to help your future self doesn't have to be a grand or demanding undertaking.
Just clear away any visible trash and put any out-of-place items back where they belong.
If you've always been a 'decisive tidy' person, this type of 'lifestyle tidying' might seem strange, but there's no easier way to keep your space clean.

--- 「Organizing Habit 10.
From “The Last Principle of Organizing: Maintaining”