Clothing is the first tidying category of the KonMari Method™ for a good reason: We live in it. That’s why we encourage new tidiers to wear what sparks joy and makes them feel good — and why you should fold and store beloved clothes with care. —Marie Kondo

One of the muscles we need to develop is what I call our “Decision Muscle.” The Decision Muscle is the intuitive answer we hear when we consider whether to keep an object in our lives or move it out of our lives. Call it your gut, your third eye or listening to your heart. It’s that instant, often ignored feeling that tells us the truth about whether to keep an object in our life.