Discard it if you have it for the sake of appearance.Get rid of it if you haven’t used it in a year.Minimize anything you have in multiples.The best way to get used to discarding things is to make it a habit Start with things that are clearly junk.There isn’t a single item you’ll regret throwing away.There are limits to the capacity of your brain, energy, and time.Minimizing is difficult, but not impossible.Ask yourself why you can’t part with your things.When you discard something, you gain more than you lose.A week is all the time you need to reduce your possessions.Book reference: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.Discard the preconception that you can’t discard your things.The problem occurs when we buy things and equate our possessions to value in order to communicate our value to othersĬhapter 3: 55 Tips to Help You Say Goodbye to Your Things.Our worth is not the sum of our belongingsĬhapter 2: Why did we accumulate so much in the first place? The quintessential energy that drives us is the desire to be happy When you get down to it, we’re all just looking for happiness.Minimalist version of this book’s message: there’s happiness in having less, that’s why it’s time to say goodbye to all of our extra things.Doing away with excess so we can focus on the things that are truly important to us.Reducing our necessary items to a minimum.I read the book Essentialism last month so I’m thinking maybe this could be a good follow-up read. I believe I added this to my list because it was recommende dby Audible and had good reviews.
The benefits of a minimalist life can be realized by anyone, and Sasaki’s humble vision of true happiness will open your eyes to minimalism’s potential.” -Audible In Goodbye, Things Sasaki modestly shares his personal minimalist experience, offering specific tips on the minimizing process and revealing how the new minimalist movement can not only transform your space but truly enrich your life. The effects were remarkable: Sasaki gained true freedom, new focus, and a real sense of gratitude for everything around him. “Fumio Sasaki is not an enlightened minimalism expert or organizing guru like Marie Kondo – he’s just a regular guy who was stressed out and constantly comparing himself to others, until one day he decided to change his life by saying goodbye to everything he didn’t absolutely need. Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism by Fumo Sasaki Synopsis:
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