“Danshari, the art of de-cluttering, discarding, and parting with your possessions 2.” — Fumio Sasaki Art Copy Share Image
You can't help but fixate on something that you're about to throw away because it's right in front of you. — Fumio Sasaki Copy Share Image
“In the same way that trying to prepare for someday in the future is futile, so is clinging to what used to… — Fumio Sasaki Copy Share Image
“We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves. —FRANÇOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD” — Fumio Sasaki Trying to be happy Copy Share Image
“Most of those “nicer things,” and the money we need for them, are just for show. We’re driven by pride rather than… — Fumio Sasaki Money Copy Share Image
“You’re the only one who’s worried about your face. —ICHIRO KISHIMI AND FUMITAKE KOGA, KIRAWARERU YUKI (COURAGE TO BE DISLIKED)” — Fumio Sasaki Copy Share Image
“It’s the things you’d be willing to buy again that give you true satisfaction.” — Fumio Sasaki Satisfaction Copy Share Image
“the enrichment of time will lead directly to happiness, while the enrichment of material objects will not.” — Fumio Sasaki Copy Share Image
“because I had minimized most of my belongings, I realized I had also minimized the trouble I would cause others in such… — Fumio Sasaki Freedom Copy Share Image
“The joy of victory isn't nearly as strong as the despair you experience in defeat, and those happy feelings after winning are… — Fumio Sasaki Failure Copy Share Image
We think we can't become a minimalist until our lives have settled down. But it's actually the other way around; we won't… — Fumio Sasaki Copy Share Image
“But that judgment of “Ugh, you still own so much. How lame!” is exactly the same mind-set as “Ugh, you still don’t… — Fumio Sasaki Copy Share Image
“This is why it’s easier to concentrate when we have fewer material possessions. And with all those excess silent to-do messages gone,… — Fumio Sasaki Important things Copy Share Image
I used to like taking pictures. I wanted to capture precious moments and make them mine. I wanted to hang on to… — Fumio Sasaki Copy Share Image
“Happiness isn’t a state that we win by accomplishing certain criteria. Happiness is something that can only be felt in this moment.… — Fumio Sasaki Happiness Copy Share Image
“We eventually get used to the new state where our wishes have been fulfilled. We start taking those things for granted, and… — Fumio Sasaki Copy Share Image
“Flow isn’t something that everyone can discover. But you’ll know with certainty when you find it because you’ll be able to immerse… — Fumio Sasaki Concentration Copy Share Image
“one thing that I can honestly say now is that there isn’t really a need to accomplish something or build an ambitious… — Fumio Sasaki Copy Share Image
Traditional paintings have few figures in them and value negative space. Japanese calligraphy and brush paintings are in black and white. Haiku… — Fumio Sasaki Art Copy Share Image
“It’s often said that cleaning your house is like polishing yourself. I think that this is a golden rule. It isn’t just… — Fumio Sasaki Copy Share Image
Some of you may think that I'm a loser: an unmarried adult with not much money. The old me would have been… — Fumio Sasaki Loser Copy Share Image
“The Great East Japan Earthquake was said to be so large that it should only happen once every thousand years. I recall… — Fumio Sasaki Thousand years Copy Share Image
“I’ve heard it said that the secret to a happy marriage is to simply talk a lot with your partner. One study… — Fumio Sasaki Happily married Copy Share Image
“The qualities I look for in the things I buy are (1) the item has a minimalist type of shape, and is… — Fumio Sasaki Copy Share Image
“Near my old apartment, there was a gingko tree that loomed over the sidewalk. Each morning, I would see my middle-aged neighbor… — Fumio Sasaki Fallen leaves Copy Share Image
I want to create my own living space and grow my own food instead of paying someone to supply those for me. — Fumio Sasaki Copy Share Image
“It’s also the shadows of our past selves that let that dust and dirt continue to build.” — Fumio Sasaki Copy Share Image
“Variances or changes are necessary for people to recognize stimuli.” — Fumio Sasaki Change Copy Share Image
“Minimalism naturally narrows down your choices so you can arrive at quick decisions. Less” — Fumio Sasaki Choice Copy Share Image
“I think that some of our unhappiness is simply due to the burden of all our things. The” — Fumio Sasaki Sadness Copy Share Image
“When you aren’t sure if you really want to part with something, try stowing it away for a while. A technique” — Fumio Sasaki Technique Copy Share Image
“When you become a minimalist, you free yourself from all the materialist messages that surround us.” — Fumio Sasaki Free yourself Copy Share Image
I used to pretend to be an expert on various kinds of music, even if they didn't really interest me. — Fumio Sasaki Expert Copy Share Image
“I try to let go of my things in such a way that they might be of use to someone else. The” — Fumio Sasaki Copy Share Image
“Neither the past nor the future actually exists. There’s only an eternal present, and you can only experience the now.” — Fumio Sasaki Eternal Copy Share Image
“Want to know how to make yourself instantly unhappy? Compare yourself with someone else.” — Fumio Sasaki Copy Share Image
