“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
“With our desire to have more, we find ourselves spending more and more time and energy to manage and maintain everything we… — Fumio Sasaki Desire Copy Share Image
“It’s tough to come up with an exact definition of a minimalist as there are bound to be elements that we’ll end… — Fumio Sasaki Simplicity Copy Share Image
“These stressful situations tend to happen when you’re saddled with more objects than you can handle.” — Fumio Sasaki Stressful situations 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
“Want to know how to make yourself instantly unhappy? Compare yourself with someone else.” — Fumio Sasaki Copy Share Image
“only look at souvenirs, no matter how tempting they are. This has allowed me to focus more on the journey itself.” — Fumio Sasaki Copy Share Image
“You can avoid buying more things simply by first asking yourself if it’s something that you actually need.” — Fumio Sasaki Copy Share Image
“Minimalism is built around the idea that there’s nothing that you’re lacking.” — Fumio Sasaki Simplicity Copy Share Image
“We feel greater satisfaction when we own and treasure one irreplaceable coffee cup than we do when we have two or three… — Fumio Sasaki Coffee cup Copy Share Image
“There’s another benefit to a minimalist wardrobe. Because we choose items that are timeless, we don’t need to worry about being out… — Fumio Sasaki Fashion 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
“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
“I think it’s much more beautiful to focus on your gratitude toward that person as you say a final goodbye to what… — Fumio Sasaki Gratitude Copy Share Image
“All of our possessions want to be cared for, and they tell us that every time we look at them.” — Fumio Sasaki Time 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
“There’s a favorite quote of mine from Dale Carnegie’s How to Stop Worrying and Start Living that really sums up what was… — Fumio Sasaki Stop worrying 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
“It’s the things you’d be willing to buy again that give you true satisfaction.” — Fumio Sasaki Copy Share Image
“the more things you have, the more you accumulate. You’ll never be satisfied when trapped in this cycle; it will only make… — Fumio Sasaki Copy Share Image
“Although it may seem like you're losing your individuality when you part with your belongings, the reality seems to be the other… — Fumio Sasaki Smoking cigarettes 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 Present moment 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
