“the enrichment of time will lead directly to happiness, while the enrichment of material objects will not.” — Fumio Sasaki 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
“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
“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
“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
“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 key to flow is the sense of contentment with the passing of time. The consumption of an engrossing movie or TV… — Fumio Sasaki Flow Copy Share Image
“My feeling is that minimalists are people who know what's truly necessary for them versus what they may want for the sake… — Fumio Sasaki Simplicity 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
“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
“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 Life 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
“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
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
“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
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
“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
“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
“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
“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
There are more things to gain from eliminating excess than you might imagine: time, space, freedom, and energy, for example. — Fumio Sasaki Energy Copy Share Image
“Getting rich doesn't mean you will receive a special bonus and your days will become 25 hours long instead of 24.” — Fumio Sasaki Copy Share Image
“Want to know how to make yourself instantly unhappy? Compare yourself with someone else.” — Fumio Sasaki Copy Share Image
“The desire to discard and the desire to possess are flip sides of the same coin. It” — 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 Souvenirs 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
“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
