“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
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
“Minimalism naturally narrows down your choices so you can arrive at quick decisions. Less” — Fumio Sasaki Choice Copy Share Image
“Variances or changes are necessary for people to recognize stimuli.” — Fumio Sasaki Change Copy Share Image
“We can accumulate as much as we like, but without gratitude we’ll only end up being bored with everything we’ve obtained. Conversely,… — Fumio Sasaki Contentment Copy Share Image
“Why do we own so many things when we don’t need them? What is their purpose? I think the answer is quite… — Fumio Sasaki Purpose Copy Share Image
The important thing is not the measurement of how many or few things you have, but your own state of mind and… — Fumio Sasaki Copy Share Image
If you ask me what minimalism is really about, I would say that it's the altering of values - enter the small… — Fumio Sasaki Copy Share Image
Minimalism had to be born, not out of a mere spur-of-the-moment idea or yearning for a new lifestyle, but from an earnest… — Fumio Sasaki Copy Share Image
“After what I’ve been through, I think saying goodbye to your things is more than an exercise in tidying up. I think… — Fumio Sasaki Fitness Copy Share Image
“Things don’t just sit there. They send us silent messages. And the more the item has been neglected, the stronger its message… — Fumio Sasaki Copy Share Image
“Seriously, minimalists have no possessions that they are scared to lose. That gives them the optimism and courage to take risks. Experiences” — Fumio Sasaki Courage 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
“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
“The glory of acquisition starts to dim with use, eventually changing to boredom as the item no longer elicits even a bit… — Fumio Sasaki Boredom 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 Possessions Copy Share Image
Living with only the bare essentials has not only provided superficial benefits such as the pleasure of a tidy room or the… — Fumio Sasaki Chance 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 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
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
“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
“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 become a minimalist, you free yourself from all the materialist messages that surround us.” — Fumio Sasaki Free yourself 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
“the enrichment of time will lead directly to happiness, while the enrichment of material objects will not.” — 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
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
“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
