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There’s happiness in having less. That’s why it’s time to say goodbye to all our extra things. That’s the minimal version of the message that I’d like to convey in this book.
FUMIO SASAKI
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Why did we accumulate so much in the first place?
Everything we have now, from small objects to our appartment is something that we wanted at some point.
We were once eager to buy the clothes that hang unworn in the back of our closet now. The jobs we now occupy once promised the start of a better life.
The simple truth is: we quickl...
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Everybody started as a minimalist
When you think about it, being a minimalist is the natural state of things. We come into this world with nothing and only start to amass objects during the course of our lives.
Then once we have all these objects they start weighing on us, caring for them takes up our time, storing them ta...
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The more we accumulate and the harder we work to build a collection that communicates our qualities, the more our possessions themselves will start to become the qualities that we embrace. In other words, what we own equals who we are.
FUMIO SASAKI
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If you really want to change something, the only way to do it is to start changing this very moment. There’s really no tomorrow, and no next week to look forward to. Once tomorrow comes, it’s going to be today. A year from now will be today when the time comes. Everything is in the now
FUMIO SASAKI
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Tips to help you say goodbye to your things
Fumio Sasaki gives 55 concrete tips on how to say goodbye to things, here is a selection:
- Differentiate between things you want and things you need.
- Take photos of the items that are tough to part with.
- Our things are like roommates, except we pay their rent.
- Le...
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The benefits of minimalism
- It’s more sustainable.
- It’s easier to organize.
- It’s lower in stress.
- It’s less expensive and less debt.
- It’s less cleaning and maintaining.
- There’s more...
Short Summary
The key message in this book: How to spend money for happiness:
1. Buy Experiences
2. Make it a Treat
3. Buy Time
4. Pay Now, Consume Later
Pair a good decision with a bad one
If you only allow yourself your vice while you’re simultaneously being virtuous, you’ll spend more time doing things that are good for you and less time doing the “bad” things.
The researchers call this “pre-bundling” and say it allows people to couple instantly gratifying activiti...
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