FUMIO SASAKI

Summed up, it goes like this: you go through every possession you own, hold it in your hands, and keep it only if it evokes some kind of “joy”.

The theory is that any possession that gives you bad or mixed feelings is too costly to have in your life, if it’s possible to get rid of it.

At the height of their nervousness, they may stutter, or fumble with whatever they are holding, or not seem to know what to do with their hands. These are some of the obvious surprising signs that someone is into you.

• Seneca, who was one of the richest men in Rome, knew firsthand that money only marginally changes life. It doesn't solve the problems that people without it seem to think it will. In fact, no material possession will. External things can't fix internal issues.
• We constantly forget th...