Goodbye, Things: on minimalist living - Fumio SASAKI - ISBN:978-0-141986388
Recap: 55 tips to help you say goodbye to your things
- Discard the preconception that you can't discard your things.
- Discarding something takes skill.
- When you discard something, you gain more than you lose.
- Ask yourself why you can't part with your things.
- Minimizing is difficult, but it's not impossible.
- There are limits to the capacity of your brain, your energy, and your time.
- Discard something right now.
- There isn't a single itemyou'll regret throwing away.
- Start with things that are clearly junk.
- Minimize anything you have in multiples.
- Get rid of it if you haven't used it in a year.
- Discard it if you have it for the sake of appearance.
- Differentiate between things you want and things you need.
- Take photos of the items that are tough to part with.
- It's easier to revisit your memories once you go digital.
- Our things are like roommates, except we pay their rent.
- Organizing is not minimizing.
- Tackle the nest (storage) before the pest (clutter).
- Leave your "unused" space empty.
- Let go of the idea of "someday".
- Say goodbye to who you used to be.
- Discard the things you have already forgotten about.
- Don't get creative when you're trying to discard things.
- Let go of the idea of getting your money's worth.
- There's no need to stock up.
- Feeling the spark of joy will help you focus
- Auction services are a quick way to part with your possessions.
- Use auctions to take one last look at your things.
- Use a pickup service to get rid of your possessions.
- Don't get hung up on the prices that you initially paid.
- Think of stores as your personal warehouses.
- The city is our personal floor plan.
- Discard any possessions that you can't discuss with passion.
- If you lost it, would you buy it again ?
- If you can't remember how many presents you've given, don't worry about the gifts you've gotten.
- Try to imagine what the person who passed away would have wanted.
- Discarding memorabilia is no the same as discarding memories.
- Our biggest items trigger chain reactions.
- Our homes aren't museums; they don't need collections.
- Be social; be a borrower.
- Rent what can be rented.
- Social media can boost your minimizing motivation.
- What if you started from scratch ?
- Say "see you later" before you say goodbye.
- Discard anything that created visual noise.
- One in, One out.
- Avoid the Concorde fallacy.
- Be quick to admit mistakes. They help you grow.
- Think of buying as renting.
- Don't buy it because it's cheap. Don't take it because it's free.
- If it's not a "hell, yes!" it's a "no".
- The things we really need will always find their way back to us.
- Keep the gratitude.
- Discarding things can be wasteful. But the guilt that keeps you from minimizing is the true waste.
- The things we say goodbye to are the things we'll remember forever.
Recap: 15 more tips for the next stage of your minimalist journey
- Fewer things does not mean less satisfaction.
- Find your unique uniform.
- We find our originality when we own less.
- Discard it if you've thought about doing so five times.
- If you've developed your minimalist skills, you can skip the "see you later" stage.
- A little inconvenience can make us happier.
- Discard it even if it sparks joy.
- Minimalism is freedom - the sooner you experience it, the better.
- Discarding things may leave youwith less, but it will never make you a lesser person.
- Question the conventional ways you're expected to use things.
- Don't think. Discard!
- Minimalism is not a competition. Don't boest about how little you have. Don't judge someone who has more than you.
- The desire to discard and the desire to possess are flip sides of the same coin.
- Find your own minimalism.
- Minimalism is a method and a beginning.