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Goodbye, things : the new Japanese minimalism / Fumio Sasaki.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Japanese Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2017Description: 259 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780393609035
  • 0393609030
Uniform titles:
  • Bokutachi ni mō mono wa hitsuyō nai. English
Subject(s):
Contents:
Why minimalism? -- Why did we accumulate so much in the first place? -- 55 tips to help you say goodbye to your things : 15 more tips for the next stage of your minimalist journey -- 12 ways I've changed since I said goodbye to my things -- "Feeling" happy instead of "becoming" happy.
Summary: "Fumio Sasaki is not an enlightened minimalism expert or organizing guru like Marie Kondo--he's just a regular guy who was stressed out and constantly comparing himself to others, until one day he decided to change his life by saying goodbye to everything he didn't absolutely need. The effects were remarkable: Sasaki gained true freedom, new focus, and a real sense of gratitude for everything around him. In Goodbye, Things Sasaki modestly shares his personal minimalist experience, offering specific tips on the minimizing process and revealing how the new minimalist movement can not only transform your space but truly enrich your life. The benefits of a minimalist life can be realized by anyone, and Sasaki's humble vision of true happiness will open your eyes to minimalism's potential."--Back cover.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 646.7 S252 Available 33111009134491
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The best-selling phenomenon from Japan that shows us a minimalist life is a happy life.

Fumio Sasaki is not an enlightened minimalism expert or organizing guru like Marie Kondo--he's just a regular guy who was stressed out and constantly comparing himself to others, until one day he decided to change his life by saying goodbye to everything he didn't absolutely need. The effects were remarkable: Sasaki gained true freedom, new focus, and a real sense of gratitude for everything around him. In Goodbye, Things Sasaki modestly shares his personal minimalist experience, offering specific tips on the minimizing process and revealing how the new minimalist movement can not only transform your space but truly enrich your life. The benefits of a minimalist life can be realized by anyone, and Sasaki's humble vision of true happiness will open your eyes to minimalism's potential.

Why minimalism? -- Why did we accumulate so much in the first place? -- 55 tips to help you say goodbye to your things : 15 more tips for the next stage of your minimalist journey -- 12 ways I've changed since I said goodbye to my things -- "Feeling" happy instead of "becoming" happy.

"Fumio Sasaki is not an enlightened minimalism expert or organizing guru like Marie Kondo--he's just a regular guy who was stressed out and constantly comparing himself to others, until one day he decided to change his life by saying goodbye to everything he didn't absolutely need. The effects were remarkable: Sasaki gained true freedom, new focus, and a real sense of gratitude for everything around him. In Goodbye, Things Sasaki modestly shares his personal minimalist experience, offering specific tips on the minimizing process and revealing how the new minimalist movement can not only transform your space but truly enrich your life. The benefits of a minimalist life can be realized by anyone, and Sasaki's humble vision of true happiness will open your eyes to minimalism's potential."--Back cover.

Translated from the Japanese.

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