Goodbye, Things: On Minimalist Living
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Summary
'There's happiness in having less。 If you are anything like how I used to be - miserable， constantly comparing yourself with others， or just believing your life sucks - I think you should try saying goodbye to some of your things'
Fumio Sasaki is a writer in his thirties who lives in a tiny studio in Tokyo with three shirts， four pairs of trousers， four pairs of socks and not much else。 A few years ago， he realised that owning so much stuff was weighing him down - so he started to get rid of it。
In this hit Japanese bestseller， Sasaki explores the philosophy behind minimalism and offers a set of straightforward rules - discard it if you haven't used it in a year; be a borrower; find your uniform; keep photos of the things you love - that can help all of us lead simpler， happier， more fulfilled lives。
Fumio Sasaki is a writer in his thirties who lives in a tiny studio in Tokyo with three shirts， four pairs of trousers， four pairs of socks and not much else。 A few years ago， he realised that owning so much stuff was weighing him down - so he started to get rid of it。
In this hit Japanese bestseller， Sasaki explores the philosophy behind minimalism and offers a set of straightforward rules - discard it if you haven't used it in a year; be a borrower; find your uniform; keep photos of the things you love - that can help all of us lead simpler， happier， more fulfilled lives。
Reviews
Divvy Maharani
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3，5 to be exact。 Most of the time I felt like Sasaki had been endorsed by Apple 😂。 A good book about minimalism tho。 But not a good one to start with。 I prefer Marie Kondo’s for beginners。
Tom
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I quite enjoyed the harsh discourse and numerous insights provided in this book about the topic of "Minimalism"。 For the past 5+ years I've become a pretty strong advocate for minimalism， owning very few possessions （physical & digital）， and finding a significant about of catharsis and freedom from this behavior。All that to say， I can never help but wondering if the very idea of minimalism comes from a point of large privilege。 Ie， how do billions of people in the poorest communities on Earth fe I quite enjoyed the harsh discourse and numerous insights provided in this book about the topic of "Minimalism"。 For the past 5+ years I've become a pretty strong advocate for minimalism， owning very few possessions （physical & digital）， and finding a significant about of catharsis and freedom from this behavior。All that to say， I can never help but wondering if the very idea of minimalism comes from a point of large privilege。 Ie， how do billions of people in the poorest communities on Earth feel about this topic and book。For me， this was a great book and continued to deepen the techniques and methods I can use to keep practicing minimalism and find a lot more happy and peace in my life！ 。。。more
Daniel Maurath
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Not too generalizable beyond other 30 something Japanese bachelors。 Reads like a long unfocused series of blog articles。 Fails to realize the irony of praising capitalists in a book that’s all about supposedly dealing with the damage they cause。 Yes of course Apple， who has a yearly upgrade program， is minimalist /sA quote “Instead of focusing on voice of others I focus instead on voice that’s coming from me” shows how this book and message are rooted in narcissism。 Internally inconsistent in it Not too generalizable beyond other 30 something Japanese bachelors。 Reads like a long unfocused series of blog articles。 Fails to realize the irony of praising capitalists in a book that’s all about supposedly dealing with the damage they cause。 Yes of course Apple， who has a yearly upgrade program， is minimalist /sA quote “Instead of focusing on voice of others I focus instead on voice that’s coming from me” shows how this book and message are rooted in narcissism。 Internally inconsistent in its logic and philosophy with many contradictions beyond the capitalism irony above。 For example， minimalism isn’t about comparing yourself in one chapter yet he compares himself often to non-minimalists in other chapters。 Misconstrues Jobs’ Apple strategy as minimalism when it was business 101 （cut costs， focus on your competitive advantage）。 Also doesn’t properly analyze impact of minimalism at scale because it utterly fails at scale。 Great Recession saw only a 5% drop in consumption and even Great Depression was only around 25%。 If 1 in 4 became minimalists then we gone would become one。 。。。more
Ngân Trịnh
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Many people hold a wrong view of minimalism that it is just throwing individual things away and it is related to materials only。 But according to the book， it is the simplification stemming from your own mind when you really want to simplify your life from many perspectives。 To do so， you start to reduce the number of your belongings， strengthen your close relationship， escape from toxic thoughts， be satisfied with the present and feel happy。 Therefore， discarding things is just one aspect of mi Many people hold a wrong view of minimalism that it is just throwing individual things away and it is related to materials only。 But according to the book， it is the simplification stemming from your own mind when you really want to simplify your life from many perspectives。 To do so， you start to reduce the number of your belongings， strengthen your close relationship， escape from toxic thoughts， be satisfied with the present and feel happy。 Therefore， discarding things is just one aspect of minimalist lifestyle but it is very crucial， so， that is the reason why the author Fumio Sasaki spent most of his book guiding us how to discards the so-called "unnecessary stuff"， such as souvenirs， collections and so on。 。。。more
Becca
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While I'm not quite ready to take minimalism to the level that Sasaki has， I found his approach to the subject quite accessible and welcoming。 He offers great perspective on how having less can positively effect your life， and reinforces each principle with examples from his own experiences。 He also offers practical steps that anyone can follow to start the process and allows space for different interpretations of what "minimalism" is。 Honest， humble， affable， and straightforward， he managed to While I'm not quite ready to take minimalism to the level that Sasaki has， I found his approach to the subject quite accessible and welcoming。 He offers great perspective on how having less can positively effect your life， and reinforces each principle with examples from his own experiences。 He also offers practical steps that anyone can follow to start the process and allows space for different interpretations of what "minimalism" is。 Honest， humble， affable， and straightforward， he managed to say a great deal about his perspective on life without ever coming across as preachy or superior。 I definitely came away with a strong desire to start decluttering my house and to reexamine all the things I think of as essential。 。。。more
Nopphadon Phannwong
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เป็นหนังสือที่ดีมากครับ เหมาะสำหรับคนที่อยากเริ่มมองหาความสุขจากการลดข้าวของลง เหลือไว้เพียงสิ่งที่สำคัญในชีวิตเรา
Shawn Tan
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Could use an editor but some important （and wacky ideas in here）。 While Marie Kondo focuses more on the implementation side of decluttering Fumio examines the psychological and philosophical side of our relationships with things
Mitra
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اگر می تونستم امتیاز ۲。۵ میدادمنه خوب بود و نه بدمطالب زیاد تکرار شده بودو جملات میتونست خلاصه تر نوشته بشه
Mel Black
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I've been trying to become a minimalist for many years and this book is incredibly helpful to get another push into the right direction。I've been wanting to read this book for so long and it didn't disappoint。 Sasaki's enthusiasm and passion for minimalism is contagious。 He talks about his path to minimalism， gives advice on how to declutter， and talks about the many positive side effects of minimalism， in a nutshell: it lets you focus on the important things in life， and you will become more gr I've been trying to become a minimalist for many years and this book is incredibly helpful to get another push into the right direction。I've been wanting to read this book for so long and it didn't disappoint。 Sasaki's enthusiasm and passion for minimalism is contagious。 He talks about his path to minimalism， gives advice on how to declutter， and talks about the many positive side effects of minimalism， in a nutshell: it lets you focus on the important things in life， and you will become more grateful => happier。 I've watched several minimalism documentaries， youtube videos， listened to minimalism podcasts etc。 but this book has helped me the most so far。 I consider it to be the minimalism bible and recommend it to everyone who tries to free themselves of clutter to live a simpler， freer life。 。。。more
Viên Hồ Cẩm
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Đúng là không thể phủ nhận những lợi ích mà lối sống tối giản mang lại。 Đầu tiên đó chính là sự gọn gàng， ngăn nắp và tất nhiên chúng ta cũng sẽ tiết kiệm tiền và tiết kiệm được khá nhiều thời gian trong khâu dọn dẹp nữa。 Bấy nhiêu thôi mình cũng đã rất trân trọng thông điệp mà tác giả mang lại。 Tuy nhiên， tối giản không có nghĩa là phải quá đơn giản rồi lại dễ dẫn đến cuộc sống đơn điệu。 Mình thấy tác giả sống tối giản quá mức ấy， hầu như trong nhà anh ấy chẳng có gì cả ý， cái ý tưởng xem nhà h Đúng là không thể phủ nhận những lợi ích mà lối sống tối giản mang lại。 Đầu tiên đó chính là sự gọn gàng， ngăn nắp và tất nhiên chúng ta cũng sẽ tiết kiệm tiền và tiết kiệm được khá nhiều thời gian trong khâu dọn dẹp nữa。 Bấy nhiêu thôi mình cũng đã rất trân trọng thông điệp mà tác giả mang lại。 Tuy nhiên， tối giản không có nghĩa là phải quá đơn giản rồi lại dễ dẫn đến cuộc sống đơn điệu。 Mình thấy tác giả sống tối giản quá mức ấy， hầu như trong nhà anh ấy chẳng có gì cả ý， cái ý tưởng xem nhà hàng， quán cafe là phòng khách có vẻ hơi “điên rồ” （mình dùng từ này không biết có quá hay không） nhưng thực sự một ngôi nhà như vậy có hơi lạnh lẽo không ta。 Với sách cũng vậy， không nhất thiết phải chụp hình từng trang là rồi bỏ đi tất cả như tác giả， đọc cuốn sách giấy thú vị hơn đọc bản online nhiều nhỉ， một kệ sách nho nhỏ với những cuốn sách yêu thích cũng làm cho căn phòng ấm áp hơn bao giờ hết （có thể sẽ tốn thời gian lau bụi cho chúng nó nhưng đó cũng là lúc mà mình lại nhớ lại cảm giác thích thú và tò mò khi đọc cuốn sách đó）。 HihiTrong 55 quy tắc vứt bỏ của tác giả， ngoài 1 vài quy tắc hơi phi thực tế thì thật sự thì có rất nhiều ý tưởng rất hay và hữu ích， bản thân mình có thể nói là cũng vứt kha khá đồ rồi nhưng vẫn còn sót một số cái không nỡ vứt đi。 Đọc cuốn này lại có động lực vứt tiếp ;）。 Tác giả nói vứt bỏ là một kĩ thuật và cũng cần phải luyện tập， chính xác， vứt bỏ không phải kết thúc mà lại là một sự khởi đầu， mình hoàn toàn đồng ý。 Chúng ta không chỉ vứt bỏ những đồ đạc không cần thiết xung quanh không gian sống mà còn vứt đi những suy nghĩ tiêu cực trong tâm trí。 Đó mới là cái đích cuối cùng của lối sống tối giản。 Không phải cuốn sách quá hay nhưng với ý nghĩa của thông điệp mà tác giả muốn mang đến， mình vote 3，5 ⭐️🖋 “Goodbye， things: The new Japanese Minimalism” - Sasaki Fumio 。。。more
Uyanga Gavaa
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Мари Кондогийн номыг уншчихсан юм чинь гээд энэ номыг тоохгүй байсан юм， гэтэл бас сайн ном байжээ。 Amazon-ы бэстсэллер болсон ном гэнээ。 Амархан уншигддаг， товч тодорхой， ихийг （шинээр болон сэргээж） ойлгуулсан ном байлаа。 Энэ хүн шиг минималист болохыг зориогүй ч гэсэн эд материалын дарамтнаас салах， цагаа илүү үр бүтээлтэй зүйлд зарцуулах， амьдралдаа чухал зүйлсээ олж тодорхойлох， аз жаргалыг илүү сайн мэдэрдэг болохыг хүссэн хүмүүст хэрэгтэй мэдээллүүд өгөх ном байна。
Didu
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Tykkäsin muuten kirjasta kokonaisuudestaan mutta Steve Jobsin ja Applen ihannointi alkoi kyllä ärsyttää。 Parhaimpia minimalismista kertovia kirjoja kuitenkin mitä olen tähän mennessä lukenut。
Kelsey Blood
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A book that makes you ponder lifeI enjoyed this read。 The author presented many new ideas， while drawing on the examples and expertise of others to create a book that inspires one to look at their life and make changes to create an inspired and simple existence。
Ngọc Hồng
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Cuốn sách truyền được cảm hứng cho độc giả về một lối sống cho độc giả - đây không chỉ là một phong cách sống nó còn là một trong những phương tiện giúp ta cảm nhận được sự an nhiên và hạnh phúc trong hiện tại。Tuy nhiên một số điểm tôi không thích ở cuốn sách này như sau:1。 Cách lập luận và chứng minh thiên hướng cá nhân hoá đồng thời các ví dụ về những người nổi tiếng thì không có tính xác thực cao vì hầu như đều là "nghe là。。。"2。 Cách viết thế này khó tiếp cận và không tạo được sự cuốn hút cho Cuốn sách truyền được cảm hứng cho độc giả về một lối sống cho độc giả - đây không chỉ là một phong cách sống nó còn là một trong những phương tiện giúp ta cảm nhận được sự an nhiên và hạnh phúc trong hiện tại。Tuy nhiên một số điểm tôi không thích ở cuốn sách này như sau:1。 Cách lập luận và chứng minh thiên hướng cá nhân hoá đồng thời các ví dụ về những người nổi tiếng thì không có tính xác thực cao vì hầu như đều là "nghe là。。。"2。 Cách viết thế này khó tiếp cận và không tạo được sự cuốn hút cho đọc giả lớn tuổi， mà trên thực tế những người lớn tuổi mới là những người có thói quen tích trữ đồ đạc quá mức cần thiết。Tóm lại thì mình thấy cuốn sách cũng khá ổn， thích hợp để đọc và thực hành， tuy nhiên luận điểm và dẫn chứng còn chưa thực sự cuốn hút。 。。。more
Diane
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Minimalism is a tool， not the goal。 Sasaki's life transformation illustrates the positive changes that can occur in a person's life when one frees one's self from being burdened by more possessions then one needs。 Minimalism is a tool， not the goal。 Sasaki's life transformation illustrates the positive changes that can occur in a person's life when one frees one's self from being burdened by more possessions then one needs。 。。。more
Anh Ho
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Cuốn sách về sống tối giản nhưng phần hướng dẫn tối giản lại ko tối giản lắm… Cả chương đó nên gói gọn vào 1 cái list tóm tắt như ở cuối thì hay hơn :）） Phần giá trị nhất chắc là phần cuối， khi tác giả nói về những lợi ích/bài học/giá trị đạt được từ lối sống tối giản
Pagehead
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Stuff that caught my attention listening to this book， these are more personal notes than a review so that's why it's partly in Dutch。hfst 1we worden geboren als minimalistminimalist= iemand die iets heeft wat essentieel is voor hemdanshari social media kan je gebruiken om veel info te verspreiden maar we zijn nog steeds de oude mensen van vroeger met oude hardwarede smartphone heeft veel functiesmeer technologie helpt ons minimaliseren， cloud software enzo bijvoorbeeldOV of car sharing ipv auto Stuff that caught my attention listening to this book， these are more personal notes than a review so that's why it's partly in Dutch。hfst 1we worden geboren als minimalistminimalist= iemand die iets heeft wat essentieel is voor hemdanshari social media kan je gebruiken om veel info te verspreiden maar we zijn nog steeds de oude mensen van vroeger met oude hardwarede smartphone heeft veel functiesmeer technologie helpt ons minimaliseren， cloud software enzo bijvoorbeeldOV of car sharing ipv auto doet de schrijverhfst 2 why did we accumulate so much in the first placewe get used to new things， we start taking things for granted we willen contant stimulus door nieuwe dingen te kopenmensen wennen heel snel aan hun stimulirijk zijn geeft je geen extra dingen zoals 25 uur in een dagwe gebruiken het heden om ons gevoel van de toekomst te bepalenje eigen perceptie is belangrijk， denk niet teveel aan wat anderen vinden。 je moet zelf de happiness voelenwe willen spullen om onze waarde aan anderen te laten zien。 dat maakt ons slaven van de bezittingen。 onze tools worden onze mastersself worth is erg belangrijkhfst 3， 55 tips to help you say goodbye to your thingsvraag jezelf af waarom je iets niet wil weggooienmaak niet ocnstant een excuus om te wachten met minimalist wordengooi eerst de rotzooi wegminimaliseer de dingen waar je 2 dingen van hebtals je het niet gebruikt heb voor 1 jaar， gooi het dan weggooi het weg als je het alleen gebruikt om een show off te zijnhet is makkelijker om je herinneringen weer te herzien door alles digitaal te makenorganizing is not minimizingleave unused space emptysoms denk je dat je iets "ooit" gaat gebruiken， maar dat doe je nooit。 je gaat "someday" weer gitaar spelen。 "ik kan deze kapotte tas niet weggooien want ik kan hem nog hergebruiken！" dit moet je vermijdenthere is no need to stack up things zoals toilet papers enzozie winkels als je persoonlijke warehousesif you lost it， would you buy it againcadeautjes mag je gewoon weggooienour homes are not museums， they dont need collectionswat als alles van je gestolen is， wat zou je als eerste halen？one in， one out。 als je iets koopt， gooi dan iets anders wegthink of buying as rentingdont take something becasue its freeminder spullen betekent niet minder satisfactionif you dont want to throw something away， just throw it awaya little inconvenience is okayhfst 4: 12 things i changed thanks to minimalismje verspilt minder tijd aan advertentiesje spendeert minder tijd aan winkelenschoonmaken is makkelijkerless time searching for missed itemsquality time en niet quality items zorgen voor gelukthere is no such thing as a lazy personality de freedom to move krijg je door weinig in bezit te hebben。 verhuizen gaat bijvoorbeeld veel makkelijkerlower living costs lead to a better life om ongelukkig te worden moet je jezelf met iemand anders vergelijkenervaringen zijn beter want die kan je niet met elkaar vergelijkenits hard to dine alone， becasue we think we are being watched by otherskeeping up with appearances only hold us backje mist meer dingen die je niet hebt gedaan dan dat je spijt hebt van de dingen die je wel gedaan hebtminimalists can take risk， je hebt namelijk altijd geld nodig om je spulen te betalen。 ze zeggen dat je moet werken voor de nicer things in life maar die dingen zijn vrijwel altijd voor de show。 onze minimale levenkosten worden minder naarmate we minder spullen nodig hebbenveel informatie die we constant binnenkrijgen is troepdoor minimaliseren zul je eco vriendelijker gaan levendont look at people as objectsbenefits of small homes， je moet altijd in dezelfde ruimte blijventeveel in de toekomst is niet goed。 you dont have to wash the dishes that are not dirty yetchapter 5， feeling happy instead of becoming happyde maatschappij vertelt hoe je moet leven en wat een gelukkig leven is。 je raakt gewend aan alles， daardoor ben je niet altijd gelukkigiedereen zegt tegen zichzelf dat als ze een bepoaald doel behalen， ze gelukkig zullen zijn。 zo werkt happines helaas niet。 je kan namelijk niet altijd happy zijn omdat je het gewend raaktyou don't BECOME happy， but you can feel happy 。。。more
Jeffy Valery
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good book to read
Kevin Macdonald
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As a minimalist， I was curious about what a book about minimalism might be like。 As a reader， I lost my curiosity after 16 pages。 😂 I think minimalism is a lifestyle choice just about anyone will benefit from… HOWEVER I don’t think there’s enough substance in this particular book to make reading it worthwhile。 Maybe this would be good if you aren’t already familiar with minimalism， but if you are， I’d look for something else。
Nikki
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This book was written in a way that seems very actionable。 It is basically an instruction manual on how to get started on becoming minimalist and refutes every reason for why you might refuse to do so。 Great read and useful tips。
Carolyn
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I will never attain this level of minimalism， nor do I want to。 BUT， I found this book extremely helpful in reflecting on why I have what I have， why I keep what I keep， why it's difficult to let go of certain things and working toward a vision of what I would like my home to reflect。 It certainly won't look like Sasaki's。 But maybe it will be a closer version of me。 I will never attain this level of minimalism， nor do I want to。 BUT， I found this book extremely helpful in reflecting on why I have what I have， why I keep what I keep， why it's difficult to let go of certain things and working toward a vision of what I would like my home to reflect。 It certainly won't look like Sasaki's。 But maybe it will be a closer version of me。 。。。more
Stephanie
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Practical tips for embracing minimalism。
Uemaa Emma
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Main points were: Throw away things that distract you and find happiness from within yourself。 Keep the minimum of things where you can clean and sustain easily。 Don't burden yourself with too much clutter and memorabilia。 Scan everything， high school photos， child photos and save it in your hard drive。 Buy things that can function as multiple use。 Live life， enjoy life， go outdoors。 This could have easily been magazine article with disclaimer that the writer worships Steve Jobs。 Other than that Main points were: Throw away things that distract you and find happiness from within yourself。 Keep the minimum of things where you can clean and sustain easily。 Don't burden yourself with too much clutter and memorabilia。 Scan everything， high school photos， child photos and save it in your hard drive。 Buy things that can function as multiple use。 Live life， enjoy life， go outdoors。 This could have easily been magazine article with disclaimer that the writer worships Steve Jobs。 Other than that， not that great of a book to start your minimalist lifestyle or even use as guideline。 Not recommended。 I am glad I listened to it through Audible membership， didn't actually buy and didn't spend much time as I put the listening speed at 3x。 。。。more
Poornima Jha
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Very useful。 Bang on point。 Direct practical tips。
Christine Bivins
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Excellent book - more than just eliminating things- great review on the meaning of memories。 Must read for everyone - especially those with children。
Afrooz Daliri
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توضیحات زیاد از حد。 مطالب گسسته。 اگر من میخواستم کتاب رو چاپ کنم فقط ده صفحه آخرشو به دست مردم میرسوندمToo much explanations， too distracted…
Azura
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While I think his approach is quite extreme， I think Goodbye， Things forces us to question our relationship with our things and their values in our lives。 Minimalism doesn't have to look the same for everyone:） While I think his approach is quite extreme， I think Goodbye， Things forces us to question our relationship with our things and their values in our lives。 Minimalism doesn't have to look the same for everyone:） 。。。more
Waskitho Wee
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Salah satu buku yang mengubah hidupku。Yang dibahas sebagian besar tentang mengurangi barang， tapi sebenarnya filosofi minimalisme ini ternyata lebih dari itu， bagaimana kita bisa lebih bersyukur dengan barang yang sedikit， pikiran juga lebih tenang karena tidak terobsesi dengan barang2 baru dan tidak mudah iri dengan barang kepunyaan orang lain。wajib baca 10/10。
mingot
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I am an aspiring minimalist。 Initially， I though being minimalist is easy peasy yet discarding and living less is the exact opposite of itself: minimalist = complicated。 Why？ Because deciding which is NEEDS and WANTS is crazily complicated。 As of myself， dealing with discarding and remaining stuff is pain in the ass but I HAVE TO become a minimalist。 I've been in the place where I can't stop stuff even I have a budget for it。 At the end of the day， I end up suprised after realizing that I oversp I am an aspiring minimalist。 Initially， I though being minimalist is easy peasy yet discarding and living less is the exact opposite of itself: minimalist = complicated。 Why？ Because deciding which is NEEDS and WANTS is crazily complicated。 As of myself， dealing with discarding and remaining stuff is pain in the ass but I HAVE TO become a minimalist。 I've been in the place where I can't stop stuff even I have a budget for it。 At the end of the day， I end up suprised after realizing that I overspend。 I also think of other people's opinion whenever I buy something。 Instead of only adding the quality and measurement of needs， I end up thinking of others first。 Gosh。 I don't wanna be like that。 I only end up being more unhappy and insatiable。 The moment I bought that item， the urge to buy the next item is too strong that I end up having insomnia just thinking of it。 At the end， I still bought it despite having no money。 Also， seeing th futile stuff I bought just lying in the floor adds another level of unhappiness and stupidity。 The first ever book that taught me to be organized and art of decluttering is Marie Kondo at the verge of my insomniac nights。 Randomly searching for ebooks， I saw this interesting book and started to read。 Instead of curing my insomnia at that night， I end up almost finishing the whole book。 And this is the start of me planning to live less， simple， and organize to only spark joy in my life。 Followed by the documentary of Minimalism by the two dudes in America。 And now this book: Goodbye， Things。We are in the world filled of advertisments telling us to buy this stuff to be happy。 I hated the fact that I am victim of that。 There are hours that I am shopping online and of course， buying stuff that are only WANTS。 I used to sleep in a huge bedroom that is filled with stuff which caused my allergic rhinities almost every night。 I suffered for 6 years and begged my parents to have my own room after having an extension of the house。 It's too small bedroom and it fits my huge furnitures of bed， table （w/ 3 purpose: bedside table， work/study table， and dresser table）， and wardrobe。 These are all new since I can't recycle any of our old furnitures。 I want to become minimalist and apply what I learned from this book。 In the nutshell， I am living in a way too tiny room yet I am so happy and contented。 I no longer sneeze at night due to too must dust and stuff。 I am so happy that I can apply minimalism in life。All the book: >I love how he told his true life story from having way too much stuff to this simple life。 It is true that we buy stuff such as books， cameras， toys， and etc for the sake of other people。 We think that if people visit and saw your collection， they'll be amuse。 Before this bedroom is finished， I am thinking of hundreds idea to SHOW OFF my fangirl personality。 It started from having a huge bookshelf to show off my books， toys， and memorabilia I received from my achievements。 I even think of placing pictures and posters all over my walls。 NOW， all I think is how visual thrash those ideas are。 Right now， I don't have any posters or anything in my bed。 Wait， I even think how to have an aesthetic bedroom only to show off again in social media。 WHAT A THRASH AM I！？ Your place is not a museum。 I dreamt of living in a world of toys， books， films， and all。 But would I be willing to pay for it？ Nah。 I can also download ebooks and visit my friend's toy collections anytime。 And if I have money to buy it， I still won't buy it for the sake of pleasing people or making me happy。 At this age， I had an epiphany that STUFF will never make you happy。 Maybe make you insatiable， HELL YESS。 Accumulating stuff will only make you stressed and unhappy。 That shit's all over my dictionary now。Comparing yourself to others is shitty thing to do for yourself。Every people has their own definition of success and happiness。 As long as you know your own definition of those， you are just doing way fine。 I treasure family， friends， learning， sleeping good， my finances， and that's it。 Career is still a blurry topic for me。 I don't know what to do in my life。 Maybe I don't want to put my 100% again for something and sacrifice my whole life achieving it。 I've been there and I missed out a lot of stuff。 I want to live for myself right now。 Career？ That will come。 I love where I am right now。 Maybe not every one's dream but I am financially stable and I can do anything I want。Steve Jobs is a minimalist。 That's why Apple products are also minimalist。 I was an Android user before since I can't afford iPhone before。 But the first time I bought it， okay initially for the sake of status quo， I loved it。 There is only one choice of the menu and everything compared to Android that allows you to customize。 The iPhone product is too minimal yet functioning excellent。 If someone ask me again why use iPhone， I'll answer because I am also a minimalist。 Yep， cleaning is way easier and it just feels cozy and clean。 My lungs no longer suffer anymore。Everything has their place。 Nothing is lying around my tiny bedroom。 They have their places and I only took them out when I need them。Minimalism is indeed difficult but it's worth it。 。。。more
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