Goodbye, Things : : the new Japanese Minimalism

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Why Minimalism? -- Why Did We Accumulate So Much In The First Place? -- 55 Tips To Help You Say Goodbye To Your Things -- 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.

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Super interesting! submitted by zoe.dvh on August 13, 2017, 8:28am If you are intruiged by minimalism and are wondering where you should start, I highly recommend this book to you. His story of minimalism is truly inspirational and the instructions are easy to follow.
Recommend for 13+
Happy reading!

Maximizing your environmental impact by "Minimalism" submitted by mamtavj on July 29, 2020, 3:43pm A truly inspiring book...

I do not think minimalism is for me submitted by willow on August 17, 2022, 8:11am I found many of the suggestions of this book either impractical or sad. It is a type of austerity typically practiced by those with a religious calling. Get rid of anything with emotional value to you, use the same soap for body and hair (and no other toiletries), only buy something as you need it — these things don’t work for everyone, particularly anyone not a healthy, childless young male in a big city near stores and restaurants. (His Tempurpedic mattress didn’t meet the cut because it’s “heavy,” but no explanation for why he needed to hold it. Instead he recommends sleeping on the floor on a traditional futon, i.e. a thin pad on the floor.) There truly is a difference between not stockpiling ten boxes of Q-Tips and having a literally empty house. However, the suggestion to rent things you rarely need is a good one, and I am glad AADL has interesting tools that could fill this need. Many other organizational gurus have far less extreme solutions, but if empty space is all you crave, this book will give you 55 tips on achieving that. I will minimize his 55 (!) tips into just one: ignore any concerns about money or emotions, and just throw everything away. Even your towels — use the same one for your body as for your dishes. Because the state of mind one supposedly gains from not having things is more important than love, pleasure, or even basic hygiene.