Goodbye, Things: on minimalist living

Goodbye, Things: on minimalist living, an insightful read on how to declutter daily life and your mind, written by Fumio Sasaki.

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.

Having read this book myself, around 2016, it helped me to rethink and reconsider the purpose of certain material objects and the volume of it. This book is not about telling you to discard everything or to stop collecting what you're passionate about. It's about finding a way to reduce what you're less engaged with, and finding the best way to deal with those objects you love.