Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism

Fumio Sasaki

Apr 2017 · W. W. Norton & Company

About this eBook

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.

Ratings and reviews

It's more like tips and tricks to be a minimalist, delivered in the simplest way possible, give me a lot of new perspectives in seeing things. I may not agree with some arguments, but the points are taken, and can be understood. Thanks for the book. I had a good time reading it.

Good book overall and you'll remember it because he repeated his ideas quite a bit. Gets a little old and stretches some concepts which felt like he was trying to get page count. Quick read and good book

I really enjoyed reading about the minimalist lifestyle and the liberation that is possible from eliminating things that are not needed. Sasaki has provided a very useful guide to those of us looking to change our lives for the better by reducing excess.

About the author

Fumio Sasaki is a Japanese author, editor, and minimalist. He is the former coeditor in chief of Japan’s Wani Books, and cofounder of the website Minimal & ism. He currently lives in the Philippines.