# Goodbye, Things

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- Book: [Goodbye, Things](https://www.bookquiver.com/fumio-sasaki/goodbye-things) ([Goodbye, Things.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/fumio-sasaki/goodbye-things.md))
- Authors: [Fumio Sasaki](https://www.bookquiver.com/fumio-sasaki)
- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-01-4198-639-5
- Published: 2017-04-11
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

Meet the new king of decluttering' - The Times 'Take your spring cleaning to the next level with Goodbye, Things by Fumio Sasaki' - Parade '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.