Goodbye, things by fumio sasaki

2018년의 마지막 책이 아닐까 싶다(잘하면 아닐 수도 있다). 단순히 제목이 의미 깊어서 읽기 시작한 책이다 ..... minimalism 에 관한 책이다. '더 적게 가질수록 더 행복하다는 ....' '당신이 얼마나 가진가에 평가받는 것이 아니라 당신이 누구인가에 의해서 평가를 받는 ...' 역시 예상되로 그런 내용이다. 영어로 쓰여진 책이지만 중간중간 일본어의 느낌이 나타난다. 그리고 지극히 일본적인 느낌이 난다. 하지만 작가가 주장하는 내용의 핵심은 보편적이기에 읽을만한 책인건 확실하다. 영어표현이 무난하고 읽기에 편하게 되어 있어서 진도가 잘나가는 책이다. 강요하지않고 천천히 minimalism의 세계로 독자를 이끄는 책이다. 그리고 작가 자신의 고백의 책이다. 뭐든 자기를 바꾼다는 것은 용기를 필요로 하는거 같다.

 

- The things you own end up owning you ; Tyler Durden

- Liquor is not happiness but a temporary respite from unhappiness.

- About sixty thousand different thoughts are said to go through a person's mind over the course of a day. Ninety-five percent of that is made up of the same things we'd been thinking about the day before, and 80 percent of those thoughts are believed to be negative....

- People can't manage to go on in this world if they don't believe in their own worth. A small amount of self-appreciation and narcissism is indispensable for us to live.

- It's not the act itself but the decision to act that takes time .....

- Rather than thinking about the loss of everything you discard, direct your attention to the things that you'll be gaining.

- The Dutch philosopher Baruch de Spinoza observed that when people say something is impossible, they've already decided that they don't want to do it.

- It's experience that builds our unique characteristics, not material objects. So maybe it's natural that we find our own originality when we strip away all the things that distract us.

- For a minimalist, the objective isn't to reduce, it's to eliminate distractions so they can focus on the things that are truly important.

- Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life ; STEVE JOBS

- Psychologist Tim Kasser stresses that the enrichment of time will lead directly to happiness, while the enrichment of material objects will not.

- Happiness is actually all around us. We just need time to find it.

- Having parted with the bulk of my belongings, I feel true contentment with my day-to-day life. The very act of living brings me joy.

- When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you ; LAO TZU

- Freed from comparing, you'll start to discover who you truly are.

- The regret we experience for not doing something leaves a much stronger impression on us than the regret we may have for doing something. In psychology, this is called the ZEIGARNIK effect ...

- Minimalists have no possessions that they are scared to lose. That gives them the optimism and courage to take risks.

- Jobs started not by prioritizing what he would do but rather by focusing first on what not to do.

- A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin ; what else does a man need to be happy ? Albert Einstein

- There's a saying that we only truly need three close friends or colleagues ....

- I was trying to wash today's dishes, yesterday's dishes and dishes that weren't even dirty yet...

- What remained after I parted with all these things was the present.

- I won't be comparing myself with others anymore, and I won't be preparing for far-off futures either. Rich or poor, sad or happy, I'll face it then. All I need to do is experience the now.

- Gratitude is not a method. It's a part of happiness. Studies in psychology have shown that the more times people have a chance to be grateful, the happier they'll be.

- Psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky says that 50 percent of our happiness is genetically determined, 10 percent by life circumstances and situations, and the remaining 40 percent by our daily actions ..

- Happiness isn't a state that we win by acoomplishing certain criteria. Happiness is something that can only be felt in this moment.