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Fumio Sasaki

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To me, DIY means minimizing dependency on what others make for me. Fumio Sasaki

Me Others Make Dependency Means

Traditional paintings have few figures in them and value negative space. Japanese calligraphy and brush paintings are in black and white. Haiku is the shortest poem form in the world. These are a few examples of a minimalistic aesthetic in Japanese art and culture. Fumio Sasaki

I enjoy challenging myself to try new things, going outdoors, scuba diving, running a marathon. Anything that I have never done before, I enjoy trying it out. Fumio Sasaki

Myself Try Before New Things Enjoy Out Running Outdoors Diving Never New Trying Done Going Anything Scuba Marathon Challenging Things

The important thing is not the measurement of how many or few things you have, but your own state of mind and how you feel about the things you have and don't have. Fumio Sasaki

You Measurement Mind Important Few Own State About Feel How Important Thing Few Things Your Many Thing Things

I wasn't always a minimalist. I used to buy a lot of things, believing that all those possessions would increase my self-worth and lead to a happier life. I loved collecting a lot of useless stuff, and I couldn't throw anything away. Fumio Sasaki

We think that the more we have, the happier we will be. We never know what tomorrow might bring, so we collect and save as much as we can. This means we need a lot of money, so we gradually start judging people by how much money they have. Fumio Sasaki

Whether we live alone or with other people, few acknowledge the presence of another roommate. This roommate is named 'Things' and the space that 'Things' occupies is typically a lot larger than the space people have for themselves. Fumio Sasaki

Alone People Space Few Live Other Named Another Occupies Lot Than Acknowledge Whether Themselves Larger Things Presence

I actually think that the more something is important to you, the more it's OK to actually let it go. Fumio Sasaki

You Important Think OK Something More Go Actually

You can't help but fixate on something that you're about to throw away because it's right in front of you. Fumio Sasaki

You About Something Throw Because Front Help Away Right

I used to pretend to be an expert on various kinds of music, even if they didn't really interest me. Fumio Sasaki

Music Me Pretend Kinds Various Expert Interest Really Used Even

There's happiness in having less. Fumio Sasaki

Happiness Having Less

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