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No need to buy it if you won’t have any use afterwards.

Renting stuff is a great option these days.

Cherish memories that you create with other human beings rather than things.

My favorite part of the book: “Our things are like roommates, except we pay their rent”.

There is always a very clear line between the things you need and the things you want.

Don’t let your things define who you are.

You are defined by your character, not your things.

Don’t buy high quality things to convey your worth as a person to others.

You eventually get tired of hoarding and decide against it in the long run.

The hype of having or buying a new things eventually comes down.

It can be due to the amount of things that burden us not only by taking physical space in our house but also mental space.

Unhappiness in life does not necessarily come from traumas, or unfulfilling careers.

The stuff was supposed to help us in the first place, but in the end we are ruled by it and nothing more. We find ourselves spending more and more time managing, organizing and cleaning our stuff.

There is nothing wrong with having stuff, but how much stuff do we really need is the question that needs to be answered. During the course of our lives we wish to attain stuff, but our desire to attain stuff grows more and more with the passage of time.© 2021 Blackstone Publishing (Luisterboek): 9781665021906Well here are some of the thought provoking lessons: Ultimately, Sasaki shows how ordinary people like himself can use his principles of good habit-making to improve themselves and change their lives. In Hello, Habits, Sasaki explains how we can acquire the new habits that we want-and get rid of the ones that don’t do us any good.ĭrawing on leading theories and tips about the science of habit formation from cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and sociology, along with examples from popular culture and tried-and-tested techniques from his own life, he unravels common misperceptions about “willpower” and “talent,” and offers a step-by-step guide to success. All of us live our lives based on the habits we’ve formed, from when we get up in the morning to what we eat and drink to how likely we are to actually make it to the gym. But before minimalism could really stick, he had to make it a habit. The internationally bestselling author of Goodbye, Things shares insights and practices to help us embrace habits and become the best versions of ourselves.įumio Sasaki changed his life when he became a minimalist.