Meet The Most Famous Minimalist In Japan: Fumio Sasaki | EVERYDAY BOSSES #8

Sasaki Fumio is an author of "Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism" and is one of the most famous minimalists living in Japan. ASIAN BOSS sat down with him to find out more about minimalism.

Special thanks to Sasaki Fumio.
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[rahima]

He changed his lifestyle so he wouldn't have to clean his room anymore. What a legend. Take that mom.

Edit: This comment blew up. Thanks for the likes! Stay safe everyone & lastly love your Mom!

[michaelovitch]

He sold all his previous belongings to buy an apple laptop.
That's what steve jobs wanted.

[chihun]

Every frame of just his room is like a stock image from google

[rizurper]

"Life is not all about feeling content at age 70 or 80. It's about feeling content right now"
- Sasaki Fumio

[sdaly]

He realized how important time is. That is a very useful realization, many people underestimate the value of.

[johnappleseed]

"[Life] is about feeling content right now."

Nailed it.

[hazeldavis]

His book helped me recover from hoarding disorder. It was so nice to see an interview with him that was quiet and with good questions. Thank you for doing this interview!

[mrniceguy]

His house is a thief's worst nightmare

[lsamoa]

This is a very good interview. I like how self-aware this guy is, about his own behavioural patterns and that, as he said, many people have to provide work for him to live in a minimalistic way. Not a lot of minimalist "influencers" seem to be aware of that, or if they are they surely never mention it. And I like how he expresses gratitude for that work and for the things he has. Good man.

[unleashingpotential-psycho]

Being a minimalist is a great way of staying humble and down to earth.

[akosisunako]

If your lifestyle is like this you would probably have a clear mind and less stress.

[jeremiahvillegas]

Yow. He's a living anime character that wears only 1 outfit.

[sheena]

He should get him one plant friend. That big beautiful window and that nice Sunshine going to waste

[mohammadbhakti]

When someone ask me a question "Are u broke?"
I'm gonna reply "No, I have a minimalist lifestyle."

[JonPeacock]

His goodbye things book is great, I just finished, I highly encourage everyone to read it.

[spookyweedwitch]

when he said "I realized a lot of people are working so I can be a minimalist, and I promise never to forget about me away

[leander]

Mom:"Clean up your stuff"
Fumio Sasaki*throws everything out* :"What stuff?"

[lifetobelived]

One reason I want to be a minimalist is I'm a lazy cleaner. I figure the less there is to clean the better . Right now I"m full of clutter.

[valeriatokar]

I just finished reading his book and the thing is... he is phenomenal. How come that an average person can change your life using quite simple words, as well as examples from day-to-day life. Love his lifestyle and thinking. Definitely recommend. 10/10

[luciddreams]

I like how he unashamedly stated that people with developmental disorders are more likely to thrive on minimalism. I have been diagnosed with multiple disorders and tried all kinds of ways to be more efficient, motivated, organized etc and I find that I am easily overwhelmed by having too many choices or too many things around me like it makes it hard for me to think. I have hoarding tendencies as well. I have been fascinated with minimalism for a while now and I already try to refrain from buying more than I need but I’m far from being a true minimalist partly just due to the expectations of others to keep up or at least try to keep up with the status quo to what extent I possibly can. I hate it but I also don’t feel empowered to do much about it. I try very hard to conform but find myself consistently falling short and getting exhausted and then totally giving up just because I can’t process things after a certain point so it gets redundant. This man gives me hope.