Survey #248: Are You Ready to Say Goodbye to Your Things?

Useful or Helpful Content
What useful decluttering or organizing strategies or methods did you take away from the book?

Challenges
What parts or aspects of the book did you find difficult to grasp or challenging to apply to your home or situation?

About Minimalism
When you hear the word “minimalism” used to describe a lifestyle, what do you think of?
How has reading Goodbye, Things informed or changed your ideas about minimalism?

Who Owns Whom?
“The things you own end up owning you.”* To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? How is it relevant to your stuff?
*From the novel Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk, quoted by Fumio Sasaki in Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism.

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Are You Ready to Say Goodbye to Your Things?