For me, the hardest part of decluttering is letting go of stuff. I'll find any excuse in the book to hold on to something if the scarcity mindset creeps in — a simple "what if" is enough to earn an ...

Michael Hoffman, in an interesting new article in The Japan Times Online, describes danshari, a lifestyle idea that complements three other stuff-minimal concepts, voluntary simplicity, wabi sabi, and ...

Danshari is less of a cleaning hack and more of a cleaning philosophy. It asks you to open your mind to decluttering beyond just tidying up. It has a literal translation, when broken down, that makes ...

Do you wish your home had more storage space? Do you find yourself hanging on to things just because they might come in useful one day? If so, you should meet Hideko Yamashita, Japan’s original ...

Before Marie Kondo stormed into the global consciousness, Hideko Yamashita taught Japan the art of creating tidier spaces. “In many ways, having to face our things is like having to face ourselves,” ...

Danshari: the art of decluttering and discarding. I’ll bet you didn’t know that even taking out the trash is an art. Look out. I’m on my way to a bright and shining new world. Inspired by the clean ...

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