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斷捨離
Danshari – The Ultimate Decluttering Discipline from Japan fengshuilondon
Danshari (断捨離), or if you like the art of decluttering, is a Japanese concept that is gaining more and more popularity (although it is about less and less). The term is difficult to translate and it’s composed of three ideograms (断捨離), meaning “refuse”, “dispose” and “separate”. In a conventional sense, it is rendered as “cleaning” or “tidying up”.
Less is more – danshari mantra
The danshari minimalist lifestyle of ‘less is more’ has many advocates from Buddhist or zen monks to Steve Jobs (who only wore black polo necks, jeans and trainers) to shopaholics. Bookshops in Japan have a special section dedicated to danshari. It’s interesting that this trend is coming from Japan which is renowned for its consumerism. It’s yin and yang of things. Danshari is similar to another Japanese concept of wabi. Wabi’s definition comes from a Zen master, Daisetsu T. Suzuki (1871-1966) who said “Wabi is to be satisfied with a little hut, a room of two or three tatami mats . . . and with a dish of vegetables picked in the neighbouring fields, and perhaps to be listening to the pattering of a gentle spring rainfall. . . .” (find out more about wabi-sabi and forest bathing shinrin-yoku).
How to start your danshari practice
1) Commit to your new minimalist lifestyle.
2) Don’t focus on what you’re losing – focus on what you will gain – i.e. space, freedom and energy. The goal of danshari is not to have fewer things – the goal is to be happy with yourself (as opposed to owning things).
3) Start getting rid of things that you don’t need. Start with the obvious junk such as broken things or clothes that you haven’t worn for ages and so on… Act now – there is never a perfect moment.
Take your time
The good news is that you can take the time go get rid of things. Fumio Sasaki took a year to get rid of most of his possessions. Now he owns: two identical white shirts, three grey sweaters, tow pair of jeans, a leather jacket, an overcoat, an anorak, four sets of underpants, socks and t-shirts as well as a cupboard of kitchen basic stuff, MacBook Air, an iPhone, a Kindle, a few bags and suitcases and a few other things and a scanner – a top tool for minimalists (you can digitise all your books and paperwork and remember most of the things can be replaced so don’t be intimidated by the ‘fear of regret’).
失敗 怪誰?
The One Person Who Rarely Gets Blamed For Failure
By Gordon TredgoldFounder inc.com
Over the years I interviewed many entrepreneurs and leaders about the successes that they have achieved to try and get a clear understanding of what were the keys to their success.
More often than not the answers I received involved the use of the words I, me, we and sometimes of course, but not often, the word luck.
Interestingly when you turn the question around and ask about any previous failures they may have endured and what were the reasons for those, you get a completely different perspective.
Here are some of the most common reasons for failure.
The timing of wasn't correct
Our suppliers failed to keep up with the demand
Our bank pulled the plug on the business
Our competitors undercut us
The customer didn't understand our offering
The demand for the product just dried up
Product quality issues
Wrong location
Wrong business model
Bad luck
When you blame others or bad luck for failure, it can take away your opportunity to fix it, as nothing you did was wrong. Which can mean, unfortunately, that you will try again using the same approach, and will probably experience the same negative outcome.
The best way to deal with failure is to
Accept your part in it
Learn from it
Adapt your approach and try again
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