Minimalism: Declutter Your Mind, Declutter Your Life
The key to finding a happy balance in modern lives is simplicity.
Sogyal Rinpoche • The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Spiritual Classic & International Bestseller: Revised and Updated Edition
Less Is More: The Art of Voluntary Poverty—An Anthology of Ancient and Modern Voices in Praise of Simplicity (336 pages) EDITED BY GOLDIAN VANDENBROECK This is a collection of bite-sized philosophies on simple living. I read it to learn how to do the most with the least and eliminate artificial needs, not live like a monk—big difference. It incorpo
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Declutter Your Mind: How to Stop Worrying, Relieve Anxiety, and Eliminate Negative Thinking
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Long before Henry David Thoreau exclaimed “simplicity, simplicity, simplicity,” Marcus Aurelius asked: “You see how few things you have to do to live a satisfying and reverent life?”3,4 Digital minimalism simply adapts this classical insight to the role of technology in our modern lives.
Cal Newport • Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
While most of us will not be turning over our belongings to a monastery, we may find that living by a rule enables us to dispose of certain things (material ones as well as habits and activities), making our lives feel less cluttered and lighter.
Ken Shigematsu • God in My Everything: How an Ancient Rhythm Helps Busy People Enjoy God
ruthlessly expunge the inessential from our lives. What vanity obligates us to do, what greed signs us up for, what ill discipline adds to our plate, what a lack of courage prevents us from saying no to. All of this we must cut, cut, cut.