Joshua Becker — Author (4)
Book
擁有越少,越幸福 Douban
The More of Less: Finding the Life You Want Under Everything You Own
◎部落格每月點閱人次破100萬,美國知名極簡主義倡導者最新力作
◎《華爾街日報》、《Huffington Post Live》、《BBC英倫網》爭相報導,風行全球的心靈改革運動
「極簡」不是為了簡化而簡化,
而是盡全力保有自己最珍視的事物,
給予它充分的時間和空間,
不讓其他事情來干擾自己的思想和注意力;
「減物」並非一味「犧牲、捨棄」,
而是「留下真正重要的」,
透過去無存菁,
發現內在的核心價值,
過自己真正渴望的生活。
如果照片承載著許多珍貴的回憶,
那麼全數留下也無所謂;
如果你珍惜與家人一起看電視的時光,
那麼多花點錢購買音質良好的影音設備也完全沒問題。
極簡並沒有什麼公式供追隨,
也不需要遵守一定的標準。
我們可以跟隨內心的價值,隨心所欲地發展適合自己的極簡之道。
這本書是打開極簡主義之門的鑰匙!它會不斷地讓你重新思考生活的本質,教你過更有意識的生活,活出自在幸福感。
◎有時候,和某些物質告別,某程度也代表著放棄自己營造的假象。
書櫃上這麼多的藏書,你真的都看完了嗎?
收藏的動機,是為了「充實知識」,
抑或是為了向人「展示」自己的博學或深度?
在減物過程中,誠實自問這些問題,剝除層層的外象,
活出真實的自己。
◎高貴的人格遠比物質商品重要。
家長總是企盼能給孩子優渥的生活。
然而,擁有越多物質的孩子,卻越容易忽略更重要的價值,
我們應該以身作則,用行動告訴孩子,
什麼才是最值得珍視的事物。
◎透過捐獻、分享,讓人生的價值更大化。
孩子強褓時期穿著的衣、鞋、玩具、嬰兒用品,
若這些令人感性的小物能夠為他人所用,
那麼就讓這些回憶昇華,賦予它們第二次生命!
把它們捐出去,確保這些東西能讓他人創造新的回憶。
◎人際關係也需要「斷捨離」
終止不健康的關係之後,你能夠感受到平靜與專注。
還可以把更多時間、精力與情感
留給真正重要的人事物。
單對於想要嘗試極簡主義的人,本書提供許多實用且好上手的方法:
●有意識地檢視廣告、特價宣傳品,正視消費主義置入我們生活的程度。
●進行斷捨離時,先從家中較為簡單的區域開始做起。
●容許自己留下最愛的事物,了解減物是出自於自己的決定,而不是他人的逼迫。
●整理紙張時,透過「Why」、「What」、「How」三個問題來決定該丟還是該留。
●對於難以取捨的紀念品,運用「只留下最好」的策略,留下最有意義和質感最高的物品,能夠讓我們憶起往日的時光和心愛的人。
●不確定該物對你是「想要」還是「必需」時,先屏除一陣子,一段時日後,便能發現它對你來說到底重不重要。
●少看電視、每天整理家裡,養成良好的生活習慣,將極簡生活自然而然融入生活之中。
◎《華爾街日報》、《Huffington Post Live》、《BBC英倫網》爭相報導,風行全球的心靈改革運動
「極簡」不是為了簡化而簡化,
而是盡全力保有自己最珍視的事物,
給予它充分的時間和空間,
不讓其他事情來干擾自己的思想和注意力;
「減物」並非一味「犧牲、捨棄」,
而是「留下真正重要的」,
透過去無存菁,
發現內在的核心價值,
過自己真正渴望的生活。
如果照片承載著許多珍貴的回憶,
那麼全數留下也無所謂;
如果你珍惜與家人一起看電視的時光,
那麼多花點錢購買音質良好的影音設備也完全沒問題。
極簡並沒有什麼公式供追隨,
也不需要遵守一定的標準。
我們可以跟隨內心的價值,隨心所欲地發展適合自己的極簡之道。
這本書是打開極簡主義之門的鑰匙!它會不斷地讓你重新思考生活的本質,教你過更有意識的生活,活出自在幸福感。
◎有時候,和某些物質告別,某程度也代表著放棄自己營造的假象。
書櫃上這麼多的藏書,你真的都看完了嗎?
收藏的動機,是為了「充實知識」,
抑或是為了向人「展示」自己的博學或深度?
在減物過程中,誠實自問這些問題,剝除層層的外象,
活出真實的自己。
◎高貴的人格遠比物質商品重要。
家長總是企盼能給孩子優渥的生活。
然而,擁有越多物質的孩子,卻越容易忽略更重要的價值,
我們應該以身作則,用行動告訴孩子,
什麼才是最值得珍視的事物。
◎透過捐獻、分享,讓人生的價值更大化。
孩子強褓時期穿著的衣、鞋、玩具、嬰兒用品,
若這些令人感性的小物能夠為他人所用,
那麼就讓這些回憶昇華,賦予它們第二次生命!
把它們捐出去,確保這些東西能讓他人創造新的回憶。
◎人際關係也需要「斷捨離」
終止不健康的關係之後,你能夠感受到平靜與專注。
還可以把更多時間、精力與情感
留給真正重要的人事物。
單對於想要嘗試極簡主義的人,本書提供許多實用且好上手的方法:
●有意識地檢視廣告、特價宣傳品,正視消費主義置入我們生活的程度。
●進行斷捨離時,先從家中較為簡單的區域開始做起。
●容許自己留下最愛的事物,了解減物是出自於自己的決定,而不是他人的逼迫。
●整理紙張時,透過「Why」、「What」、「How」三個問題來決定該丟還是該留。
●對於難以取捨的紀念品,運用「只留下最好」的策略,留下最有意義和質感最高的物品,能夠讓我們憶起往日的時光和心愛的人。
●不確定該物對你是「想要」還是「必需」時,先屏除一陣子,一段時日後,便能發現它對你來說到底重不重要。
●少看電視、每天整理家裡,養成良好的生活習慣,將極簡生活自然而然融入生活之中。
Book
The More of Less Douban
Don’t Settle for More
Most of us know we own too much stuff. We feel the weight and burden of our clutter, and we tire of cleaning and managing and organizing.
While excess consumption leads to bigger houses, faster cars, fancier technology, and cluttered homes, it never brings happiness. Rather, it results in a desire for more. It redirects our greatest passions to things that can never fulfill. And it distracts us from the very life we wish we were living.
Live a better life with less.
In The More of Less, Joshua Becker, helps you….
• recognize the life-giving benefits of owning less
• realize how all the stuff you own is keeping you from pursuing your dreams
• craft a personal, practical approach to decluttering your home and life
• experience the joys of generosity
• learn why the best part of minimalism isn’t a clean house, it’s a full life
The beauty of minimalism isn’t in what it takes away. It’s in what it gives.
Make Room in Your Life for What You Really Want
“Maybe you don’t need to own all this stuff.” After a casual conversation with his neighbor on Memorial Day 2008, Joshua Becker realized he needed a change. He was spending far too much time organizing possessions, cleaning up messes, and looking for more to buy.
So Joshua and his wife decided to remove the nonessential possessions from their home and life. Eventually, they sold, donated, or discarded over 60 percent of what they owned. In exchange, they found a life of more freedom, more contentment, more generosity, and more opportunity to pursue the things that mattered most.
The More of Less delivers an empowering plan for living more by owning less. With practical suggestions and encouragement to personalize your own minimalist style, Joshua Becker shows you why minimizing possessions is the best way to maximize life.
Are you ready for less cleaning, less anxiety, and less stress in your life? Simplicity isn’t as complicated as you think.
Most of us know we own too much stuff. We feel the weight and burden of our clutter, and we tire of cleaning and managing and organizing.
While excess consumption leads to bigger houses, faster cars, fancier technology, and cluttered homes, it never brings happiness. Rather, it results in a desire for more. It redirects our greatest passions to things that can never fulfill. And it distracts us from the very life we wish we were living.
Live a better life with less.
In The More of Less, Joshua Becker, helps you….
• recognize the life-giving benefits of owning less
• realize how all the stuff you own is keeping you from pursuing your dreams
• craft a personal, practical approach to decluttering your home and life
• experience the joys of generosity
• learn why the best part of minimalism isn’t a clean house, it’s a full life
The beauty of minimalism isn’t in what it takes away. It’s in what it gives.
Make Room in Your Life for What You Really Want
“Maybe you don’t need to own all this stuff.” After a casual conversation with his neighbor on Memorial Day 2008, Joshua Becker realized he needed a change. He was spending far too much time organizing possessions, cleaning up messes, and looking for more to buy.
So Joshua and his wife decided to remove the nonessential possessions from their home and life. Eventually, they sold, donated, or discarded over 60 percent of what they owned. In exchange, they found a life of more freedom, more contentment, more generosity, and more opportunity to pursue the things that mattered most.
The More of Less delivers an empowering plan for living more by owning less. With practical suggestions and encouragement to personalize your own minimalist style, Joshua Becker shows you why minimizing possessions is the best way to maximize life.
Are you ready for less cleaning, less anxiety, and less stress in your life? Simplicity isn’t as complicated as you think.