What changes can minimalism bring to our lives?

Find the life you want with everything you have. Joshua Becker

2065438+20081February bought four famous books on Dangdang. In order to make up the list, I chose several books I like, including minimalism. I am very interested in The Moon and Sixpence and O'Henry's short stories. I finished reading them first.

The book Minimalism touched and changed me a lot, so I decided not to buy paper books, but to use e-books. Don't buy things you don't need, and don't buy things that are of little use. Keep the house clean and tidy every day. I hope more people can read this book and live a happy life.

In order to better understand this book, I read it again before writing this article, which shows that I really like this book and want to share it with my friends around me.

What was your first reaction when you heard me tell you about the book Minimalism?

I don't want to live this life. This kind of life is so boring. That's what I was thinking. Why should I ask? You won't think so after reading this book.

Thanks to his neighbors, the author tries to live a minimalist life. Once, the author invited his son to help him clean up the garage. My son found his favorite toy in the garage and went out to play alone, leaving his father to clean it up. The son played for a while and asked his father to play with him. The father comforted his son that he would be well soon.

Through sorting, I found that things are not as simple as I thought, and my head is too big to know when I can sort them out.

The neighbor passed by and said, "My daughter is a minimalist. She said we don't really need those things. "

The author was very surprised. He came home and told his wife what his neighbor said. After discussion, he felt that what the leader said was really reasonable. They also feel that having too much material can't make them happy. So a minimalist family was born.

So the couple decided to give up what they didn't need and sell it to reduce their losses. But the fact is that there are not many things to sell in one day, and people are still busy enough. Going out for a meal costs half of the income of the day.

Finally, I found that I am willing to give things I don't need to people who need them, so that they can play their value again.

The home is becoming more and more tidy, and what you are looking for can be found at once. This feeling is very cool. Go home to have a good rest and release stress. You don't have to spend a lot of time sorting things out on weekends, but you can spend it with your family and make yourself feel happier.

Nowadays, home finishing classes are very popular, and a new profession-organizer comes into being. I am also very interested in this aspect, and I bought classes online. Now the housing prices in first-tier and second-tier cities are very expensive, tens of thousands of yuan per square meter. Most people's homes are not particularly wide, and there are many extra places to put things.

If the house is not cleaned up, it will be a mess. If there are many items, the finishing effect is actually not obvious. Let's just say it looks a little neat. What about this situation?

The author of Minimalism believes that the key to solving practical problems is to control the number of purchases from the source, resolutely not to buy things you don't need, and not to pay for your vanity.

For example, if you own a mobile phone, there is a beautiful new one on the market. As long as your mobile phone has enough functions, we don't need to spend money on new electronic products.

We live in a world full of marketing advertisements, and we will face many temptations. Sometimes when we see an object, we will be very moved. At this time, we have to ask ourselves, do we really need it?

Is it necessary or comparative? If necessary, let's ask ourselves again, can't I live without this item?

Women usually have a wardrobe full of clothes, but they still feel that they will always lack a dress and a pair of shoes. Urban women spend a lot of money on clothes every month, and with the rent, food, drink and entertainment, there is not much left every month.

At the end of the month, it's stressful to see your empty pockets. Some people are busy every day because of consumption and overdraft, and have no time to stop and live a good life.

A student used to like buying clothes, but after being exposed to the minimalist life, she decided not to buy new clothes for a year. Later, she did it. She found that she didn't buy new clothes and her quality of life was not discounted, but she was more satisfied than before.

The experience of female students proves once again that the more things we have, the happier we will be. On the contrary, with less things, we can find what is really important in life.

The author used to receive many birthday presents on his birthday. Living a minimalist life, he won't buy gifts for himself easily. He will consider what he really needs and tell his family and friends.

On his birthday, he decided to buy himself a fitness card near his home, which would not occupy space, but also make him healthier and enjoy life better.

I want to live a minimalist life. What if the other half doesn't agree? A student wrote to the author before, saying that he wanted to divorce his husband.

I think it is unnecessary. We live a minimalist life and make ourselves happier. By handling the relationship with things, I can spend more time with my family.

If the family doesn't agree, we can stick to the life we want and influence him subtly with our own actions. When he sees that we are getting better and better, he will accept it one day. It's only a matter of time.

When we live a minimalist life, we will find that we don't really need so many things. If we buy less things, we will have more spare money and can do something to improve our life.

For example, keep fit, travel with family, eat delicious food, and do something more meaningful to yourself and society, such as doing charity and helping orphans and the elderly.

The author suggests that 3% of income can be donated to people who need it more with the expenditure of 1 when paying wages.

We won't lose money because we spent money. On the contrary, we will cherish our money more. Where is our heart, where is our wealth. Money is liquid, and the money you pay will be returned to you in multiples.

Thanks to the author of minimalism for writing this book, because the lifestyle of countless people in this book will change, and they will live a happier life with less things.

My life will also change, and I will do something more meaningful to myself and others.