Reading Notes｜"Simple, Gift to Us" The material you have does not represent you!

"Your clothes can't represent you" ~ Do you immediately think of the classic "Fighting Club"? The author points out, "We are not equal to what we have, we are beyond what we have!" It 's just that most of the time, the accumulation of more and more objects can no longer make us feel this, especially when the two authors have achieved success at a young age. Everything that people admire, but they deeply feel nothing but emptiness and emptiness, and turn to the minimalist path to clarify the most important things in their lives.

The founders of the two "Minimalists" website (The Minimalists) believe that life is nothing more than "health, relationships, life mission and passion" . The book organizes articles on their journey of practicing minimalism, with seven themes. Present, here is a simple record.

1. Living in the moment

 Empty the Plate: Do One Thing at a Time "The only way to get a better answer is to ask yourself a more precise question. -p27"
What if I can't enjoy my job? --Ask yourself instead: How can you be happy while doing this? How can I do this happily?

2. emotional health

 Throw away the utterly harmful and unhelpful emotion of "jealousy."
Overcome overload.
Getting a partner to exercise can help build habits and improve mood.

3. growing up

 Treat change as a "must" (not a should) - make a "must" list.
Abandon superfluous things and pay attention to nutrition "I am better today than yesterday, but far from perfect"
Relationships Matter, But Not All Relationships Matter Resist the Hype

4. contribute

 Donate money / other people need it now / donate things to clean up / donate one's own time (volunteer)
Sincerely want others to be better, they are more willing to listen than to speak.

5. Passion and Mission

 Make up your mind and take action!
find fun~
Financial status and budget planning: Debt resolution resources, bookkeeping and money management List basic expenses, health insurance, and find out what you can cut to spend Ask yourself: Is this thing worth my freedom to waste two hundred dollars?
Personal Growth (Writing, Sports, People) & Contributing to Others (Charity, Mentoring, Writing)

6. take action now

 Extreme/moderate/conservative are all three options, be sure to "take action now"!

7. change and experiment

 Practice removing the constraints of TV/Internet/time, creating more and consuming less.

This book is very suitable for people who are new to or want to know minimalism. They can explore what they expect step by step. You can also directly download the minimalist practice game from their website. The number of words is only 30 pages, and it says at the beginning: "There's no real Minimalist Rulebook.” Because, the minimalism that everyone can do and enjoy is absolutely different, there are minimalisms that are almost empty ( “My Simple and Rich Life Proposal” ), and only a hundred items are used to live. The simplicity of life ( "Sporty Men's Breakaway" ) is the most suitable state to make oneself most comfortable, and such a state is not static, so we can only pay attention to each moment and seek freedom.

For example, in the chapter "Change and Experiment", the author gave up TV, the Internet, and time. It is easy for me to remove TV, but it is difficult to convince my master, especially in this era of epidemics that often requires remote control. Friends who don't buy a TV have to buy a screen to let their children go to class; it is more difficult to stop the Internet, Taiwan's Internet is much cheaper than the United States, it is too easy to get it, it is difficult to restrain myself from not surfing the Internet; getting rid of the constraints of time is even more important to me. It is more difficult! I used to open my eyes in the morning to confirm the time. When I was young, I bought a watch I loved for my first salary. I changed the leather strap and changed it until it stopped production and could no longer be used. Recently, I just stopped two watches and started to practice life without wearing them (just looking at my phone). It seems that it is not too inconvenient. Maybe I can finally say goodbye to this unnecessary thing... But let me hesitate for a moment! Still love how it feels in the hand.

The author found something meaningful to him, and clearly recognized his passion and life mission in "writing" early on. Many years ago, I thought I was the same, but now I am full of confusion, and it seems that it is not exactly like that. I can't write fully, and I can't let my writing become one of the slashes; I can't help wondering if everything is too smooth, or I'm used to it, always believing that any kind of life can be lived. , I haven't experienced a bad state, so I don't have the determination to break the boat and get used to mediocrity... I urgently need to confirm my passion!

"You can't keep everything and want to be free."

Don't wait until tomorrow, start focusing on what is necessary from today: reduce 3C, talk to friends you care about when using messages, focus on every moment of conversation with your baby, drink 2000CC of water...all the necessary to be sensible and clear Things, start to do them item by item today, it is the best birthday gift for yourself.

"No matter what you have, in the end it will hold you back;

Only when you lose everything can you be free and do whatever you want. "

-- " Fight Club" (1999)