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If you've everfantasised about selling everything you own and paring down your possessions tothe bare essentials, you're probably familiar with minimalism. “所有的物品全部卖掉，只保留最基本的必需品，越简单越好。”如果你曾有过这种幻想，那么简约主义对你来说应该并不陌生。 简约主义生活 荷叶/译 但简约不仅仅是不凌乱摆放物品，而是永久地除去杂物。“简约不是几乎没有家具的空室白屋。”英国人克里斯·瑞在他的博客TwoLessThings.co.uk上写道：“简约是除去一切使我们偏离人生重点的东西。” 对于极端简约主义者，如生活在美国科罗拉多州的安德鲁·海德来说，简约意味着只留大约十五件物品。对于其它人来说，它意味着去除额外物，只留必需品。人们给简约下的定义可能会发展进化。 “简约的生活方式须要记得我们有些什么，需买什么，以及如何度过自己的时间，”The Joy of Less的作者弗朗辛苦·杰伊说：“这种生活方式重视的是经历而不是财产。” 很自然，简约主义往往在欣然接受消费文化的国家繁荣，比如美国，英国以及部分欧洲。如果简约不是你们国家的生活方式，你就很难违反多买东西的心态。但你在任何地方都可以赢得更多钱用于积蓄，从而也少几样东西来清洁和维护。 附：原文 But it's about morethan just de-cluttering -- it's about getting rid of all clutter, permanently."Minimalism isn't about empty white rooms with hardly any furniture,"said Chris Wray, who writes a UKblog about minimalism, TwoLessThings.co.uk. "It's about removing all thethings that distract us from what's important in our lives." For extrememinimalists, such as Andrew Hyde, who lives in Coloradoin the US,it means owning only about 15 items. For others, it means getting rid of theexcess until you are left with essentials -- and your definition of essentialmight evolve. "A minimalistlifestyle entails being mindful about the things we own, the things we buy, andhow we spend our time," said Francine Jay, author of The Joy of Less."It is a lifestyle that values experiences more than possessions." Naturally,minimalism tends to flourish in countries that have embraced consumer culture,such as the US, UK and parts of Europe.It's difficult to revolt against the get-more-stuff mentality if that isn'tyour country's way of life. But you can live a minimalist life anywhere andcapture more money for savings and great experiences, and have less stuff tomaintain and clean.
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