Download And Enjoy The Simple Guide To A Minimalist Life Envisioned By Leo Babauta Shared As Audiobook

liked the concept written about in this book, but I feel like nothing was talked about deep enough to have a lasting impact,

I love learning about other peoples recipes for minimalism its refreshing and nice, but I didnt really relate to this book that much, honestly.
I think there were some amazing points, but again, not enough depth,

Formatting, I think this book was effective, I listened to it on audiobook, but each new section started with a quote from someone talking about living more simply, I think this was a nice touch, and gave some more context to the book as a whole, I didnt enjoy how short the chapter were, though, I wish that it had been longer and had gone into more detail,

I think some of the stuff Leo talked about was a little too hardcore for this being a “simple guide” to minimalism, He was saying that in some aspects of your life, what youre currently doing is wrong and you should do it his way, At least thats how I interpreted it,

I think the best part of this book were the sections on finances, I amand am just starting my “adult life, ” My parents are amazing and are providing my education for me, but Im at the PERFECT point in life to start thinking about how Im spending the money Im earning.


"Too many people spend money they havent earned, to buy things they dont want, to impress people they dont like, "

This was my favorite quote from the whole book, because its so true, My parents have always instilled in me to not leave beyond my means, and thats what this whole finance section was about, Its so refreshing to read something in the EXACT way Ive always thought about money, I dont have a credit card, and dont plan on getting one because my debit card will suffice, I dont see it ending well for me to be given the opportunity to spend money I dont have, I love this quote because its unbelievably true,

So many people have things that they dont own, Be it financed cars, a super huge mortgage, thousands in student loan debt, A lot of people dont own their things, and thats something that honestly blows my mind, My parents have always been the ones to buy their cars by writing a check they havent financed anything, They paid off their mortgage in a short amount of time, Im so lucky to have grown up in an environment where actually owning your things has been a priority,

Overall, I enjoyed this book because I think there was plenty of information that was helpful and valid, but I wish it would have gone deeper into the ideas behind minimalism more.


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Aubrey Joy In essence , minimalism is about living a simpler life not going to extremes but appreciate and use everything you own Īss ceļvedis minimālismā, kas noderēs tiem, kuri tikai uzsāk savu dzīves vienkāršošanas ceļu.
Vairāk par to, kā atbrīvoties no liekā, mazāk par “problēmas sakni”, proti, kā nepieļaut nevajadzīgu mantu nokļūšanu mājoklī.


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Leo Babauta is one of my favorite minimalists, He's so practical and unassuming,

This book gets the basics of his message all down in one place, It covers how to simplify each area of your life, starting with why, and then giving what steps to take, It's very concrete and helpful,

I love the minimalist principles: realizing you have more than enough, eliminating the excess, being content with what you have, and refraining from acquiring more.
I wouldn't say I live them enough to be a true minimalist I guess I'm just a "lessist" or a "fitist"I still have more than the bare minimum of necessary things, but I've eliminated things to a level that works for me.
Everything fits and looks tidy in my house, It's easy to maintain and restful to look at, I think that's little enough,

In the chapters on decluttering your house, I discovered that Leo takes basically the same approach I do: start with something you can do pretty easily and keep spreading your efforts throughout the house as the momentum builds.
That pleased me.

He also had some very good ideas for a more peaceful setup on the computer: eliminating all icons from the desktop, hiding the dock most of the time, and using a program called Quicksilver to open applications using hotkeys.
He also recommends a word processor called WriteRoom that takes up the full screen and doesn't do anything but allow you to enter text, green on black, old school style.
I can

see where these things could be helpful if you're easily distracted, but the dock and the toolbars in a regular word processor really disappear into the background for me.
I should probably try these suggestions anyway, thoughI always thought people were being silly suggesting that blog posts be composed in a word processor instead of a post window on the blogging site, and they've turned out to be right about that.


He also recommends ditching paper altogether and storing nearly everything online, He doesn't even keep his archives sorted, just uses search when he wants to find something, I don't like these ideas, but obviously they work for him, It just seems like he gets a little carried away, Get absolutely everything off your desk! No drawers! No inboxes! No knickknacks! No pens! I'm glad that works for him, but I need to be able to jot a note to myself, and it's a lot quicker if I can grab a pen in reach, write it down, and go back to what I'm doing.
And no, doing it in some sticky note program on the computer is not just as good,

He goes on to give the usual suggestions about travel pack less stuff, duh and appearance keep fewer clothes that all go together and put less gunk on your hair and face.
Same with eating: eat less, Stop eating when you'refull, which is probably good advice, Cook at home, clearly good advice, Eat less processed foods although he gives examples including soup based on vegetable bullion, because that's soooo natural, I have never understood people who go to the trouble of making their own soup yet base it on a bunch of factorymade artificial flavors from New Jersey.
Then, he goes on to preach veganism, ending with this patronizing conclusion: "Being a vegan is actually just as liberating as being a minimalist, because you realize that before becoming vegan, you were tied to meat and other animal products almost involuntarily, because of advertising and a culture of excess.
" Sorry, Leo, you just lost me, I have refrained from eating any animal products for periods of time in the past, and it was neither liberating nor healthy for me, I don't eat meat because I'm brainwashed and ignorant, I eat meat because I feel like shit when I don't, And although you could argue that it's not completely necessary, I could survive without it, so I should cut it out, I think that is completely stupid.
Yes, people in the third world do without, but that's only because they don't have any choice! To have the opportunity to enjoy better conditions and pass it up just because it's not the absolute worst you could survive seems wasteful and wrongheaded to me.


Then he goes into the usual obvious advice about exercising and finances: get moving, even if it's just aminute walk a few times a week don't buy stuff pay off your debt set up an emergency fund etc.
Not new, but good advice,

Overall, this is a good basic book on minimalism, I guess the point at which Leo and I diverge is that I'm not convinced that the best way is to get rid of everything that's not necessary.
Yes, I could live with only one or two pairs of underwear or none, but then I'd have to do laundry much more often, Yes, I could eliminate everything in my kitchen but one pot, one spatula, and one knife and eat everything with my fingers and have to do the dishes every time I want to make another meal, but if I can own three cutting boards, five spatulas, a whole bunch of plates and silverware, and a dishwasher, and spend more of my life doing stuff other than washing the same three things over and over, the choice seems obvious to me.
I agreethat it's way better to have a streamlined collection of stuff than to have a bunch of clutter, I just think there's a point between getting rid of everything that's not necessary, and having heaps of junk and clutter everywhere, It's the point where everything looks good and fits nicely with a little room to spare, To me, that is the ideal point, not the absolute minimum, But, to each his own, Fortunately it was a minimalist book, Not exactly a book but a collection of upgraded blog entries, I was grateful that the author mentioned it earlier in the intro, . that's bold. .
The 'let's say' articles, varied from a general broad framework of minimalism to some todo list for home, work, food, travel, family minimalist lifestyle.
Although it felt as if it was more about making economies on every possible category in your life, Cutting down waste, space, clothes, belongings, some of the FAQ went as far as to ask the author about whether havingkids was against the minimalist trend.
. . His answer didn't meet my expectation, simply because of the context, culture and so on, . .
Minimalism as far as I'm concerned, from an ecological point of view, is very welcome, you're winning on every front, . . but pushing it to the extremes is everything except healthy or even minimal, it's just void, . . awkward silence and cricket sound
I can't decide if I can call myself a minimalist or not, but in any case I never chose it, it's just rational to have lesser things when you're on the go frequently, and can't afford maintenance time.
. . and linking it to spirituality, at its best, is another way of depicting asceticism and it has a name of its own you see, . .
I deeply believe that chaos breeds stress, owning a lot of stuff requires more time to put in order and since we all it seems are busy and can't afford that time, we live in clutters and that is one huge catalyst for stress and a scattered lifestyle.
Accordingly, I think that you still can own more stuff if you have enough time amp ressources to organize it, if that makes you happy.
. . and still live in a bliss as a minimalist can be,
You may want to read my 'minimalist' review of : "Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less", . . the same applies for this one too sitelink goodreads. com/review/show .