“It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.” — Bruce Lee

“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.” — Hans Hofmann

(Collins 2016)

“You own the things you own and they in turn own you.” ¹

“It isn’t the stuff. It’s what the stuff means.” — Joe Dominguez, Your Money or Your Life

Simple Living (極簡生活)

減法人生

一切從簡

去蕪存菁

Let’s declutter/downsize/simplify!

斷捨離 — 日本作家、演講家與整理術專家「山下英子」所提出的概念

Freedom often comes from needing less, not from gaining more.

See also: The Monk & The Minister

Always eliminate first, then accumulate.

Types

1. Functional Minimalism
2. Aesthetic Minimalism

Everything Must Be Paid for Twice

• There are 2 costs: 1. Cost in money to purchase, 2. Cost in time to use/learn/manage.
• 第一次支付是用金錢換取你想要的東西，比如一本書、一個 App 或是一輛自行車。
• 但要真正享用這些東西，還需要進行第二次支付。這次支付的是你的時間和努力，才能從中獲得實際的價值。
• 第二次支付的成本可能遠高於第一次支付。例如，購買一本書可能只需要 20 元，但真正讀完它可能需要花費 10 小時。只有完成第二次支付，這本書的價值才能真正體現。如果沒有第二次支付，那第一次支付幾乎毫無意義，和把錢丟進垃圾桶差不多。

Simple is beautiful

The Simplicity Audit

Addition by subtraction