“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

“I make spaces that are calm rather than confrontational. I seek a certain kind of logic that allows you to move in space and perceive it as beautiful and rational. Clarity is a worthwhile quality.” — Annabelle Selldorf

“Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” — William Morris

Simple Living (極簡生活)

也許只有拋棄那些「習慣擁有」，才會重新思考「真正需要」。

減法人生

一切從簡

去蕪存菁

No Frills

精實思考（Lean Thinking）：源自豐田生產方式（TPS），強調「創造最大價值，消除一切浪費」。

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。

Over the years, I’ve shifted away from buying material things because I’ve realized that owning things means they end up owning your time.

Simple is beautiful

The Simplicity Audit

Addition by subtraction

The content is the interface