A Simpler Life
by The School of Life
Simplicity applied to relationships, possessions, work, social life, media, diet and the mind: why we complicate things and how to stop. It is minimalism with a psychological rather than aesthetic basis.
Read it if…
you want minimalism explained by why you accumulate.
Skip it if…
you want decluttering steps; see Kondo.
Three things you will actually use
- Complication is usually avoidance.
- Fewer, better: people, objects, commitments.
- Simplicity is a psychological achievement.
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Read the chapter on simpler social life and cancel one obligation.
Our verdict
Minimalism, psychologically.
Compare with other Freedom books
The More of Less
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Practical and humane; family-friendly minimalism.
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