Freedom of Simplicity
by Richard J. Foster
Simplicity as an inward reality with outward expression: biblical roots, the history of the practice, and its application to possessions, speech, time and the church. Foster's best single-discipline book.
Read it if…
you want simplicity treated as a spiritual practice, not a decluttering project.
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you want Kondo.
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Three things you will actually use
- Simplicity is freedom; duplicity is bondage.
- Buy things for their usefulness, not their status.
- Speak plainly.
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Read the ten controlling principles of simplicity.
Our verdict
Simplicity as practice.
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