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【阅读时间】减法生活，加法人生-泛扬英语Paring down , Branching out 减法生活，加法人生They call themselves “ the minimalists,” but a more apt ... 用App打开 每天看点好内容 极速下载 打开 Paringdown,Branchingout减法生活，加法人生          Theycallthemselves“theminimalists,”butamoreapttitlemightbe“themeaningfulists.”        JoshuaMillburnandRyanNicodemus,whochuckedtheircorporatejobsandsix-figuresalariesinfavorofsimpleryetricherlives,don’tpreachabouteliminatingallbutsixitemsfromyourwardrobeorsqueezingyourfamilyintoa300-square-foothome.They’renotabovesmartphonesororderinganoverpricedmangobubbletea.        Theirsisamoreholisticminimalismthatchallengespeopletoweedoutthesuperfluousandspendmoretimeonwhat’simportant,tolookcriticallyattheirhealth,relationship,careersandstuff,andask:Whatvaluedoesthiscupcake/happyhour/promotion/newpairofshoesreallyaddtomylife?       “Itisn’taboutdeprivingourselves,”Nicodemussaid.“It’saboutlivingmoreintentionally.”        Thegoalhere,theoneforwhichmostofusstrive,ishappiness.FieldsMillburnandNicodemus,whogreeteverynewacquaintancewithawarmhug,believethey’vefoundit,oratleastarehotonitstrail.ThechildhoodfriendsfromOhio,both31,writethoughtfulessaysabouttheirtransformationsattheminimalists.com,andin2011theyself-publishedthebook,Minimalism:LiveaMeaningfulLife(AsymmetricalPress).        Thefriends,bothformertelecomprofessionals,spenttheir20schasingtheconventionaltrappingsofsuccess-highsalaries,suburbanhomes,nicecars,exoticvacations-butwereleftfeelingempty.Tofillthatvoidtheywouldworkhardersotheycouldearnmoresotheycouldachievethefreedomandsecuritythateludedthem.        OnlyafterFields,Millburn’smomdied,andsuddenlylifefeltshortandprecious,didthefriendsresolvetoyankthemselvesoffthehamsterwheel.Theymadealistofallthe“anchors”holdingthemback—everythingfromunhealthyrelationshipstodebttocablebills—andstartedeliminatingthemsotheycouldfocusonthepursuitsandpeopleeachfeltmostpassionateabout.        ForNicodemus,thatmeantholdinga“packingparty”inhis2000-square-footcondo.Hepackedeverythingasifheweremoving,andoverthenextthreeweeksunpackedonlythosethingsheneeded.Attheend,80percentofhisstuffremainedinboxes,allofwhichhedonated,soldortrashed.        ForFieldsMillburn,whostruggledtofindthemomentumtobegin,ithelpedtotacklethemostdifficultthingsfirst.Heconfrontedhisunhappymarriageandsawacounselorwithhiswifeinhopesofrepairingtherelationship.Thecouplemutuallydecidedtosplitup.Healsorealizedhecouldn’tholdontohismotherbystoringallofherpossessions,sohedonatedtheminstead,andtookphotosofthemostsentimentalitemstoturntowhenheneededcomfort.Slowly,eachmanmovedoutofhishomeintoacheaperapartment.Nicodemustradedinhiscarforanoldermodel,FieldsMillburnscrappedTV,andtheybotheventuallyquittheirjobstopursueinterestsinwritingandmentoring.Thosearemovesmanypeoplesupportingfamiliescan’tafford,butNicodemusandFieldsMillburnbelievethatanybodycancreatehisorherownstyleofminimalism—evenifthatmeanscleaningoutthehallcloset.        “Wearestuckinacultureofmassconsumption,”Nicodemussaid.”Thiswasawayformetogetbackcontrol.”        Overcomingtheemotionalattachmentpeopledevelopforthingscontinuestobechallenging.NicodemussaidthehardestpossessionstoletgowerefiveoldBlackBerryshekeptaround“justincase.”AndhehadtocatchhimselfandresisttheimpulsetoupgradewhentheiPhone5cameout.        NowindulgingtheultimateminimalistfantasyandlivingtemporarilyinacabininMontana,thefriendssaytheyfeelmoreincontroloftheirlivesthaneverbefore,becausetheiridentitiesarenotdefinedbyincome,statusorstuff.      “ImakelessmoneynowthanIdidwhenIwas19.”FieldsMillburnsaid,”andI’veneverfeltmorehappyandsecure.”官网：http://www.pan-ocean.cn微博：http://weibo.com/panoceanenglish客服：9737782842450317362QQ群：197838662电话：400-0588-695或0592-5888695地址：厦门市厦禾路935号华夏大酒店2楼（火车站夏商百货旁）原文：http://www.pan-ocean.cn/engj/589.html 0 点赞 转发 收藏 点击展开全文 作者厦门英语培训 128日记 0相册 全部回应0条 添加回应 厦门英语培训的热门日记 2015年千元梦想基金，泛扬英语助您实现英语梦 0赞 0回应 【大招】十个黄金邮件开头和结尾写作，让对方无法拒绝你！ 0赞 0回应 【双语阅读】人类最好的朋友：宠物-泛扬英语 0赞 0回应 【双语阅读】为何我和父母争吵永不休-泛扬英语 0赞 0回应 【双语阅读】每天都是感恩节-泛扬英语 0赞 0回应 相关阅读 返工第一天，我花了三个小时走到公司 暗恋这件小事 打开应用查看 平成日剧综（推）述（荐） 只看8分以上日剧——2021年日剧观片小结 打开应用查看 2021小众日剧赏（看过人数＜1万） 2021年，热爱与色彩 打开应用查看 更多精彩内容 豆瓣 免费下载iOS/Android版客户端