My personal experience of minimalist life is the road to simplicity and return to nature.
To put it more popularly, as Huangdi Neijing said: "If you eat its beauty, let it be served and enjoy its vulgarity without envy, so it is called simplicity."
It tells us that the most important thing in life is these four things: eat a good meal, wear good clothes, do as the Romans do, let nature take its course, live a good life, and don't blindly compare with others, which will hurt your heart and cause distress.
Let me introduce the importance of good food in detail. The maintenance of human life is inseparable from energy, which comes from diet. Eating delicious food is not just eating delicious food, but being physically and mentally happy and nutritious, following three principles, that is, less refined and miscellaneous. Less is to control the total diet, not to exceed the standard, and to grasp the degree, such as seven points per meal; Fine refers to fresh ingredients, such as organic vegetables and deep-sea fish and shrimp; More importantly, be miscellaneous. A survey on the diet of centenarians in Japan found that they eat a lot of miscellaneous foods every day, and it is best to have 30 to 50 kinds of ingredients.
In short, a reasonable and scientific minimalist life is to live a wonderful and high-quality life, which is its connotation.
I think minimalist life means simple life without luxury.
But for our generation, it seems a little difficult to do this. In the past, when something broke, people went to fix it. Now that things are broken, we will buy them. I found that except for our parents' generation, young people nowadays rarely repair things.
Do your best. Although you have money to buy it, a lot of chemicals will be produced in industrial and commercial production, which will pollute our environment. Some luxury brands, under the banner of environmental protection, would rather burn those unsalable products than sell them to useful people at a discount. Regardless of the air pollution caused by burning waste products, you may live to 100 at most, and the latter things will be ignored.
I think there are some minimalists on the Internet. They bring their own chopsticks when they go out, without disposable chopsticks or plastic bags. They bring their own bags to pack their things. Vegetable waste at home can be used as flower fertilizer, and it is difficult to buy clothes several times a year.
I like reading the stories of some famous historical figures. Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou lived a simple life. Eating is always two or three dishes, and drinking is only accompanied by Fluttershy peanuts. It's difficult to get some good food for themselves, but they keep a simple lifestyle.
Our life is getting better and better now, and there are more and more products. Being able to avoid waste is a kind of minimalism and environmental protection.
Minimalist life is to learn to simplify life, filter impurities, and only value what really deserves attention.
Minimalism is embodied in the mode of making friends. True feelings don't need too complicated means. Let go of unnecessary emotional fetters and get rid of complicated interpersonal relationships. In life, money is not the most important thing, but what can bring fun is important. With simple interpersonal relationships, it is clearer and cleaner.
Minimalism is embodied in work. Work for what you love. Many people work just to support their families, but they are doing what they really hate and suppressing themselves. Not only is life difficult, but they are also prone to cancer. As minimalists, they only do what they like to focus on, because they like it, so they love it. For them, making money is only a matter of course.
Minimalism appears in daily life. Simplify diet, get rid of obesity, barbecue hot pot, eat light but healthy. All the food keeps the most authentic taste. Streamline daily necessities, throw away clothes that are rarely or never worn, and keep only 4-5 sets of clothes in season. Other clothes are really seldom worn.
When there are too many choices in life, there will be no sense of pleasure in taking the initiative and it will easily cause a burden. Minimalism makes life more comfortable because of its simplicity, clear thinking and clear direction.
Everyone has a different understanding and definition of minimalism. I have always thought that minimalism is minimalism of attention. We must concentrate on what we really want to do.
Focus on the details of life, keep the natural pulse, live slowly, simply and clearly, and enjoy every minute of life without forcing, giving up, rushing or shrinking.
Fall in love with minimalist life and achieve pure life.
Material minimalism: a kind of product, pursuing low-key material enjoyment.
Simple social relations.
Love minimalism: wholeheartedly, holding a person for a lifetime.
Minimalist occupation: concentration.
Minimalism: silent and practical.
Especially the rationalization of interpersonal relationships. Reduce unnecessary small talk and complaints. Communicate with the attitude of reducing problems and solving problems. Deal with people, don't lie or hide. Don't spend too much time trying to convince others. Everyone has his own life, don't try to reverse the trajectory of others' lives.
Minimalism is just a way of life, there is no absolute good or bad, and it is the last choice after complicated attempts.
In the era of great material abundance, the answer is of course no, and this conclusion is not based on the data of 7.86 per capita reading in China in 20 16 years.
To tell the truth, since the reform and opening up, people's lives have gone from poverty to food and clothing to full warmth, all the way into the material society. As far as reading is concerned, the popularity of Jing Ke Guo Xiao-era and the love of all kinds of little girls for overbearing president Xiao Yanwen are not a day or two.
All kinds of external beauty can be a part of personal pursuit, but it should not be the whole pursuit, let alone the focus of pursuit. After all, buying from buy buy can't help you solve all kinds of problems in your work and life.
Fortunately, however, the world is complex and diverse. Some people advocate "buy while buying", others shout "throw away", not to mention that Mr. Thoreau practiced a minimalist life by Walden Lake many years ago. Just look at how popular the "breakup" wind swept from Japan in recent years, we can see that minimalism has been recognized by more and more people today.
Of course, just as there are many types of vegetarianism, such as vegan and ovalbumin, in my own opinion, minimalism can also be divided into radicalism and conservatism. Radicals are mostly produced by Japanese and Taiwan Province authors. You can know the author's thoughts by reading the titles of books, such as My Home is Empty, Zero Essays, Break Free, and The Sorting Magic of Heartbeat Life. Generally speaking, throwing is the main task, and the ultimate ideal state, although it can't reach my house is empty, only the most basic necessities of life are reserved.
Usually, these minimalists also actively pursue environmentalism. Please note that the so-called active pursuit, not only refers to shopping with their own environmental protection bags, but usually is a craftsman who makes his own shampoo and laundry soap. In short, we should live a simple life without wisdom.
Compared with this kind of life similar to that of an ancient hermit in China, the minimalism prevailing in Europe and America in recent years is much milder. As long as you look at the titles of these books, you will know that the contents of these books are not always told to throw away, such as less fun, minimalist life, minimalist: finding the life you want under everything you have, such as the minimalist life that just ended, makes people feel a lot.
Eileen Boyle, the author of this book, is an American blogger, an ordinary housewife and a good wife and mother. The content of the book is very simple, as the name suggests. By describing the real experience of my minimalist life, I share my central point of view about minimalist life with you.
Unlike the action-oriented minimalist life book Zero Sundries, most of its contents are about how to throw it away. The content of Minimalist Life is trivial in still water. This book is about simple decisions, simple practices, simple goals and simple habits made by the author and the audience in their stumbling life. It shows the happiness brought by simple materials and simple design and the benefits brought by slow-paced life with facts.
You can think of it as the diary of a newly married housewife. Most of the contents in the book are about how to tidy up the house, how to cook and treat people, how to clean up and so on.
Although he is a minimalist, the author himself says in the book that he is not a saint. He also used his smart phone to order the kind of take-out from disposable tableware, forgot to bring an environmental protection bag, and didn't pickle his hair with apple vinegar.
Accurately speaking, the author advocates a moderate gradual reform of everyone's behavior changes.
In this book, the author said at the beginning, "Many minimalist books are not simple from the beginning. They have too much money at their disposal, too much unnecessary expenses and too many things, but happiness is far from enough. This book of mine is not like this. "
Yes, the author chose a minimalist lifestyle, not like other minimalists, but because he was tired of extremely prosperous materials, just like Sakyamuni and Li Shutong saw through the world of mortals and chose to become monks. The author is so because the house they rent is too small and the space is limited.
Indeed, newlyweds always have to face such and such problems when they just start a new life. In every advertisement for household goods, housewives always wear delicate makeup and laugh happily, but they won't tell you how to face the leaking heating, how to repair the broken light bulb in the bathroom, and how to catch mice and cockroaches.
Although the national conditions of China and the United States are very different, life is similar. The author also faces the same problem. It is hard work to settle down, and security needs to take care of all kinds of things. It seems that there are always endless decisions, and the choice is always in a dilemma. What kind of mop to choose, what kind of soap to choose, whether the flour is white or whole wheat are all practical problems, and they are all there alive.
In the book, the author shared his mental journey, including those experiences of humiliation or failure, and sincerely expressed the hope that by sharing his own personal experience and family experience, those simple solutions can bring enlightenment to readers like fresh air.
Different from the fairy tale of the prince and princess living happily ever after, the author tells everyone with his own experience that life is complicated and not so simple, but deciding what curtains to use can be very simple.
No matter how big or small the room is, we should do our best to take care of our home, have more control over our lives, always remember what is really important and be kind to ourselves.
Finally, we can sum up the idea of minimalism with a famous saying by Thoreau. I want to live seriously and absorb the essence of life. I want to live firmly and painfully. I want to reject everything that is not life, abandon all pomp, and condense life to the most basic needs.
I believe that the above is also the goal that many people who yearn for a minimalist life hope to achieve. Today, when the material is extremely rich and the spirit is always empty, perhaps we should make our life less consumerism and more minimalism, and strive to live a simpler but happier life.
Minimalist life is what Tao Yuanming said: "Under the hedge of picking chrysanthemums, you can see Nanshan leisurely." I have been thinking that when I get old, I will go back to the countryside and live a self-sufficient life.
I will plant flowers all over the yard, let ivy cover the whole yard, and savor it proudly and quietly in all the love. Choose a corner with unique scenery, put a tea set, carefully pour a cup of coffee, and have a cup of afternoon tea decorated with delicate dots.
Of course, you can also plant different vegetables in the fields not far away and water, fertilize and weed every day. Give the body a healthy aerobic exercise, let the sweat fall slowly and detoxify the body. At that time, I didn't care if I got a tan, because everyone around me was the same anyway.
Of course, three meals a day is as simple as possible. In the morning, I will cook porridge, pick some fresh vegetables in the field, go back to simple cooking and have breakfast quietly.
Of course, I have to bring a dog, take it to the market, buy meat, and make him a bowl of braised pork when I go back. Then pour some soup into the rice, stir it, put a few pieces of meat, and watch the dog run up and down, waiting anxiously. Then "called" a few mouthfuls.
In the evening, I moved the cane chair into the yard, lay on it, shook it gently with a cattail leaf fan in my hand, and the cool wind was mixed with flowers, so I went back to sleep.
Minimalist life is the control of desire. Only when you want less and less can you let go of your guard and live a good life with peace of mind.
Minimalism is a life concept that has been mentioned more and more in recent two years. In fact, it is a redefinition of freedom and treats all right and wrong with a smile.
The minimalist life is generally characterized by minimal material, minimal social interaction, minimal love, minimal career and minimal speech.
Generally speaking, these points are: living and working for hobbies, living alone with little communication, marrying soul mates, and accompanying small animals.
This is a lifestyle that follows subtraction and removes complexity. This is the trend of breaking up a few days ago.
The Japanese drama My Home is Empty also tells the story of a heroine who begins to abandon her chaotic life and become a housewife. But in fact, the minimalist lifestyle has also improved time efficiency to a certain extent.
There is a saying that the simplicity of life is actually the simplicity of desire.
How simple it is!
A person returns to the virgin forest and is self-sufficient? Go to find food when you are hungry every day. If you are sleepy, lie down on the spot. The weather should be a bed. Free and carefree, one person is full and the whole family is not hungry!
There is no intrigue in the city, intrigue! No nagging from the old man, no quarrel between husband and wife! Don't worry about your child's school, job and wedding room! Stop being self-righteous for your work against your will! There is no need to compare colleagues and family members! There is no need to worry about tomorrow's ceremony! You don't have to worry about sky-high housing prices anymore, and you haven't saved enough down payment, because the whole forest is your home!
You call this an escape? It's possible! In fact, when you were born, your doomed life was not simple! Because you are human, you have brains and thoughts, and you will consider problems! The poor have the troubles of the poor and the rich have the uneasiness of the rich! Only those who are really heartless, life is simple!
I'm glad to be invited to answer this question!
In my understanding, I think the minimalist life is actually an extremely simple, simple and simple life mode to some extent. This is a lifestyle without glitz, prosperity and flaws.
What is minimalism?
When it comes to minimalist life, we often think of minimalism. Minimalism is actually a simple and free lifestyle, a free and unrestrained attitude towards life. In the life field of minimalists, they enjoy the beauty of plain, simple and real life edification.
Minimalist life is a very simple life. You don't need to socialize widely and dabble in all fields of life. On the contrary, its lifestyle is very simple and pure. Maybe you just need to chat with your friends at home, take a walk with your close friends and play chess. Stay away from the current social media and retire from the flashy lifestyle.
Minimalist life is a simple life, where we can find the true meaning of life. Simple life is a hermit's paradise, because here we can put aside the prosperity and enjoy the most primitive and plain life. It has no hustle and bustle of downtown, only the beauty of singing and dancing. It has no color rendering, only natural beauty. This is a state of life that makes people return to the original and fascinating!
Although the prosperous life has endowed the world with beauty, I hope that one day, the prosperity will fade away and be simple, because in the minimalist life, we can better appreciate the beauty of life! I still believe that simplicity is true, plainness is beautiful, and life is the truest portrayal of life!
Minimalism is subtraction thinking. Less is more. Happiness is what you subtract, not what you add. Simple and clear inner world, very harmonious and orderly. Reduce material desires and have the least but the best utensils. Concise, clear, clean and quiet. Jane became a bluegrass and lived in a secluded valley and a lonely place.