文档介绍：the simple guide to a
minimalist life
Leo Babauta
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dedications
for my children: Chloe, Justin, Rain, Maia, Seth and Noelle.
also for .
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Table of Contents
Chapter
Title
Page
A small irony
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Notes on using this book
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1
What is a minimalist life?
6
2
Overall minimalist principles
8
3
How to e a minimalist
10
4
Contentedness
12
5
Rethinking necessities
15
6
Simplify what you do
17
7
Clearing clutter
21
8
Minimalist home
29
9
Minimalist workspace
35
10
puter
41
11
Going paperless, digitizing
48
12
Minimalist travel
53
13
Wardrobe and grooming
60
14
Minimalist food
65
15
Minimalist fitness
71
16
Minimalist finances
75
17
Finding simplicity with kids
81
18
Dealing with non-minimalist loved ones
89
19
Minimalism is the end anizing
92
20
Step lightly upon this world: on sustainability
94
21
FAQs
97
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Other resources
102
Acknowledgements
104
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A small irony
Yes, I know it's ironic that a book on
minimalism is more than a page or two long.
The content isn't minimalist, and that's
contradictory, right?
Well, sure. I could do a book that's just a
paragraph long. But would that be worth
your time and money? Would it help you
achieve what you came here for?
I wanted to create a really useful guide, and
so that means I've put a "more than minimal"
amount of information into this book. I hope
that's good for you. If not, delete the book
now!
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Notes on
using this book
The first thing to note is that this isn’t a step-
by-step guide that you should follow from
beginning to end.
It’s a series of guides on different areas that
can help you explore a life of minimalism.
There is no one single path -- yours will be
different than mine, and I can’t prescribe
exact steps you should take.
I share my experiences and what I’ve learned
in hopes that it’ll help you.
Second note is some will notice that not
everything in this book