Three Life-Changing Books on Minimalism
Dominik Rüttiger
Marie Kondō: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
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This is a fun one! It’s the friendliest way to kick your butt and convince you to get rid of things.
The method is easy to follow. First, you pile up everything you own by category (e.g. books). Then, select what you want to keep and get rid of the rest. Next, move on to the next category.
The focus is on surrounding yourself with things that you like.
If you prefer to watch other people cry while decluttering, check out the Netflix reality television series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo.
Walter Isaacson: Steve Jobs
Source: simonandschuster.com
Controversial as he was, there’s no doubt that Steve Jobs can teach quite a bit about how to focus on the essentials.
The aesthetics of the Apple products prove his mastery and the book really covers how Jobs achieved it. I especially loved to reading about how he was inspired by Japanese design and the city of Kyōto.
While I definitely do not recommend his approach to minimizing family life, but the book shows that he achieved a healthier work-life balance in his later years.
Fumio Sasaki: Goodbye, Things
Source: wwnorton.com
Most people will know what having way too many things looks and feels like. But what about the very opposite?
Fumio Sasaki collected all sorts of stuff in his tiny apartement and felt miserable. Step by step he started to minimize and in the end, not much was left — and he felt happy for the first time!
I don’t think that living the same way is advisable or necessary to feel satisfied. However, seeing what is possible, helped me a lot to expand my mind and move into the right direction.