Aston Sanderson - Minimalist Living: Declutter Your Home, Schedule & Digital Life for Simple Living (and Discover Why Less is More)

M INIMALIST L IVING :

Declutter Your Home, Schedule & Digital Life for Simple Living (and Discover that Less is More)

2nd Edition: Updated & Expanded

By Aston Sanderson

Minimalist Living by Aston Sanderson. Published by Walnut Publishing Company, Hanover Park, IL 60133

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Note from the Author

Thank you for downloading Minimalist Living: Declutter Your Home, Schedule & Digital Life for Simple Living (and Discover that Less is More).

I hope you will learn a lot of valuable information that you can apply to your own life, as well as have some fun and be entertained!

I worked hard to write this book with you, my reader, in mind. Whether you enjoyed the book, or you think I got some things wrong, Id love to hear from you.

I personally read all my reviews and love to hear from my readers. If you can take a minute to just write at least one line about what you thought of my book, Id be really grateful.

I really appreciate it, and now, lets get to the book!

Aston Sanderson

Chapter 1: Introduction

W elcome to Minimalist Living. The basic principle of this book is: You have too much stuff. And its not making you happy. In fact, Id wager that all your extra stuff is making you decidedly unhappy.

But theres a way out from underneath that pile of stuff thats weighing you down and holding you back.

Well discuss the underlying reasons that you, me, your friends, your coworkers, strangers on the street all of us are so compelled to buy, and why we clutter our lives in the first place.

Well use economics and philosophy principles to look at consumerism and minimalism.

Well discuss your custom minimalism plan, and why a minimalist lifestyle doesnt match what youve probably seen it portrayed as in the media: It doesnt mean living with bare, white walls, one lamp, one chair and owning just two outfits.

Youll learn how to win back your sanity, time, money and freedom to live a life that is not minimal, but that is abundant in your values and what matters to you.

We will save your life from your stuff.

Are you ready?

Chapter 2: What is Minimalism?

T o understand minimalism , Im going to ask you to start with a simple question. The question is:

Have you ever packed for a vacation or trip?

If your answer is yes, then you have already practiced minimalism.

Minimalism can feel very inaccessible and unreasonable to those who have only heard about it from news articles. Youve probably wondered if minimalism is really for you, if you have the strength to narrow down your possessions, or if you would be the same person without all your things. These questions are normal, and a misunderstanding of what minimalism can be has made it seem inaccessible to many people. But theres a reason minimalism was brought on your radar, and a reason you are reading this book right now. You want to see if it is for you.

And as we learned with my vacation packing question, you have already tried minimalism. And guess what? Youre still alive!

Minimalism is en vogue at the moment, and that means that every decluttering guru, minimalist blogger and minimalist author (who convinces you to get rid of all your things but at the same time, buy their book for your coffee table) has a guaranteed method to make you finally happy. You can be just like the extreme minimalism guru once you follow their plan. Once you get rid of all of your clothes, your home and your devices, you too can live in a van, own three shirts, two pairs of pants and one pair of shoes, and grow your own vegetables out on the open plains.

OK, maybe I am exaggerating a bit. But many minimalists live in barren, cold apartments with barely any possessions. They say this makes them truly happy.

But my form of minimalism is different. My minimalism is for everyone, not just extremists. And I am going to do something very radical with my minimalism book: I am not going to promise I can make you happy.

Crazy, right?

But you have come to the point where you are looking at minimalism as a lifestyle because youve acquired an overwhelming amount of stuff and youve realized that it doesnt make you happy. Things arent going to make you happy. But guess what? The absence of things isnt going to make you happy either.