A simpler life : a guide to greater serenity, ease and clarity / School of Life (Business enterprise).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

School of Life (Business enterprise), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Simplicity.

Conduct of life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (112 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : The School of Life, [2022]

Summary:

This book explores ideas around minimalism, simplicity and how to live comfortably with less. The modern world can be a complicated, frenzied, and noisy place, filled with too many options, products, ideas and opinions. That explains why what many of us long for is simplicity: a life that can be more pared down, peaceful, and focused on the essentials. But finding simplicity is not always easy; it isn't just a case of emptying out our closets or trimming back commitments in our diaries. True simplicity requires that we understand the roots of our distractions - and develop a canny respect for the stubborn reasons why things can grow complex and overwhelming. This book is a guide to the simpler lives we crave and deserve. It considers how we might achieve simplicity across a range of areas. Along the way, we learn about Zen Buddhism, modernist architecture, monasteries, psychoanalysis, and why we probably don't need more than three good friends or a few treasured belongings. It isn't enough that our lives should look simple; they need to be simple from the inside. This book takes a psychological approach, guiding us towards less contorted hearts and minds. We have for too long been drowning in excess and clutter from a confusion about our aspirations; A Simpler Life helps us tune out the static and focus on what properly matters to us.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Contents

Introduction

I. Simpler Relationships

i. Becoming more straightforward

ii. Simpler dates

iii. Simpler relationships

iv. Simpler families

II. A Simpler Social Life

i. What others think

ii. How many friends do we need?

iii. How often do we need to go out?

III. A Simpler Lifestyle

i. How to live in a hut

ii. How to enjoy a provincial life

iii. Why we need quieter days

iv. How to go to bed earlier

v. How to be a modern monk

vi. Good materialism

IV. Work and Simplicity

i. Thinking rather than doing

ii. Voluntary poverty

iii. The terror of simplicity

V. Culture and Simplicity

i. How to be less pretentious

ii. How to read fewer books

iii. How to care less about the news

iv. How to travel less

Conclusion

i. How to retire early

ii. Glamour and simplicity

iii. Purpose and simplicity

Image credits

Copyright.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: The, Life of School A Simpler Life

ISBN:

9781915087010

1915087015

OCLC:

1281979681