{"id":13295,"date":"2014-10-11T01:18:21","date_gmt":"2014-10-11T08:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/becomingblog.wpengine.com\/?p=13295"},"modified":"2024-03-14T13:57:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T20:57:41","slug":"inspiring-simplicity-1014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/inspiring-simplicity-1014\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiring Simplicity. Weekend Reads."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13296 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/read-inspiration-simplicity.jpg\" alt=\"read-inspiration-simplicity\" width=\"600\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/read-inspiration-simplicity.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/read-inspiration-simplicity-300x145.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Minimalism is the intentional promotion of the things we most value and the removal of everything that distracts us from it. It requires a conscious decision. It is a countercultural lifestyle that stands against the culture of overconsumption that surrounds us.<\/p>\n<p>The world we live in is not friendly to the pursuit of minimalism. Its tendencies and relentless advertising campaigns call us to acquire more, better, faster, and newer. The journey of finding simplicity requires consistent inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>For that reason, I hope you will make an effort this weekend to find a quiet moment with a cup of coffee or tea and enjoy some of these hand-picked articles to encourage more simplicity in your life.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@louisrosenfeld\/letting-go-of-things-and-history-82cb1851de35\">Letting go of things. And history.<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\">Medium<\/a> by\u00a0Louis Rosenfeld. What personal rubbish lurks under the stairs of your basement? Or in your mind? Let it go. And make your life awesome.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/christianpf.com\/how-i-made-2k-decluttering\/\">How I made $2,145 last month by decluttering<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/christianpf.com\">ChristianPF<\/a> by Bob Lotich.\u00a0A few months ago I began a journey towards minimalism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minimalism is the intentional promotion of the things we most value and the removal of everything that distracts us from it. It requires a conscious decision. It is a countercultural lifestyle that stands against the culture of overconsumption that surrounds us. The world we live in is not friendly to the pursuit of minimalism. 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