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title: Minimalism
modified: 2026-08-04
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> “It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.” — Bruce Lee

> “The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.” — Hans Hofmann

[@collinsSimplePathWealth2016]

> “You own the things you own and they in turn own you.” [^1]

> “It isn’t the stuff. It’s what the stuff means.” — Joe Dominguez, [Your Money or Your Life](https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1509321)

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Simple Living (極簡生活)

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減法人生

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一切從簡

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去蕪存菁

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**精實思考（Lean Thinking）**：源自豐田生產方式（TPS），強調「創造最大價值，消除一切浪費」。

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Let’s declutter/downsize/simplify!

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斷捨離 — 日本作家、演講家與整理術專家「山下英子」所提出的概念

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Freedom often comes from _needing less_, not from _gaining more._

See also: [The Monk & The Minister](https://huam.ing/the-monk-and-the-minister)

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Always eliminate first, then accumulate.

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# Types

1. Functional Minimalism
2. Aesthetic Minimalism

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# [Everything Must Be Paid for Twice](https://www.raptitude.com/2022/01/everything-must-be-paid-for-twice/)

* There are 2 costs: 1. Cost in _money_ to purchase, 2. Cost in _time_ to use/learn/manage.
* 第一次支付是用金錢換取你想要的東西，比如一本書、一個 App 或是一輛自行車。
* 但要真正享用這些東西，還需要進行第二次支付。這次支付的是你的時間和努力，才能從中獲得實際的價值。
* 第二次支付的成本可能遠高於第一次支付。例如，購買一本書可能只需要 20 元，但真正讀完它可能需要花費 10 小時。只有完成第二次支付，這本書的價值才能真正體現。如果沒有第二次支付，那第一次支付幾乎毫無意義，和把錢丟進垃圾桶差不多。

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[Simple is beautiful](simple-is-beautiful.md)

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[The Simplicity Audit](the-simplicity-audit.md)

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[Addition by subtraction](addition-by-subtraction.md)

[^1]: _[“The things you own end up owning you.” — Fight Club (1999 film)](https://youtu.be/zp-eEVkKh60)_