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title: Minimalism
created: 2024-11-18T09:18:12
modified: 2025-12-21T15:01:26
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[@collinsSimplePathWealth2016]

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

> _“Shape clay into a vessel;
It is the space/emptiness within that makes it useful. Cut doors and windows for a room;
It is the holes which make it useful. Therefore benefit comes from what is there; Usefulness from what is not there.” — Laozi_ [^2]

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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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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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What is absolutely necessary \& Get rid of everything I don’t need

* To renounce all but the essentials!
* Have no excess stuff.

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Always eliminate first, then accumulate.

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[The Simplicity Audit](notion://www.notion.so/The-Simplicity-Audit-166618161adb46c39169eb3d0a435f91?pvs=4)

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

[^1]: _[“The things you own end up owning you” — Fight Club (1999 film)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp-eEVkKh60)_
[^2]: It’s the empty space that makes the room useful.