A Simpler Life: a guide to greater serenity, case, and clarity

The modern world is a complicated and noisy place, and many people long for simplicity in their lives. This book is a guide to achieving simplicity across various areas, such as relationships, social lives, work routines, and possessions. It suggests that true simplicity requires understanding the roots of distractions and developing a respect for the reasons why things can become complex. It takes a psychological approach, guiding us towards less contorted hearts and minds and helping us live with far less than we currently believe we need.

Format: Hardback
Length: 216 pages
Publication date: 06 January 2022
Publisher: The School of Life Press

The modern world can be a complex, frenzied, and noisy place, filled with too many options, products, ideas, and opinions. This complexity often leads to a longing for simplicity, a life that can be more pared down, peaceful, and focused on the essentials. However, achieving true simplicity is not always easy, as it requires understanding the roots of our distractions and developing 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 explores how we can achieve simplicity across various areas of our lives, including relationships, social lives, work routines, and approaches to possessions and media. 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 is not enough that our lives should look simple; they must be simple from the inside. This book takes a psychological approach, guiding us towards less contorted hearts and minds. It suggests that once we truly know who we are and what we want, we will be able to live with far less than we currently believe we need. We have been drowning in excess and clutter for too long due to a confusion about our aspirations; A Simpler Life helps us tune out the static and focus on what properly matters to us.

In conclusion, the modern world can be overwhelming, but simplicity is a longing that we all share. This book provides a guide to achieving true simplicity in our lives, helping us to pare down our distractions, develop a canny respect for complexity, and focus on what truly matters to us. By tuning out the static and focusing on what properly matters, we can live with far less than we currently believe we need and find the peace and focus we crave in our busy lives.

Weight: 364g
Dimension: 187 x 151 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781912891689