Minimalism for Regular People (Book 2): How to Find Meaning and Happiness in Your Life by Following the Principles of Minimalism: Moderate Minimalism Series, #2

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This bonus chapter lists six steps to simplify your life. You can use it anytime you need a quick reminder of the basics of moderate minimalism.

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Michael

Contents

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Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 – Happiness Is Not the Things You Have

Why Did I Own So Much Stuff?

What about a Plate of Cookies Brings You Happiness?

Dying with the Most Stuff Isn’t Winning the Game

Chapter 2 – Why Experiences Hold More Meaning

The Empty House

A Void He Could Never Fill

Chapter 3 – Embrace Purpose in Your Life

Where Are You Most Comfortable?

Check Your Ego at the Door

Chapter 4 – The Satisfaction of Connection

Why Were My Relationships Meaningless?

The Default Selection

Chapter 5 – Relationships that Illuminate

Connecting through Values

The Teacher

The Partner

The Lover

The Student

Chapter 6 – Diversions that Diminish

An Incessant Two Week Struggle

Overcoming Distractions

Chapter 7 – Tying It All Together

The Case for Balance

Afterword

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Introduction

As a minimalist, though moderate in my bearing, I chose to reject the excessive collection of things. I had discovered that these items brought no significance to my life. They distracted me. But as any physicist will caution, nature abhors a vacuum. To feel complete, I needed to fill my life with something meaningful.

What I discovered was something I think we lack. When I was a mere consumer, my purpose had been to buy things from which I attempted to derive meaning. When I shifted from that focused perspective, I discovered something surprising.

The great wealth of our life’s occurrences guides and shapes our