Name: 破解極簡主義心態：你比想象中更接近 (Cracking the Minimalist Mindset: You're Closer than you Think!)
Uploaded: 2024-07-16T00:34:56.000Z
Duration: 16 min 43 s

嗨，我是珍，是個極簡主義者。

I don't think it means what you think it means.

我覺得它的意思和你想的不一樣。

I'm not obviously a minimalist to most people's way of thinking.

在大多數人看來，我顯然不是一個極簡主義者。

If you've watched other videos by me, you'll know that I have more bookshelves, also full, covered in tchotchkes, and every flat surface in my home has something, if not multiple things, upon it.

如果你看過我的其他視頻，你就會知道我有更多的書架，也是滿滿的，上面擺滿了小玩意兒，家裡的每個平面上都擺放著一些東西，甚至是多件東西。

And if you want to exit out of this video and call me delusional, well, at first glance, I understand.

如果你想退出這段視頻，說我有妄想症，那麼，乍一看，我理解。

But if you can stick with me for eight minutes, I bet I can change your mind.

但如果你能堅持八分鐘，我打賭我能改變你的想法。

And I might even unveil you as a minimalist, too.

我可能還會揭穿你是個極簡主義者。

You see, there are literally hundreds of videos out there on minimalism on YouTube, on the internet, everywhere, which focus mainly on decluttering, purging, simplifying, other terms like that.

你看，YouTube 上、互聯網上，到處都有數以百計的關於極簡主義的視頻，主要集中在整理、清理、簡化等術語上。

And if you were to vastly oversimplify minimalism, then getting rid of stuff, stopping buying stuff, and living a simple, quiet life in the countryside devoid of stuff would be what most people think it is.

如果把極簡主義過於簡單化，那麼大多數人就會認為，極簡主義就是扔掉東西，不再買東西，在鄉下過一種簡單、安靜、沒有東西的生活。

You see, at its core, minimalism isn't really about getting rid of everything and purging everything and decluttering everything and not buying anything without getting rid of something first.

要知道，極簡主義的核心並不是要擺脫一切、清理一切、整理一切，以及不先擺脫一些東西就不買任何東西。

At its core, minimalism is about control, making conscious decisions to control your environment, your thinking, your relationships, your time and energy, your focus and attention.

極簡主義的核心是控制，有意識地決定如何控制你的環境、思維、人際關係、時間和精力、注意力和關注點。

For great swaths of the population, making a decision, let alone a conscious decision about anything can be alarmingly difficult, if not impossible.

對於大多數人來說，做決定，更不用說有意識地決定任何事情了，即使不是不可能，也會困難得令人震驚。

And it's because they're constantly being distracted and fed information from a myriad of different sources and having their attention diverted.

這是因為他們經常被分散注意力，從無數不同的管道獲得資訊，注意力被轉移。

They have no time to sort through and make sense of any of it.

他們沒有時間去梳理和理解其中的任何內容。

In order to make any kind of decision, let alone a good one, you need to be able to focus on good information from reliable sources and have the time, energy and attention span available to process it.

為了做出任何決定，更不用說一個好的決定，你需要能夠專注於來自可靠來源的好資訊，並有時間、精力和注意力來處理這些資訊。

If you pare down everything in your life to only things which have usefulness and meaning to you, if you're intentional about what you allow to come into your life, and in both cases, the paring down and the letting in, this includes people, possessions, information, then you won't have distractions, clutter and diversions.

如果你把生活中的一切都縮減到只剩下對你有用和有意義的東西，如果你有意識地讓什麼東西進入你的生活，包括人、財產、資訊，那麼你就不會分心、雜亂和轉移注意力。

You'll have created a life where you're free to be joyful, creative and worry-free.

你將創造出一種自由快樂、富有創造力、無憂無慮的生活。

Decision-making becomes easy when you're the one in control of all of the carefully curated inputs.

當你掌控了所有精心策劃的輸入資訊時，決策就變得輕而易舉。

If like me, you're not distracted by having tchotchkes all over your desk, cool.

如果你和我一樣，不會因為滿桌的小玩意兒而分心，那就酷斃了。

If you need a soundproof room in beige in order to work productively, also cool.

如果您需要一間米色的隔音室來提高工作效率，那也很酷。

That's because there's no one size fits all formula to creating this minimalist life, but the end goal is the same for everyone.

這是因為創造這種極簡生活沒有一個放之四海而皆準的公式，但最終目標對每個人來說都是一樣的。

Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist offers this definition.

成為極簡主義者》的約書亞-貝克爾給出了這樣的定義。

Minimalism is the intentional promotion of the things that bring you joy and the removal of those that do not.

極簡主義就是有意識地提升那些能給你帶來快樂的東西，去除那些不能給你帶來快樂的東西。

If you eliminate everything in your life that doesn't serve you, your goals, your purpose, your health, your wellbeing, then you're a minimalist.

如果你消除了生活中一切不利於你、不利於你的目標、不利於你的目的、不利於你的健康、不利於你的幸福的東西，那麼你就是一個極簡主義者。

And minimalism is a path, a never-ending path.

極簡主義是一條路，一條永無止境的路。

It's not an item that you can just tick a box and say, okay, done for the day.

這不是一個你只需打勾，然後說 "好吧，今天就這樣吧 "的項目。

Every day you're presented with choices, with options, with scenarios, and you need to make that faithful decision every time.

每天你都要面對選擇、選項和各種情況，每次你都需要做出忠實的決定。

I love my books, real books, used and scenting this little cave of an office that I live in for eight hours every day.

我喜歡我的書，真正的書，用過的書，讓我每天八小時都生活在這個小山洞裡。

Yes, there's a word for what old books smell like.

是的，有一個詞可以形容舊書的味道。

And even though this office is, I mean, it's for work, I love it.

雖然這間辦公室是工作用的，但我還是很喜歡。

我把這裡變成了一個歡迎我的地方。

It's personal, it's comfortable, and it's comforting.

它是個人的、舒適的、令人欣慰的。

I couldn't stay eight hours a day in a space that was all straight lines, gray, uncluttered and impersonal without having my productivity being severely hampered.

我無法每天在一個全是直線、灰色、雜亂無章、毫無個性的空間裡待上八個小時，否則我的工作效率就會受到嚴重影響。

Practical and functional doesn't have to mean sparse and bare for me.

對我來說，實用和功能性並不意味著稀疏和簡陋。

It might be that that's what it takes to make you more productive.

也許正是因為這樣，你的工作效率才會更高。

I understand that a lot of people think that the busyness of having shelves full and surfaces covered with objects is just too distracting, and they need a quiet visual field in order to focus and be productive.

我知道，很多人認為，架子上擺滿了東西，表面上佈滿了物件，這種忙碌的感覺太讓人分心了，他們需要一個安靜的視野，才能集中注意力，提高工作效率。

I need the comforting presence of my stuff to feel creative and centered.

我需要我的東西來安慰我，讓我感到有創造力和中心。

So for me, having my shelves full and stuff on countertops is serving me and serving my path.

是以，對我來說，把書架擺滿，把東西放在臺面上，就是在為我服務，為我的人生道路服務。

But it doesn't for the vast majority of people who are also striving to be minimalist.

但對於絕大多數同樣追求極簡主義的人來說，卻並非如此。

But I do have areas of common ground with my fellow wannabe declutterers.

不過，我和我的那些想做 "整理者 "的同伴們倒是有一些共同點。

Now everybody who follows my channel, watches my videos, knows that I am not a clothes horse.

現在，每個關注我的頻道、觀看我的視頻的人都知道，我不是一匹 "衣冠禽獸"。

But Ms. Westwood does make an excellent broader point.

不過，韋斯特伍德女士確實提出了一個很好的更廣泛的觀點。

Choose something, whether it be a piece of clothing, a microwave, or a new friend, that you'll wear, use, read, listen to, or admire for the longterm with the intention of keeping it forever.

無論是一件衣服、一個微波爐，還是一個新朋友，都要選擇你會長期穿戴、使用、閱讀、聆聽或欣賞的東西，並打算永遠保留它。

Spend the time, the energy, the money to make that happen.

花時間、精力和金錢來實現這一點。

Look, I know you can't buy a microwave that will last 30 years, but that is kind of my goal.

聽著，我知道你不可能買到能用 30 年的微波爐，但這是我的目標。

I have a lot of books, books that I'll never in a million years trade in or give away or recycle.

我有很多書，這些書我一輩子都不會換掉、送人或回收。

But in the last 10 years, I've been trying to upgrade my book game.

但在過去的 10 年裡，我一直在努力提升我的讀書水準。

Let go of some of the beaten up, ragged, cheaper purchases from my lean younger years and replace them with first editions.

我放棄了年輕時購買的一些破爛不堪的便宜貨，取而代之的是初版。

You've seen me with my book haul from the Victoria Hughes book sale.

你見過我帶著從維多利亞-休斯圖書銷售處淘來的書。

Not a first edition in sight, but I have definitely narrowed my focus when it comes to my book buying.

雖然沒有看到第一版，但我買書的範圍肯定縮小了。

And this quality thing applies to relationships as well.

When you're young and you're trying to fit in, having a lot of friends is a good thing.

年輕時，你想融入社會，有很多朋友是件好事。

I'm an introvert, so I don't have, need, or want a lot of people in my life.

我是一個內向的人，所以我的生活中沒有、不需要也不想有很多人。

But being a minimalist, or maybe just being older and wiser, makes me look at new friendships and evaluate them for usefulness and longevity.

但是，作為一個極簡主義者，或者只是年紀大了，更有智慧了，我開始審視新的友誼，評估它們是否有用，是否能長久。

Does this new person take more than they give?

這個新人的索取是否多於付出？

Am I left at a deficit every time I interact with them?

我是否每次與他們交流時都會處於劣勢？

Do they add to my life, my health, my goals, or take away?

它們是為我的生活、健康和目標錦上添花，還是功虧一簣？

Recognizing quality, prioritizing it, and letting go of or upgrading the things in my life that have served their purpose applies not just to possessions, but to people too.

認識品質，確定優先次序，放棄或更新生活中已經達到目的的東西，這不僅適用於財產，也適用於人。

I smile at the memories of my ratty, cheap, falling apart at the spine copy of Wuthering Heights that I bought in university and upgrade to...

回憶起大學時買的那本破舊、廉價、書脊都快散架的《呼嘯山莊》，我不禁會心一笑，並將其升級為...

I quietly, gently, but firmly let go of a friendship that has run its course.

我悄悄地、輕輕地，但堅定地放下了一段已經結束的友誼。

And while I might be adding benefit to their life by being encouraging and understanding all the time, they're not adding anything to mine.

雖然我一直鼓勵和理解他們，可能會給他們的生活帶來益處，但他們並沒有給我的生活帶來任何益處。

Quality requires money and emotional maturity.

And I mean, you can only afford what you can afford.

我的意思是，你只能買得起你能買得起的東西。

是以，對我來說，這是一項正在進行中的工作。

But quality is always a factor in my decision-making.

但品質始終是我做決定的一個因素。

Now, I'm just going to continue using my books as an example, but you should feel free to swap them out for something that brings you joy and that will be with you on your journey to a minimalist lifestyle.

現在，我將繼續用我的書作為例子，但你可以隨意把它們換成能給你帶來快樂的東西，讓它們陪伴你走過極簡生活的旅程。

I found them in used bookstores, in attics, in book bins.

我是在舊書店、閣樓和書箱裡找到它們的。

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