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

By Michael Martins

Minimalism for Regular People

Are you tired of stuff owning your life? Do you feel your life is too cluttered to focus on the things which are important to you? Would you like to simplify your life without going crazy about it? The “Moderate Minimalism series” were written for people who want to become minimalists, yet prefer to own more than 100 things or just one couch.

Minimalism Isn’t about Living Like a Monk

In the second book you’ll learn how to find meaning and happiness in your life by following the principles of moderate minimalism. The book contains several stories that portray the use of the principles in real life.

Here’s what you’ll learn from the book:

• why happiness is not the things you have


• what my father’s death taught me about happiness


• why we don’t derive meaning from the things we have


• why experiences hold more meaning


• why you’ll never fill a void in life by gathering more and more stuff


• how to embrace purpose in life


• what asking for comped whiskey taught me about living freely


• how to develop meaningful relationships (and how I learned the hard way why my relationships were meaningless)


• how I made new friends by stepping outside my comfort zone


• 4 types of relationships that illuminate our lives


• why distractions will make you unhappy


• how to overcome distractions to start living a meaningful life


• what beans, rice and jerky taught me about finding balance


• how I rediscovered my purpose during a road trip

Do You Want to Live with Just 100 Things?

Life is meant to be enjoyed, and Minimalism for Regular People will teach you how to do it without unnecessary clutter (and zero extreme minimalism dogma).

You too can rediscover happiness in life by following the advice from the book and applying the principles of moderate minimalism in your life.

PS. All buyers will receive a gift and access to exclusive content to help them simplify their lives.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bright Sky Media Publishing
• Release date: Apr 24, 2015
• ISBN: 9781507063460

Book preview

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To show you my appreciation for supporting my work, I want to give you a free gift. Click on the link below to access it:

http://www.bsmpublishing.com/mm1/

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.

I hope you find it valuable.

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