讓你迅速抓住快樂的10個心法
1. Less stuff = less stress.
The fewer possessions you have, the less you need to worry about maintaining, repairing, insuring, protecting, and paying for them.
1、擁有越少=壓力越少。
你擁有的財產越少，你越不用擔心財產的保值、維修、保險、保管、和用在它上面的花費。
2. Less stuff = more freedom.
Possessions are like anchors, tethering us to our houses (to store them), and our jobs (to pay for them). When you don’t have a houseful of stuff, you’re much more mobile and able to take advantage of opportunities as they arise.
2、擁有越少=自由越大。
財產像一個船錨，讓我們爲我們的房屋和工作畫地自牢，當你不再是一個房奴，更能把握住那些您曾視而不見的機會。
3. Less stuff = more time.
It takes time to plan for, research, and acquire a purchase (from driving around to stores, to surfing the web for consumer reviews). And it takes time to clean, maintain, and keep stuff in order once you own it. The less stuff you buy, the more time you have for other (more pleasurable) pursuits.
3、擁有越少=時間越多。
計劃、尋找、買一樣東西（從駕車去考察到在網上搜索消費者的評價）是很花時間的。整理、清潔、保管你的財產也要花很多時間。所以，你買少點東西，你將有更多時間放在你更喜歡的追求上。
4. Less stuff = more money.
The less you buy, the more you save. And who wouldn’t be happier with a little more money in their bank account?
4、擁有越少=錢越多。
你買得越少，你的錢存得越多，看到自己的銀行戶頭日漸充盈，誰會不開心？
5. Less stuff = less pressure to keep up with the Joneses.
When people know you’re a minimalist, they don’t expect you to have the latest and greatest toys and status symbols. In fact, they don’t expect you to have anything at all. (Actually, I’d love to see the Joneses become minimalist, and the competitive non-consumption that results.)
5、擁有越少=越少跟鄰居攀比的壓力。
當人們知道你是個簡約主義者的時候，他們就不會在意你是否擁有最新的，最酷的玩物或者其他象徵地位的物品。事實上，他們根本不在意你擁有的任何東西。（實際上，我很樂意看到鄰居變成簡約主義者，那麼這種競爭性的非消費就有結果了）
6. Less stuff = less to clean.
I prefer not to spend my weekends dusting around tchotchkes, and corralling wayward items into drawers, bins, and closets (and I suspect I’m not the only one!) What’s more: when you’re a minimalist, your house is more likely to look halfway decent when someone drops by unexpectedly.
6、擁有越少=清理越少。
我並不像浪費我的週末在那些小裝飾品、到處到處的小物品身邊打轉，把它們收拾進抽屜、垃圾桶、壁櫥。（我懷疑不僅僅是我有這種想法）。而且，當你是一個簡約主義者的時候，你的家就像一塊走到半路，不期而遇的硬幣。
7. Less stuff = more opportunity to be creative and resourceful.
I love the challenge of meeting a need, or completing a task, without purchasing something “extra.”
7、擁有越少=讓自己變得更富創造力和更機敏的機會越多。
我喜歡面對一個需要或者完成一項任務時的挑戰感，而不是買更多額外的東西。
8. Less stuff = a greener planet.
The fewer things you buy, the better for the environment. Rampant consumption is a terrible waste of the Earth’s natural resources.
8、擁有越少=一個更綠色的星球。
你買得越少，對環境越好。氾濫消費時對地球自然字眼的嚴重浪費。
9. Less stuff for me = more for others.
The resources of our planet are finite. When we over-consume, we take more than our fair share—leaving less for others, and future generations. A minimalist lifestyle helps restore the balance.
9、自己擁有越少=別人擁有越多。
我們地球上的資源是有限的。當我們過度消費的時候，留給別人和後代的就變少了。簡約主義者的生活方式幫助保持生態平衡。
10. Less stuff = more joy.
The fewer possessions you have to fuss over, the more time you have for friends, family, flowers, sunsets, and the beautiful things in life. And that—more than any consumer item—is the source of true happiness.
10、擁有越少=越多樂趣。
你花在擔心你的財產上的時間越少，你就有越多時間花在朋友、家人、甚至是花開、日落和生命中一切美好的東西。而這些，要比消費品多得多，這些纔是人生開心的源泉。
