{"product_id":"a-simpler-life","title":"A Simpler Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book explores ideas around minimalism, simplicity and how to live comfortably with less.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe modern world can be a complicated, frenzied, and noisy place, filled with too many options, products, ideas and opinions. That explains why what many of us long for is simplicity: a life that can be more pared down, peaceful, and focused on the essentials.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut finding simplicity is not always easy; it isn't just a case of emptying out our closets or trimming back commitments in our diaries. True simplicity requires that we understand the roots of our distractions - and develop a canny respect for the stubborn reasons why things can grow complex and overwhelming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a guide to the simpler lives we crave and deserve. It considers how we might achieve simplicity across a range of areas. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt isn't enough that our lives should look simple; they need to be simple from the inside. This book takes a psychological approach, guiding us towards less contorted hearts and minds. We have for too long been drowning in excess and clutter from a confusion about our aspirations; A Simpler Life helps us tune out the static and focus on what properly matters to us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e192 pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"School of Life","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42154812440818,"sku":"9781912891689","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0834\/0231\/files\/ASimplerLife.png?v=1730459652","url":"https:\/\/www.paper-smiths.mom\/products\/a-simpler-life","provider":"Papersmiths","version":"1.0","type":"link"}