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Everything That Remains: A Memoir by the Minimalists QUOTES

Everything That Remains: A Memoir by the Minimalists QUOTES

41 " A lot of work goes into simply acquiring and maintaining my myriad possessions. It weighs on me. “It "

― Joshua Fields Millburn , Everything That Remains: A Memoir by the Minimalists

42 " True passion, however, arises after you’ve put in the long hours necessary to become a skilled craftsman, a skillset you can then leverage to have an impact, to gain autonomy and respect, to shape and control your destiny. "

― Joshua Fields Millburn , Everything That Remains: A Memoir by the Minimalists

43 " Around her I want to be a better version of myself, the best version of myself. "

― Joshua Fields Millburn , Everything That Remains: A Memoir by the Minimalists

44 " we are what we focus on. "

― Joshua Fields Millburn , Everything That Remains: A Memoir by the Minimalists

45 " But even while Rome is burning, there’s somehow time for shopping at IKEA. Social imperatives are a merciless bitch. Everyone is attempting to buy what no one can sell. "

― Joshua Fields Millburn , Everything That Remains: A Memoir by the Minimalists

46 " Progress requires practice and dedication and, to a certain extent, a healthy obsession. Hence, passion is a mixture of love and obsession. "

― Joshua Fields Millburn , Everything That Remains: A Memoir by the Minimalists

47 " I’m talking serious health issues: obesity, gout, cancer, heart attacks, high blood pressure, you name it. These guys are plagued with every ailment associated with stress and anxiety. Some even wear it as a morbid badge of honor, as if it’s noble or courageous or something. A coworker, a good friend of mine on a similar trajectory, recently had his first heart attack—at age thirty. "

― Joshua Fields Millburn , Everything That Remains: A Memoir by the Minimalists

48 " I used to reach for my phone every few minutes no matter where I was—even at the urinal. Even when the phone wasn’t with me I would reach for it. I was programmed to do so. I call this the Twitch. That "

― Joshua Fields Millburn , Everything That Remains: A Memoir by the Minimalists

49 " I call it the 20/20 Theory: basically, anything I jettison can be replaced for less than twenty dollars, in less than twenty minutes from my current location—if I discover I truly need to replace it. "

― Joshua Fields Millburn , Everything That Remains: A Memoir by the Minimalists

50 " Live a Meaningful Life, which uses the concepts of minimalism "

― Joshua Fields Millburn , Everything That Remains: A Memoir by the Minimalists

51 " 108. I guess sometimes the ending isn't really the end. (Ryan Nicomedus) "

― Joshua Fields Millburn , Everything That Remains: A Memoir by the Minimalists

52 " Cash—not a debit card, but cold hard cash—is the only currency I use these days; it’s harder to part with, makes me cerebrate over each purchase. Every "

― Joshua Fields Millburn , Everything That Remains: A Memoir by the Minimalists

53 " Taking time for ourselves, especially when we're overwhelmed and don't want to, helps declutter the mind. Everyone has twenty minutes a day to clear their mental clutter. "

― Joshua Fields Millburn , Everything That Remains: A Memoir by the Minimalists

54 " In the past, we all wanted to be liked; now we just want to be "Liked.".... "

― Joshua Fields Millburn , Everything That Remains: A Memoir by the Minimalists

55 " When I got rid of the majority of my possessions, I was forced to confront my darker side, compelled to ask questions I wasn’t prepared for: When did I give so much meaning to material possessions? What is truly important in life? Why am I discontented? Who is the person I want to become? How will I define my own success? "

― Joshua Fields Millburn , Everything That Remains: A Memoir by the Minimalists

56 " allows "

― Joshua Fields Millburn , Everything That Remains: A Memoir by the Minimalists

57 " Social imperatives are a merciless bitch. Everyone is attempting to buy what no one can sell. "

― Joshua Fields Millburn , Everything That Remains: A Memoir by the Minimalists

58 " So instead of Going Viral, I focus on one thing: Adding Value. "

― Joshua Fields Millburn , Everything That Remains: A Memoir by the Minimalists

59 " The real problem is that for the last decade—the last three decades—I haven’t questioned my unchecked consumption. But our pacifiers can pacify us for only so long. Desire always begets more desire. And thus the American Dream is a misnomer, a broken shiny thing, like a new car without an engine. There "

― Joshua Fields Millburn , Everything That Remains: A Memoir by the Minimalists