Thanks to the Gutenberg Project I compiled Thoreau's "Walden" and "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience" into one beautiful and free pdf for you to download.
Love how packaging both texts together shows that minimalism isn't just about less stuff but about ethical boundries. Thoreau's jail night proved that reducing obligations to the state can be as powrful as reducing posessions. The "live deliberately" angle feels even more urgent today when algorithm curate our entire attention economy.
Love how packaging both texts together shows that minimalism isn't just about less stuff but about ethical boundries. Thoreau's jail night proved that reducing obligations to the state can be as powrful as reducing posessions. The "live deliberately" angle feels even more urgent today when algorithm curate our entire attention economy.
yes, I believe having less stuff in the context of minimalism is not the goal but a tool.
Related to Thoreau's night in jail, I found this quote today and found it very fitting:
"The sheep will spend its entire life fearing the wolf, only to be eaten by the shepherd."
(African proverb)