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Bezig met laden... A Life Less Throwaway: The Lost Art of Buying for Lifedoor Tara Button
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. I do enjoy when I get validation from reads; here for me it was mostly that I do tend to keep things forever, and I try to be very mindful about what I bring in to my spaces. I don’t even know what’s trendy, so those worries for some doesn’t bother me at all. I definitely will be returning to this as I enjoyed some of the exercises and also want to continue to pay attention to the stuff in my life and how it’s affecting the world too. ( ) I liked best the history of advertising (such as Christine Frederick's book Selling Mrs. Consumer) and how it encourages low self worth in people in order to sell products that claim to bolster that worth. The author also presents some useful strategies for relying less on things and more on values and relationships with people. The practical aspects of buying and maintaining products for life almost seem like an afterthought. Recommended. Sometimes in life we need a reminder on how to be a grown-up. At least, I frequently do. In A Life Less Throwaway, The Lost Art of Buying For Life, Tara Button provides concrete steps for choosing and purchasing items that will last a lifetime-not just this week's trend. Reading this book was like having a great conversation over coffee. Button provides anecdotes and exercises on how to discover your personal style so you can make careful choices about your purchases. She describes how buying less, but purchasing high quality items that last a lifetime, can simplify your life while also freeing up some space in your pocket book. Tara Button covers a range of topics from why items don't last like they used to-I'm looking at you washing machines-to how advertising affects our buying habits. There is also information on how she created her website and her own story of how overspending and keeping up appearances led to debt and unhappiness. I found this to be an enjoyable read and I catch myself thinking about it while out shopping. I never thought I'd spend as much time comparing the hinges and type of plastic on camping coolers as I did the other day. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Now more than ever, we live in a society where we covet new and shiny things. Not only has consumption risen dramatically over the last 60 years, but we are damaging the environment at the same time. That is why buying quality and why Tara Button's Buy Me Once brand has such popular appeal. Tara Button has become a champion of a lifestyle called 'mindful curation' - a way of living in which we carefully choose each object in our lives, making sure we have the best, most classic, most pleasing and longest lasting - kettles, desks, pots & pans, scissors, coats and dresses, instead of surrounding ourselves with throwaway stuff and appliances with built-in obsolescence. Tara advocates a life that celebrates what lasts, what is classic and what really suits a person. There are 10 steps to master mindful curation and each is explained in this book, from understanding and using techniques to freeing yourself from external manipulations. Finding your purpose and priorities and identifying your core tastes and style. Learning how to let go of the superfluous and how to make wise choices going forwards. Mindful curation is a lifestyle choice that will make you happier, healthier and more fulfilled spiritual as well as helping save the planet. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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