在纷繁复杂的时代浪潮中，我们探寻极致的简约主义——追求物质、工作与欲望的极致简约，以期在喧嚣中寻得一片宁静之地。

Amidst the complex waves of the times, we seek the ultimate simplicity—pursuing the extreme simplicity of material possessions, work, and desires, in the hope of finding a peaceful haven amidst the hustle and bustle.

1. 老子说：“少则得，多则惑。”

1. Laozi said, "Less is more, and more is confusing."

2. 苹果创始人乔布斯一生奉行极简主义。从1998年到2010年，每一次苹果发布会上，他都穿搭同样风格的衣服：一件黑色T恤，扎紧蓝色牛仔裤里。

2. Apple's founder, Steve Jobs, adhered to minimalism throughout his life. From 1998 to 2010, at every Apple product launch, he wore clothes of the same style: a black T-shirt tucked into tight-fitting blue jeans.

3. 人生的痛苦，在于我们需要的不多，而想要的太多。攀比的欲望，内心的执念，占有的贪婪，把我们的生命裹挟其中，不能自已。

3. The pain of life lies in the fact that we do not need much, but we want too much. The desire for comparison, the obsession within us, the greed for possession, engulf our lives, leaving us unable to control ourselves.

4. 如果你看过点儿《完美关系》，你肯定会被演员陈数的气场所吸引。曾经有一段时间，陈数停下了拍戏的脚步，这对一位演员来说无异于“自杀”。

4. If you've watched a bit of "Perfect Relationship," you must have been attracted by the presence of actress Chen Shu. There was a time when Chen Shu stopped acting, which was akin to "suicide" for an actor.

5. 在他30岁时，他的家里极其简单，一盏桌灯，一把椅子，一张床，还有一张爱因斯坦的照片。

5. At the age of 30, his home was extremely simple, with only a table lamp, a chair, a bed, and a photo of Einstein.

6. 除此之外再无其它，就是这样的简单，简单到简陋的极简。

6. Apart from this, there is nothing else; it is that simple, simple to the point of being rudimentary.

7. 陶渊明为了改善家境贫穷的面貌，出仕为宦，先后做过江州祭酒和彭泽县令。

7. Tao Yuanming, in order to improve the poor condition of his family, entered the civil service and successively served as the Jiuju (priest) of Jiangzhou and the County Magistrate of Pengze.

8. 全心全意做这些工作，这会改变你的一天（同时也给你一间干净的房间）。

8. Devote yourself wholeheartedly to these tasks, and it will change your day (and also give you a clean room).

9. 知乎上有108万人关注极简主义风格，有关极简主义的讨论更是达到了29万个讨论。

9. On Zhihu, there are 1.08 million users following minimalist style, and discussions about minimalism have reached 290,000 topics.

10. 最后，巴菲特告诉弗林特，以后要不惜一切代价，避免在剩余的20个目标上投入精力，要把全部的精力都放在前5个必须要完成的目标上。

10. Finally, Buffett told Flint to avoid investing any effort in the remaining 20 goals at all costs in the future, and to focus all of their energy on the first 5 goals that must be completed.

11. 有一次，一位房地产开发商听闻启功出场，便准备好笔墨纸砚请他为自己的楼盘题字，而且润笔费相当可观。

11. On one occasion, upon hearing that Qi Gong was to appear, a real estate developer prepared ink, brush, paper, and inkstone and asked him to inscribe characters for his new housing project, and the honorarium was quite substantial.

12. “从前的日色变得慢，车，马，邮件都慢。一生只够爱一个人。”这样的生活早已成为了奢侈。

12. "The days of the past were slow, the carriages, horses, and mail were all slow. A lifetime is enough to love only one person." Such a life has long become a luxury.

13. 梭罗说：“我们每天努力忙碌，用力生活，却总在不知不觉之间遗失什么。”

Thoreau said, "We toil and strive and struggle with all our might so that, at some future time, we may be able to be idle and enjoy ourselves."

14. 扎克伯格同样也是一位极简主义的奉行者，这是他的一条推特。

14. Zuckerberg is also a minimalist, as evidenced by this tweet of his.

15. 今天想要瘦身，明天想要学习设计，后天想要学习绘画。

15. Today I want to slim down, tomorrow I want to learn design, and the day after tomorrow I want to learn painting.

16. 法国作家拉罗什富科也说过：“整天只知道为琐碎的小事忙碌的人，必然成不了大器。”

16. The French writer La Rochefoucauld also said: "A person who is busy with trivial matters all day long will never achieve great things."

17. 正是因为如此种种，越来越多的人喜欢上了简约风格，喜欢上简单简单的极简生活方式。

17. It is precisely because of all these things that an increasing number of people have fallen in love with the minimalist style, and with the simple and straightforward minimalist lifestyle.

18. 精简自己的欲望，丰盈精神世界，才能活得轻松，充实，圆满。

18. To live a light, fulfilling, and complete life, one must simplify their desires and enrich their spiritual world.

19. 一个人有追求是好事，关键是要有底线，有原则，有限度。欲望一旦泛滥，人会迷失自我，变成欲望的奴隶，万劫不复。

19. It is a good thing for a person to have aspirations, but the key is to have a bottom line, principles, and limits. Once desires run wild, a person may lose themselves, become a slave to desires, and be doomed to eternal suffering.

20. 不浪费时间在无聊的事物上，全心贯注投入到有意义的生活之中。

20. Do not waste time on trivial matters and immerse yourself wholeheartedly in meaningful life.

21. 许多事情你都想要去做，可是，一天的时间只有24小时，今天你透支时间，明天你透支的就可能是生命的长度。

21. There are many things you want to do, but, there are only 24 hours in a day, and if you overdraw time today, you may overdraw the length of your life tomorrow.

22. 极简主义生活者一般都会有这几个特点，来看看你是不是极简主义生活者呢？

22. Minimalist lifestyle enthusiasts generally have the following characteristics; let's see if you are a minimalist lifestyle enthusiast?

23. 三分钟的激情只能维持一时。付诸实践却往往半途而废，结果，想要学习的想法只能晃悠在脑子里。

23. Three minutes of passion can only last for a moment. In practice, it often fizzles out halfway, resulting in the desire to learn lingering only in the mind.

24. 精简欲望，放下一些外在的束缚，才能轻装前行，活好自己。

24. Simplify desires, let go of some external restraints, and you can move forward lightened and live well for yourself.

25. 这样看起来朴素简约，落落大方，很好的诠释了乔布斯的人生信条：“少即是多”。

25. It looks simple and modest, with a dignified demeanor, which beautifully embodies Steve Jobs' life philosophy: "Less is more."

26. 极简主义者的生活也许看起来简单纯粹 ，但并不适合大多数人 ，大家还是要选择自己舒服的生活方式，用自己喜欢的方式过一生。极简生活，并非字面意思的简单生活，也有些人认为就是粗茶淡饭，或者是远离物质，远离与人交往～诸如此类。极简不是把生活中所有的东西都扔掉，而是建立一种生活态度，改掉过去的臃肿积累物品的习惯，进而追求一种身心的放松与和谐，让自己彻底从物欲的牢笼中解脱出来，让自己有更多的时间和精力去从事自己喜欢和热爱的工作当中哦。

26. A minimalist's life may appear simple and pure, but it is not suitable for most people. Everyone should choose a comfortable lifestyle for themselves and live life in the way they like. Minimalist living is not just a literal interpretation of a simple life; some people also think of it as eating simple meals, or as keeping away from materialism and social interactions ~ things like that. Minimalism is not about throwing away everything in life, but about establishing a lifestyle, changing the habit of accumulating excess items from the past, and then pursuing a state of relaxation and harmony for both body and mind, allowing oneself to be completely freed from the cage of material desires, and to have more time and energy to engage in the work they like and love.

27. 不料启功脸色一沉道：

27. Unexpectedly, Qi Geng's expression turned serious as he said:

28. 中国当代知名书画家启功，是清代雍正皇帝的九世孙。

28. Qi Gong, a contemporary well-known Chinese calligrapher and painter, is the ninth descendant of Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty.

29. 着眼的东西越少，越能从容不迫，获得成功和幸福。占有的东西越多，束缚越多，活得就越沉重，越危险。

29. The less one is attached to things, the more relaxed and composed one can be, and the more likely one is to achieve success and happiness. The more possessions one has, the more constraints one faces, and the heavier and more dangerous one's life becomes.

30. 让自己的心灵为身体和物质所累，怎能不悲伤失落呢？以前追求物质，误了自己。今天幡然醒悟，去过朴素潇洒的生活，一切都为时不晚。

30. How can one not feel sad and lost when one allows one's soul to be burdened by the body and material things? In the past, I pursued material things and missed myself. Today, I have had a sudden realization and have decided to live a simple and carefree life. It's never too late for that.

31. 放下我执，过极简的生活，人生将会云淡风轻，从容自在。

31. Let go of ego, live a minimalist life, and life will be as light as clouds and carefree.

32. 其实，外在的物质可以失去，内心的迷失往往会令你抓狂。

32. In fact, external material things can be lost, but inner confusion often drives you crazy.

33. 他一生都奉行“少即是多”的理念，把主要的精力都投入到他所认为的最重要的事业当中。

33. He has adhered to the philosophy of "less is more" throughout his life, devoting most of his energy to what he considers to be the most important cause.

34. 老子说：“物无美恶，过则为灾。”

34. Laozi said, "There is no inherent beauty or evil in things; it is excess that leads to disaster."

35. 他在官场迎来送往，繁文缛节，卑躬屈膝，内心十分厌恶。最后，挂印辞官，归隐田园。

35. He navigated the bureaucratic world with its rituals and formalities, bowing and scraping, and felt intense loathing in his heart. Finally, he resigned from office and retreated to the countryside.

36. 纷繁的世界，生活会失控，思想失控的频率也越来越高。

36. In the complex world, life can get out of control, and the frequency of losing control over thoughts is also increasing.

37. 1996年启功将在香港义卖所得的163万元人民币，用作帮助贫困学生的奖学助学基金，却坚持不肯以他的名字命名。

37. In 1996, Qi Gong used the 1.63 million yuan RMB he earned from an auction in Hong Kong to establish a scholarship fund to assist poor students, but he insistently refused to name it after himself.

38. 如果你少做，你可以更专注地、慢慢地、更彻底地做这些事情，

38. If you do less, you can focus more, do it more slowly, and more thoroughly with these things.