You may have experienced such a moment： You turn on your mobile phone only to find a flood of notifications. It drives you crazy. So you delete all of them with one click， and then turn off all notifications right away.

This last act is what we call “duansheli”， or “minimalism”. In our era of information explosions， it is a simple lifestyle of clarity and purification.

According to Xinhua Dictionary， “duan” indicates refraining from consumption; “she” means giving up unnecessary stuff and getting rid of reputations or ambitions to achieve a kind of purification; and “l(fā)i” implies self-recognition and self-appreciation after freeing oneself from the materialist world.

Minimalism， with its original purpose of decluttering and tidying up， was first proposed by a Japanese woman. The idea later expanded into our digital lives， seeking to eliminate useless information.

In modern life， minimalism is a good way to stay free from advertisements， repeated entertainment and fake news. Just like disposing the junk in our closets， minimalism says we should take action against the unhelpful apps in our phones. They not only take up storage， but also disrupt our lives. As an old saying goes， “Out of sight， out of mind.” One click to delete them all may bring a new feeling of freedom.

The Scottish writer Richard Holloway once said， “Simplicity， clarity， singleness： These are the attributes that give our lives power and vividness and joy as they are also the marks of great art.”

Holloway would probably say that minimalism is a healthy lifestyle. It changes our focus， from objects to ourselves. Unlike people who hold on to consumerism， minimalists tend to have a more simple and optimistic attitude toward the world.

你或許經(jīng)歷過這樣一個時刻：打開手機，卻發(fā)現(xiàn)通知消息蜂擁而至，讓你無法忍受。所以你一鍵將它們?nèi)縿h除，并關(guān)掉了所有通知提醒。

最后這一步我們稱之為“斷舍離”或者“極簡主義”。在我們這個信息爆炸的時代，這是種簡單純粹的生活方式。

據(jù)《新華字典》解釋，“斷”指克制消費，“舍”意指舍棄不必要之物，放下名利與野心，從而達到一種純凈的境界;而“離”指從物質(zhì)世界解脫后的自我認同與欣賞。

“極簡主義”由一位日本女性首次提出，原意在于整理歸納。這一概念后來引申到我們的數(shù)字生活中，意在清理無用信息。

在現(xiàn)代生活中，極簡主義是種擺脫廣告、重復(fù)性娛樂以及假新聞的好方法。和處理壁櫥中的廢舊雜物一樣，極簡主義認為我們應(yīng)當處理掉手機中那些無用的應(yīng)用程序。它們不光占內(nèi)存，也打擾著我們的生活。正如那句老話：“眼不見，心不煩?！秉c擊刪除這些應(yīng)用程序或許能帶來一種全新的自由感。

蘇格蘭作家理查德·霍洛維曾說：“簡約、清晰、專一——這些都是能夠給予我們生活力量、活力和樂趣的特征，同時也是偉大藝術(shù)的標志。”

霍洛維或許會認為極簡主義是種健康的生活方式。它將我們的關(guān)注點從物品轉(zhuǎn)移到自己身上去。和奉行消費主義的人們不同，極簡主義者對于世界有著更簡單樂觀的態(tài)度。