Simple Prosperity: Finding real wealth in a sustainable lifestyle by David Wann
Okay, so this really isn’t a true book review. This book reads like a story, a personal biography of the author’s choices to live more simply and to cherish life. Because of the ease of reading, I didn’t jot down bullet points or notes specific to the layout of the book but instead took down quotes he listed that I was particularly fond of. So, in lieu of a book review, I’m giving you little sound-bites of what this book professes:
Life…is not for sale… – David Wann
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need – Cicero
Fear less, hope more, eat less, chew more, whine less, breathe more, talk less, say more, hate less, love more and good things will be yours – Swedish proverb
There is nothing nobel about being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self – Hindu proverb
In order to reduce consumption, we’ll need to be less obsessed with controlling life – David Wann
Time isn’t money – it’s life – David Wann
The point of life is not to slave away for years until the age of 65 and then say ‘Phew, glad that’s over!’ Rather it is to make sure that we do not die withan our music still in us – Lance Secret
Speed is irrelevant if you’re traveling in the wrong direction – Gandhi
This author lives in Golden, CO in a co-housing community he helped to create. He is also the co-author of the more serious and widely acclaimed “Affluenza” book and DVD. Simple Prosperity is a nice, easy read and motivational guide for those looking to increase their social capital rather than their economic capital.
