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Making Room for What Really Matters
Random House
May 2007
On Sale: May 1, 2007
304 pages
ISBN: 1400065313
EAN: 9781400065318
Hardcover
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Have you ever found yourself asking, “Is this all there is
to life?” Or
wondering if this bigger life you have created is actually a
better
life? And do you wonder how it all got so out of
control?
In her groundbreaking bestseller The Not
So Big House, architect Sarah Susanka showed us a new
way to inhabit our houses by creating homes that were
better–not bigger. Now, in The Not So Big
Life, Susanka takes her revolutionary philosophy to
another dimension by showing us a new way to inhabit our
lives.
Most
of us have lives that are as cluttered with unwanted
obligations as our
attics are cluttered with things. The bigger-is-better idea that
triggered the explosion of McMansions has spilled over to
give us
McLives. For many of us, our ability to find the time to do
what we
want to do has come to a grinding halt. Now we barely have
time to take
a breath before making the next call on our cell phone,
while at the
same time messaging someone else on our Blackberry. Our
schedules are
chaotic and overcommitted, leaving us so stressed that we
are numb, yet
we wonder why we cannot fall asleep at night.
In
The Not So Big Life, Susanka shows us that it is possible to take our finger off the
fast-forward button, and to our surprise we find how
effortless and
rewarding this change can be. We do not have to lead a
monastic life or
give up the things we love. In fact, the real joy of leading
a not so
big life is discovering that the life we love has been there
the entire
time. Through simple exercises and inspiring stories,
Susanka shows us
that all we need to do is make small shifts in our
day–subtle movements
that open our minds as if we were finally opening the
windows to let in
fresh air.
The Not So Big Life reveals that
form and
function serve not only architectural aims but life goals as
well. Just
as we can tear down interior walls to reveal space, we can
tear down
our fears and assumptions to open up new possibilities. The
result is
that we quickly discover we have all the space and time we
need for the
things in our lives that really matter. But perhaps the
greatest reward
is the discovery that small changes can yield enormous
results. In her
elegant, clear style, Susanka convinces us that less truly
is more–much
more.
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