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Depending on the day, I alternate between wanting to go out and conquer the world or move out to the woods and live like a hermit.
看心情，我有時想出去徵服世界，有時想搬進樹林當隱士。
And I know I'm not the only one.
我知道不止我這樣。
During 2020, people had an opportunity to slow down and consider what they wanted out of their lives and around the same time, we saw a large trend in homesteading.
2020年大家有機會慢下來，想想自己想要什麼樣的人生，差不多同時， homesteading 很火。
Of course, now, five years later, people realize that homesteading is a lot of work.
當然，五年後的現在，大家發現 homesteading 很累。
So many of them are moving back to the city.
所以很多人又搬回城市。
And this got me thinking.
這讓我想了一件事。
What would it be like to take the feeling that we're pursuing by moving out to the woods, out to a homestead?
我們搬進樹林、去 homestead 追求的那種感覺，能不能
And applying that right where we're at right now, whether we live out in the country or in the middle of a busy city.
就用在現在待的地方——不管是在鄉下還是在鬧市？
So that's what I want to talk about in today's video.
所以今天這支影片就想聊這個。
There is no right way to live, but many people today are looking for something else.
沒有一種「正確」的活法，但很多人都在找別的可能。
Some other option for living a life that is different from the life they're living today. I’ve had this phrase bouncing around in my head for a while.
另一種活法，和現在不一樣的那種。這句話在我腦子裡轉了很久：
“A low maintenance life.” The more I think about it, the more I realize that's just simple living.
「低維護生活。」越想越覺得，其實就是簡單生活。
But I think the result of simple living is a life that is low maintenance.
但我覺得，簡單生活的結果，就是低維護的生活。
I think the American culture I grew up in would actually consider this lifestyle to be pretty lazy, and unmotivated, but it's actually incredibly intentional and can be adapted
我長大的美國文化大概會覺得這種活法挺懶、沒動力，但其實非常有意為之，而且可以
and adjusted based on your needs, individual wants or desires.
按你的需要、個人想要或渴望來調整。
To me, this is so much more appealing than the average American life.
對我來說，這比一般美國生活吸引人多了。
So let's take some time and talk about what it might look like to live a low maintenance, simple life.
所以花點時間聊聊：低維護、簡單生活可能長什麼樣。
Simplifying your daily life.
簡化日常生活。
One of the biggest elements to this is living a minimalist lifestyle in regards to your possessions.
其中很大一塊，是物品上的極簡。
The less things you have, the less time you need to spend maintaining them, organizing them, cleaning them, and replacing them when they break.
東西越少，花在維護、整理、清潔、壞了再換上的時間就越少。
Another big element to your daily life is your daily routines and rhythms as you go throughout your day.
日常裡另一大塊，是你一天的節奏和慣例。
So creating some simple habits and routines that give you consistency and help you avoid decision fatigue throughout the day could be huge.
所以建立一些簡單的習慣和慣例，給你穩定感、幫你減少一天的決策疲勞，會很有用。
Another big aspect of this could be having less things on your calendar.
另一大塊可以是日曆上的事少一點。
And I say this as someone who has an incredible amount of things on my calendar, but simplifying that process could bring down your stress significantly and change your pace of life
我說這話的人自己日曆上事多得要命，但把那一塊簡化，能明顯減壓，把生活節奏
to something that feels much more sustainable and enjoyable.
調成更可持續、更舒服的那種。
Someone who chooses to live a lifestyle like this might consider having fewer, higher quality friends rather than dealing with some of the drama or even toxicity of some larger friend groups,
選這種活法的人，可能會選少而精的朋友，而不是應付大圈子裡的戲碼甚至毒性、
or just individuals within some of those groups.
或者圈子裡某些人。
Basically, you're only making time for the people who actually add a ton of value to your life.
說白了，只給真正為你生活加分的人留時間。
A low maintenance life could look like not engaging with unnecessary emotional turmoil and not getting bogged down by other people's problems.
低維護生活可以是：不捲入不必要的情緒漩渦，不被別人的問題拖垮。
Another element to this could be self-compassion.
還有一塊可以是自我慈悲。
So not being overly hard on yourself and not expecting yourself to constantly improve or meet other people's expectations of you.
別對自己太狠，別逼自己不斷進步或滿足別人對你的期待。
I've avoided talking about finances on this channel so far for just this reason, but I think this fits into living a simple life.
我一直沒在這個頻道聊財務，就是因為這個，但我覺得這和簡單生活有關。
Just know this is not financial advice.
先說清楚，這不是理財建議。
This is just my personal thoughts and experiences.
只是我個人的想法和經歷。
I think the biggest element of this is living within your means, not pursuing a life that is outside of your financial situation, and instead using your finances
我覺得最大的一塊是量入為出，不追求超出你財務能力的生活，而是用財務
to build a good foundation for the rest of your life.
為後面的人生打好基礎。
Another element of this that I feel is very important for quality of life is not paying for unnecessary things that don't actually improve your experience of life.
另一塊我覺得對生活質量很重要的，是不為其實沒提升生活體驗的東西花錢。
So instead of spending a little bit on everything, just choosing to spend discretionary on things or experiences that you truly or deeply enjoy can bring a ton more value to your daily life.
與其什麼都花一點，不如把可支配的錢花在你真正喜歡、深度享受的事或體驗上，能給日常生活加很多分。
A simple life might look like investing your time, your energy, and your money into activities that you actually deeply enjoy.
簡單生活可以是：把時間、精力、錢投在你真正深度享受的事上。
Activities that are meaningful to you.
對你有意義的事。
Not activities that are just what everyone else is doing or what might be trendy right now.
不是大家都在做、或當下流行的事。
Keep in mind, if you are financially responsible and you are more responsible with your schedule and allowing more time in your schedule, you should have more flexibility
記住，如果你財務上負責、對日程更負責、留出更多空檔，你會有更多彈性
to be able to actually pursue the things that you want to pursue.
去真正追求你想追求的事。
Health is one of those things we take for granted until we don't have it.
健康是那種有了不當回事、沒了才懂的東西。
I know even if I just have a head cold as soon as I can breathe out of my nose again, I'm just so thankful for my health.
哪怕只是感冒，一旦又能用鼻子呼吸，我就特別感恩健康。
The thing with a lifestyle like this that allows more space is it gives you more time to prioritize your health, rather than it being an afterthought or a thing you have to do.
這種活法留出更多空間，讓你有更多時間把健康放在前面，而不是事後才想到、或當成不得不做的事。
A lifestyle like this gives you more time to prioritize self-care things like prioritizing, rest, relaxation, and reflection.
這種活法讓你有更多時間優先照顧自己：休息、放鬆、反思。
It also gives you more time to exercise in a way that is enjoyable to you, and not exercise to meet some arbitrary physical standard.
也有更多時間用你喜歡的方式運動，而不是為了達到某種 arbitrary 的身體標準。
Another aspect of this is diet.
還有一塊是飲食。
For most of us, unless you have particular dietary restrictions, eating a balanced diet that is mostly whole foods and then like 20% whatever you want is probably a sweet spot.
對大多數人來說，除非有特殊飲食限制，均衡飲食、以天然食物為主、再留兩成隨便吃，大概是個甜點。
The idea here is being able to eat a whole balanced diet without obsessing over exact macronutrients.
核心是能吃均衡的整餐，而不糾結精確的宏量營養素。
This is where it all comes together.
到這裡就串起來了。
This is the “why” of why we want to go out into the woods, rather than living the lives that we're living.
這就是我們想「進樹林」的「為什麼」——而不是繼續過現在的日子。
And thinking about this could give us the opportunity to do things that are much more fulfilling
想清楚這個，能讓我們有機會做更充實的事
to us, without chasing things that people have told us we should do, even if we're not sure we want to do them.
而不去追別人說該做、但我們未必想做的事。
In a more detailed sense.
再細一點說。
This could look like setting clear boundaries.
可以是設定清晰的邊界。
So obviously knowing what your no’s are and what your yeses are based on your personal values and beliefs.
就是清楚你的「不」和「是」是什麼，基於你的價值觀和信念。
The next aspect here would be some sort of living in the moment.
下一塊可以是某種「活在當下」。
Being less concerned with the past and with the future, and being okay with being here right now and actually enjoying right now.
少糾結過去和未來，接受並享受此刻。
Technology and social media.
科技和社交媒體。
I think a huge aspect to this is spending less time on social media, less time connected to technology, and more time disconnected, with people who are important to you.
我覺得很大一塊是：少花時間在社交上、少掛在科技上，多斷開連線，多和對你重要的人在一起。
Just enjoying your life outside of the digital world we've created around ourselves.
在我們給自己造的數字世界之外，享受生活。
I think this is one of the biggest aspects, and one of the places where I've seen the biggest shift in my life.
我覺得這是最大的一塊之一，也是我生活中變化最明顯的地方之一。
The more and more I remove myself from this digital world.
我越把自己從數字世界裡抽出來，
Sometimes drastic measures are necessary, but most times small, deliberate actions will do the trick.
有時需要 drastic 手段，但多數時候小而有意的行動就夠。
And so you don't have to take everything from this.
所以你不必全盤照收。
You don't even need to take anything from this.
甚至不必收任何一點。
But maybe consider one area that you can change to live more in alignment with your values and beliefs.
但也許可以選一個領域，改一改，讓生活更符合你的價值觀和信念。
If you don't know what your values and beliefs are, I've got a video right up here for you to check out.
如果你還不知道自己的價值觀和信念是什麼，上面有支影片可以看。
It's about finding your values and beliefs.
講怎麼找到你的價值觀和信念。
This is what's ultimately important to you and what should drive the direction of your life.
這才是對你最終重要的，也該驅動你人生的方向。
I want to leave you with a quote.
最後留一句引用。
It felt appropriate to share something from Walden.
覺得分享《瓦爾登湖》裡的一段很合適。
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn
「我走進樹林，因為我想有意地生活，只面對生命最本質的事實，看看能不能學到
what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” Henry David Thoreau, Walden.
它要教我的，而不是到死才發現自己沒有活過。」——亨利·大衛·梭羅，《瓦爾登湖》。
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Depending on the day, I alternate between wanting to go out and conquer the world or move out to the woods and live like a hermit.
看心情，我有時想出去徵服世界，有時想搬進樹林當隱士。
And I know I'm not the only one.
我知道不止我這樣。
During 2020, people had an opportunity to slow down and consider what they wanted out of their lives and around the same time, we saw a large trend in homesteading.
2020年大家有機會慢下來，想想自己想要什麼樣的人生，差不多同時， homesteading 很火。
Of course, now, five years later, people realize that homesteading is a lot of work.
當然，五年後的現在，大家發現 homesteading 很累。
So many of them are moving back to the city.
所以很多人又搬回城市。
And this got me thinking.
這讓我想了一件事。
What would it be like to take the feeling that we're pursuing by moving out to the woods, out to a homestead?
我們搬進樹林、去 homestead 追求的那種感覺，能不能
And applying that right where we're at right now, whether we live out in the country or in the middle of a busy city.
就用在現在待的地方——不管是在鄉下還是在鬧市？
So that's what I want to talk about in today's video.
所以今天這支影片就想聊這個。
There is no right way to live, but many people today are looking for something else.
沒有一種「正確」的活法，但很多人都在找別的可能。
Some other option for living a life that is different from the life they're living today. I’ve had this phrase bouncing around in my head for a while.
另一種活法，和現在不一樣的那種。這句話在我腦子裡轉了很久：
“A low maintenance life.” The more I think about it, the more I realize that's just simple living.
「低維護生活。」越想越覺得，其實就是簡單生活。
But I think the result of simple living is a life that is low maintenance.
但我覺得，簡單生活的結果，就是低維護的生活。
I think the American culture I grew up in would actually consider this lifestyle to be pretty lazy, and unmotivated, but it's actually incredibly intentional and can be adapted
我長大的美國文化大概會覺得這種活法挺懶、沒動力，但其實非常有意為之，而且可以
and adjusted based on your needs, individual wants or desires.
按你的需要、個人想要或渴望來調整。
To me, this is so much more appealing than the average American life.
對我來說，這比一般美國生活吸引人多了。
So let's take some time and talk about what it might look like to live a low maintenance, simple life.
所以花點時間聊聊：低維護、簡單生活可能長什麼樣。
Simplifying your daily life.
簡化日常生活。
One of the biggest elements to this is living a minimalist lifestyle in regards to your possessions.
其中很大一塊，是物品上的極簡。
The less things you have, the less time you need to spend maintaining them, organizing them, cleaning them, and replacing them when they break.
東西越少，花在維護、整理、清潔、壞了再換上的時間就越少。
Another big element to your daily life is your daily routines and rhythms as you go throughout your day.
日常裡另一大塊，是你一天的節奏和慣例。
So creating some simple habits and routines that give you consistency and help you avoid decision fatigue throughout the day could be huge.
所以建立一些簡單的習慣和慣例，給你穩定感、幫你減少一天的決策疲勞，會很有用。
Another big aspect of this could be having less things on your calendar.
另一大塊可以是日曆上的事少一點。
And I say this as someone who has an incredible amount of things on my calendar, but simplifying that process could bring down your stress significantly and change your pace of life
我說這話的人自己日曆上事多得要命，但把那一塊簡化，能明顯減壓，把生活節奏
to something that feels much more sustainable and enjoyable.
調成更可持續、更舒服的那種。
Someone who chooses to live a lifestyle like this might consider having fewer, higher quality friends rather than dealing with some of the drama or even toxicity of some larger friend groups,
選這種活法的人，可能會選少而精的朋友，而不是應付大圈子裡的戲碼甚至毒性、
or just individuals within some of those groups.
或者圈子裡某些人。
Basically, you're only making time for the people who actually add a ton of value to your life.
說白了，只給真正為你生活加分的人留時間。
A low maintenance life could look like not engaging with unnecessary emotional turmoil and not getting bogged down by other people's problems.
低維護生活可以是：不捲入不必要的情緒漩渦，不被別人的問題拖垮。
Another element to this could be self-compassion.
還有一塊可以是自我慈悲。
So not being overly hard on yourself and not expecting yourself to constantly improve or meet other people's expectations of you.
別對自己太狠，別逼自己不斷進步或滿足別人對你的期待。
I've avoided talking about finances on this channel so far for just this reason, but I think this fits into living a simple life.
我一直沒在這個頻道聊財務，就是因為這個，但我覺得這和簡單生活有關。
Just know this is not financial advice.
先說清楚，這不是理財建議。
This is just my personal thoughts and experiences.
只是我個人的想法和經歷。
I think the biggest element of this is living within your means, not pursuing a life that is outside of your financial situation, and instead using your finances
我覺得最大的一塊是量入為出，不追求超出你財務能力的生活，而是用財務
to build a good foundation for the rest of your life.
為後面的人生打好基礎。
Another element of this that I feel is very important for quality of life is not paying for unnecessary things that don't actually improve your experience of life.
另一塊我覺得對生活質量很重要的，是不為其實沒提升生活體驗的東西花錢。
So instead of spending a little bit on everything, just choosing to spend discretionary on things or experiences that you truly or deeply enjoy can bring a ton more value to your daily life.
與其什麼都花一點，不如把可支配的錢花在你真正喜歡、深度享受的事或體驗上，能給日常生活加很多分。
A simple life might look like investing your time, your energy, and your money into activities that you actually deeply enjoy.
簡單生活可以是：把時間、精力、錢投在你真正深度享受的事上。
Activities that are meaningful to you.
對你有意義的事。
Not activities that are just what everyone else is doing or what might be trendy right now.
不是大家都在做、或當下流行的事。
Keep in mind, if you are financially responsible and you are more responsible with your schedule and allowing more time in your schedule, you should have more flexibility
記住，如果你財務上負責、對日程更負責、留出更多空檔，你會有更多彈性
to be able to actually pursue the things that you want to pursue.
去真正追求你想追求的事。
Health is one of those things we take for granted until we don't have it.
健康是那種有了不當回事、沒了才懂的東西。
I know even if I just have a head cold as soon as I can breathe out of my nose again, I'm just so thankful for my health.
哪怕只是感冒，一旦又能用鼻子呼吸，我就特別感恩健康。
The thing with a lifestyle like this that allows more space is it gives you more time to prioritize your health, rather than it being an afterthought or a thing you have to do.
這種活法留出更多空間，讓你有更多時間把健康放在前面，而不是事後才想到、或當成不得不做的事。
A lifestyle like this gives you more time to prioritize self-care things like prioritizing, rest, relaxation, and reflection.
這種活法讓你有更多時間優先照顧自己：休息、放鬆、反思。
It also gives you more time to exercise in a way that is enjoyable to you, and not exercise to meet some arbitrary physical standard.
也有更多時間用你喜歡的方式運動，而不是為了達到某種 arbitrary 的身體標準。
Another aspect of this is diet.
還有一塊是飲食。
For most of us, unless you have particular dietary restrictions, eating a balanced diet that is mostly whole foods and then like 20% whatever you want is probably a sweet spot.
對大多數人來說，除非有特殊飲食限制，均衡飲食、以天然食物為主、再留兩成隨便吃，大概是個甜點。
The idea here is being able to eat a whole balanced diet without obsessing over exact macronutrients.
核心是能吃均衡的整餐，而不糾結精確的宏量營養素。
This is where it all comes together.
到這裡就串起來了。
This is the “why” of why we want to go out into the woods, rather than living the lives that we're living.
這就是我們想「進樹林」的「為什麼」——而不是繼續過現在的日子。
And thinking about this could give us the opportunity to do things that are much more fulfilling
想清楚這個，能讓我們有機會做更充實的事
to us, without chasing things that people have told us we should do, even if we're not sure we want to do them.
而不去追別人說該做、但我們未必想做的事。
In a more detailed sense.
再細一點說。
This could look like setting clear boundaries.
可以是設定清晰的邊界。
So obviously knowing what your no’s are and what your yeses are based on your personal values and beliefs.
就是清楚你的「不」和「是」是什麼，基於你的價值觀和信念。
The next aspect here would be some sort of living in the moment.
下一塊可以是某種「活在當下」。
Being less concerned with the past and with the future, and being okay with being here right now and actually enjoying right now.
少糾結過去和未來，接受並享受此刻。
Technology and social media.
科技和社交媒體。
I think a huge aspect to this is spending less time on social media, less time connected to technology, and more time disconnected, with people who are important to you.
我覺得很大一塊是：少花時間在社交上、少掛在科技上，多斷開連線，多和對你重要的人在一起。
Just enjoying your life outside of the digital world we've created around ourselves.
在我們給自己造的數字世界之外，享受生活。
I think this is one of the biggest aspects, and one of the places where I've seen the biggest shift in my life.
我覺得這是最大的一塊之一，也是我生活中變化最明顯的地方之一。
The more and more I remove myself from this digital world.
我越把自己從數字世界裡抽出來，
Sometimes drastic measures are necessary, but most times small, deliberate actions will do the trick.
有時需要 drastic 手段，但多數時候小而有意的行動就夠。
And so you don't have to take everything from this.
所以你不必全盤照收。
You don't even need to take anything from this.
甚至不必收任何一點。
But maybe consider one area that you can change to live more in alignment with your values and beliefs.
但也許可以選一個領域，改一改，讓生活更符合你的價值觀和信念。
If you don't know what your values and beliefs are, I've got a video right up here for you to check out.
如果你還不知道自己的價值觀和信念是什麼，上面有支影片可以看。
It's about finding your values and beliefs.
講怎麼找到你的價值觀和信念。
This is what's ultimately important to you and what should drive the direction of your life.
這才是對你最終重要的，也該驅動你人生的方向。
I want to leave you with a quote.
最後留一句引用。
It felt appropriate to share something from Walden.
覺得分享《瓦爾登湖》裡的一段很合適。
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn
「我走進樹林，因為我想有意地生活，只面對生命最本質的事實，看看能不能學到
what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” Henry David Thoreau, Walden.
它要教我的，而不是到死才發現自己沒有活過。」——亨利·大衛·梭羅，《瓦爾登湖》。