Longing for Less: What's Missing from Minimalism

Title: Longing for Less: What's Missing from Minimalism Author: Kyle Chayka ISBN: 9781639734191 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Published: 2024 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: New New from the publisher Architecture & Design 1578643 Publisher Description: The New Yorker staff writer and Filterworld author Kyle Chayka examines the deep roots-and untapped possibilities-of our newfound, all-consuming drive to reduce. "Less is more" Everywhere we hear the mantra. Marie Kondo and other decluttering gurus promise that shedding our stuff will solve our problems. We commit to cleanse diets and strive for inbox zero. Amid the frantic pace and distraction of everyday life, we covet silence-and airy, Instagrammable spaces in which to enjoy it. The popular term for this brand of upscale austerity, "minimalism," has mostly come to stand for things to buy and consume. But minima