Der erste Monat meiner Low Buy 2020 Challenge ist vorbei – ich habe wenig Geld sinnlos verloren, viel Zeit für Sinnvolles gewonnen und bin immer noch bester Dinge, dass das ein schönes Jahr wird. Die Hoffnung stirbt ja bekanntlich zuletzt, und schon gar nicht im ersten Monat des Jahres … Und mein Low Buy Januar
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‘Less is more’ — My Low Buy January recap
On Friday the first month of my low buy year ended and it’s time to look back at these 31 days of NOT shopping. How was my Low Buy January? How does it feel? How am I? Could you do it too? It was great. It feels great. I’m doing great. Yes, you can (if
Reading: “The Book of Other People” edited by Zadie Smith
What the sort-of blurb tells us: "The Book of Other People is just that: a book of other poeple. Open its covers and you'll make a whole host of new acquaintances. Nick Hornby and Posy Simmonds present the constantly diverging writing life of Jamie Johnson; Hari Kunzru twitches open his net curtains to reveal
Reading: “The Keep” & “A Visit from the Goon Squad” by Jennifer Egan
What the blurb tells us about A Visit from the Goon Squad: A Visit from the Goon Squad vividly captures the moments where lives interact, and where fortunes ebb and flow. Egan depicts with elegant prose and often heart-wrenching simplicity, the sad consequences for those who couldn't fake it during their wild youth – madness,