Outline

Simple Living/ Minimalism 2010 Book Outline and Notes

Part 1 is exploring the Why?

-  Why be minimalist?  It is not usually an end in and of itself. 

-  Why try to clear the distractions? 

 Part 2 is the meat (or tofu) to cover several categories.  These categories become the major sections of the book outline.  This list should grow over the life of the first draft.

-  Simplicity in Finance

-  Simplicity in Stuff

• Clothing
• Personal Items
• Toiletries
• Office stuff

- Simple Time Management

- Simple Focus

- Simple Life Design

30 (Hour?) Day plan can be part 3 of the book. 

What can be done in 30 Days?  The changes would need to take a half hour to an hour or less.   Anything longer than that will mean people will lose interest.  This presents a problem when tackling larger collections like wardrobe.  Breaking this down into manageable tasks is best.  i.e. take all of your t-shirts out and put them in a pile on a bed.  Pick ten (at most of your favorite and the rest must go).  Day 2 might be all footwear, Day 3 all pants, etc. 

There should be inspirational quotes that go with each of the thirty days.  That means I need at least 30 quotes.  Quotes would be good for the other sections.  Must start accumulating quotes

This book needs to solve a problem.  What kind of reader would be interested and what problems would they have? 

-  One who is fed up with clutter, both mental and physical

-  One who is looking for big change, to redesign their life and align their inner and outer life with their values

-  One who feels distracted and scattered by the many choices and is looking to enact a greater degree of focus