minimalists

so yes, all of you tv-show-lovers out therewho are also minimalists

所以，是的，你们那些爱看电视剧的极简主义者们欢呼吧！

some naysayers claim that minimalists have a lower standard of living because they have less stuff.

一些唱反调的人说：“极简主义者没有什么东西，他们的生活水平很低下。”

minimalists believe that we can live a good life with only essential items.

极简主义者认为即使只有生活必需品，我们也可以生活得很好。

while we're not even close to being minimalists when compared with people who only own 100 things, we have a lot less stuff than we used to.

虽说我们比不上那些只有100件东西的极简主义者，我们相比以前，已经拥有了很少。

minimalists understand the trade-off between quantity and quality.

极简主义者知晓如何在质量和数量上进行协调。

to the minimalists, david and solomon were simply fictitious characters.

在极简主义者眼中，大卫和所罗门只是虚构的人物。

i guess that's how there are many more (over-)consumers in the world than there are minimalists.

我猜这就是导致这个世界上的消费者远比那些抽象派艺术家要多的多的多的原因。

as minimalists, we often talk about paring down possessions, and sometimes paring down what we do. but what about what we think?

作为极简主义者，我们常常说削减占有的东西，有时要削减我们所做的事情。但对于思考，我们该怎么办？

bare minimalists can resort to garbage bags with holes poked through for their head and arms.

极简主义者会求助于垃圾袋：捅几个窟窿，让脑袋和胳膊穿出去。

minimalists, in fact, have a higher standard of living than the average person.

实际上极简主义者的生活水平超过了我们的平均水平。

and what does this mean for single minimalists who can't blame couches, towels, and cups on their family?

这对单个的不能迁怒于家里沙发、毛巾和被子的简约主义者来说又意味着什么？

minimalists do not settle for a lower standard of living

极简主义不意味低水平的生活

i knew no minimalists personally, so i had not ever seen such a space in person and had no one to ask for practical advice or help.

我个人并没有结识过简约主义者，所以我从没见识过简约者的范儿，更无从去找谁要建议。

some 100-thing minimalists don't own this stuff; others get around it by counting all their files or toiletries or clothes as one "thing. "

一些崇尚100件东西的简约主义者没有这些东西，其他一些把他们所有的文件、化妆品和衣服作为一件“东西”而避而不谈。

minimalists are actually more productive because they are able to remove distractions and focus on the most important tasks at hand.

事实上极简主义者十分的高效率，因为他们能够全神贯注于手边重要的工作而毫不理会那些无谓的琐事。

He was influenced by the minimalists in the 1970s.

他受到20世纪70年代极简派艺术家的影响。

still, finkelstein's theories strike an intellectually appealing middle ground between biblical literalists and minimalists.

尽管如此，芬克尔斯坦的理论还是采取了一种颇为吸引人的理性中间路线，其介于圣经教条主义者和极简主义者之间。

we have met many minimalists over the past year that live a life that is far from attractive to us.

在过去一年里，我们已遇到过许多简约主义者，然而过得日子却远不能令我们着迷。

it's quite a common misconception that minimalists live unsocial lives.

“低碳不社交”实在是一种大众误解。

Then there's the German minimalists.

然后有德国的最低纲领主义者。