The Longing for Less (Kyle Chayka)

Author:: Kyle Chayka
Narrator:: Christopher Ragland
Content:: Unabridged (chapter list)
Length:: 7:48 h
Format:: MP3 download (351 MB)
Language:: English
Publisher:: Bloomsbury Publishing (2020)
Genres:: Culture and the Arts, Design
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01 - Chapter 1	0:09	1 MB
02 - Chapter 2	13:36	9 MB
03 - Chapter 3	16:46	12 MB
04 - Chapter 4	11:40	8 MB
05 - Chapter 5	12:11	9 MB
06 - Chapter 6	13:21	9 MB
07 - Chapter 7	10:15	7 MB
08 - Chapter 8	14:35	10 MB
09 - Chapter 9	15:53	11 MB
10 - Chapter 10	16:35	12 MB
11 - Chapter 11	13:20	10 MB
12 - Chapter 12	17:18	12 MB
13 - Chapter 13	13:53	10 MB
14 - Chapter 14	12:52	9 MB
15 - Chapter 15	17:20	13 MB
16 - Chapter 16	17:43	13 MB
17 - Chapter 17	12:31	9 MB
18 - Chapter 18	17:33	13 MB
19 - Chapter 19	10:36	7 MB
20 - Chapter 20	14:58	10 MB
21 - Chapter 21	12:36	9 MB
22 - Chapter 22	17:02	12 MB
23 - Chapter 23	9:40	7 MB
24 - Chapter 24	13:48	10 MB
25 - Chapter 25	14:08	10 MB
26 - Chapter 26	16:53	12 MB
27 - Chapter 27	7:39	5 MB
28 - Chapter 28	16:12	12 MB
29 - Chapter 29	19:28	14 MB
30 - Chapter 30	17:10	12 MB
31 - Chapter 31	19:22	14 MB
32 - Chapter 32	17:46	13 MB
33 - Chapter 33	13:42	10 MB
34 - Chapter 34	0:22	1 MB

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Summary

Bloomsbury presents The Longing for Less by Kyle Chayka, read by Christopher Ragland.
New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice
"More than just a story of an abiding cultural preoccupation, The Longing For Less peels back the commodified husk of minimalism to reveal something surprising and thoroughly alive." —Jenny Odell, author of How to Do Nothing
"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 minimalism has richer, deeper, and altogether more valuable gifts to offer.
Kyle Chayka is one of our sharpest cultural observers. After spending years covering minimalist trends for leading publications, he now delves beneath this lifestyle's glossy surface, seeking better ways to claim the time and space we crave. He shows that our longing for less goes back further than we realize. His search leads him to the philosophical and spiritual origins of minimalism, and to the stories of artists such as Agnes Martin and Donald Judd; composers such as John Cage and Julius Eastman; architects and designers; visionaries and misfits. As Chayka looks anew at their extraordinary lives and explores the places where they worked—from Manhattan lofts to the Texas high desert and the back alleys of Kyoto—he reminds us that what we most require is presence, not absence. The result is an elegant new synthesis of our minimalist desires and our profound emotional needs.

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