“Minimalism is a tool to eliminate life’s excess, focus on the essentials, and find happiness, fulfilment and freedom.” – These words were spoken by Joshua Fields Millburn, one of the co-founder of The Minimalists, reminding us the reasons why minimalism is a powerful means for us to lead meaningful lives. Apart from its effects on our lives, minimalism as a trend allows us as individuals to play a part in reducing our consumption, and play a role in environmental action.
This week, we explore the ways in which consumers can reduce their consumption and explore sustainable ways of living in our modern society.
- Read 4 new titles on the theme of Sustainable Living & Minimalism
- In Our Literary Journal, Haris reviews A Promised Land by Barack Obama
- As we start the new Academic Year at NUS, we’re running another open call for our Literary Journal!
Sustainable Living & Minimalism
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Find out more about the distinctive voice of Barack Obama that enraptured Haris – In our Literary Journal this week, Haris reviews A Promised Land, the first of a two-part series aimed at delivering an honest reflection of the first Black presidency in US history. He writes:
“It is a memoir that tries its best to deliver everything we want to know about Obama, from his personal life growing up in Hawaii and Indonesia, to his views on the universal social, economic and political issues that affect the youth.” To read more, head over to our website now!
We’re inviting you to write for our new academic year – As we begin the new semester, we’d like to seek YOUR article contributions for Lirra’s Literary Journal in the months of August to December! Simply submit a 600 to 1200 word article to readnusprogrammes@gmail.com and stand a chance to have your article featured! For the full info (including article guidelines) about our open call, head over to our website.
