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I got so into decluttering at one point 有段时间我特别迷恋断舍离，

that I took it too far. 结果做过头了。

I threw out things I actually loved, 我甚至扔掉了一些自己其实很喜欢的东西，

chasing some perfect, empty, magazine-photo home. 就为了追求那种像杂志封面一样空无一物、近乎完美的家。

My rooms became bare and a little cold, 屋子里变得空荡荡的，甚至有点冷清，

and I felt strangely proud of how little I owned, 而我居然还莫名地为自己拥有的东西这么少而沾沾自喜，

as if less was always automatically better. 就好像东西越少就理所当然越好一样。

But one evening I reached for a book I'd given away, 直到有一天晚上，我想找一本已经被我送掉的书，

wanting to reread a favorite passage, and it was just gone. 想重温里面很喜欢的一段话，才发现它已经彻底不在了。

That's when I understood. 那一刻我才明白过来。

Minimalism was never supposed to be a competition to own the least. 极简主义从来就不是一场比谁东西最少的竞赛，

The point was never emptiness for its own sake. 它的目的也绝不是为了空而空。

It was to make room for what you love, 它是为了给你热爱的事物腾出空间，

not to get rid of it. 而不是把所爱之物也一并丢掉。

Now I keep what genuinely adds something to my life, 现在，我只留下那些真正能充实我生活的东西，

and let the rest go. 其余的就坦然放手。

A home should feel like you, not like a showroom. 家应该有属于你自己的温度，而不是像个冷冰冰的样板间。