Origins of minimalism: “To Have or to Be?” by Erich Fromm
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- Reviewing “To Have or To Be?” by Erich Fromm (1976) and chatting about how unbelievably relevant it is and why it has so much more to offer than the usual concept of minimalism.
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Do you like the book review format? Please be honest, I'll happily listen to your critique and suggestions ❤️
The mixture of your discourse and analysis, the images and the inclusion of quotations from the author and others is perfect for me.
Yes. It was very good Ana. I’m in agreement with the previous comment (by Judith Russell). You provided a good mixture. I have a copy of the book. I bought it not long after you initially mentioned the book. I look forward to reading it & reading the information in the links you provided about Erich Fromm. Thank you 📚
@@itsjustmechristine9946 absolutely, Thankyou.
It is very good. What do you think of Julian Jaynes?
I was honestly nervous about the length, but am glad I watched. Very thought provoking. My only regret is that we all can’t all sit down over a cup of tea and talk it through together. Thanks for sharing your perspectives and curiosity. I will be picking up this book (I always feel the need to have my own copy of books, so maybe I’ll start my experiment in “being” by renting it from the library instead). Would definitely watch more of these videos.
To add a little about the topic of reading quantity. I used to not care how many books I read annually, but since I've gotten older (I'm now 66), I suddenly look at my wonderful big library at home where many books haven't been read yet, and realize that my time is limited. I may never get to some of them before I die. It's a strange thought, and it's made me want to read more in quantity. Yes, I realize, it's a "have" mindset, but since I love books and reading, I want to devote a lot of my time to that activity.
I think it's a great intention and I think in your place I would do the same. It's meaningful....
@@anagoldberg My time is running out, Christina: I rescinded my TV licence and resist most movies in order to read.
The other day I read Al Alvarez's preface to Laurence Sterne's A Sentimental Journey, a single copy of the magazine Dedalus (1970s) (which I found in a secondhand bookstore) and Freud's Converts by Vicki Clifford a psychotherapist.
Rereading Louis MacNeice sent me back to *The Auden Generation* by Samuel Hynes. I am halfway through David Copperfield, almost at the end of John Bew's biography of Clement Atlee, and a third of the way through Lionel Barber's diaries as editor of the Financial Times, The Powerful and the Damned. I want to reread Hardy's Jude the Obscure, and I have new paperback novels by Bae Suah (Untold Night and Day) and Cristina Rivera Garza (The Iliac Crest) and a sci-fi novel A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine.
I purchased 5 books by Ian Stewart on mathematics and have stacks of books on 20th Century history: 1914 to the Cold War.
Lately reading became a crazy race (like traveling, or shopping, etc, etc) when people just swallow the biggest quantity they can in order to post it on social media to impress others. It has nothing to do with reading the books you have on your shelf, the books you want to read and you are longing for, it's really about the quantity - oh, this month I have only 4 books, and only one day left, OMG I need to find quickly some short stories otherwise I have nothing to post and people will think, I'm a failure!
It has nothing to do with the feeling of limited time on Earth, simple hot dog eating competition.
I once worked in a corporation world, it was the biggest lesson I had in life, how people can be competitive, for the sake of extra money, validation from superior, can be extremely cruel and hypocritical, unfortunately they are brainwashed by society which preach them have more and more, no matter how.
I am happy that there are left a few beautiful soul people like you and I guess your audience who don't lose their own opinion, and can understand and see where this greediness and consuption leads humanity. Stay safe ♥️♥️♥️
Ugh, I had a corporate job experience too, a couple of them, and they were not the most pleasant ones as well:) Yep, people are mostly forced to act like that and it's sad...
Thank you for being here, my friend ⭐
Aa a poor person I’ve always taken the idea of “money can’t buy happiness” to be a cope for the pain of not even having basic needs met always, but as I’ve met more upper class people, I can’t help but notice how still unhappy they are, working long hours to death, to buy new things they have no time to enjoy or use, and that’s no way to live, so as it were, the truth is somewhere in the middle as usual, I have yet to meet a happy homeless person, or a happy rich person, the right amount of things to have seems to be having just enough.
It's so true, no extremes can make us happy. Probably, it's about what we build our reality around - if it money (or its absence) or any other material thing, we won't found our true, happy self.
Yes I've lived in NY, NY since '89 and have seen so much come and go.
Folks outside of the system here often get a fantasy view of how great it is , but it can be a total trap , a total treadmill of work/ acheivement/ superficial doing things to 'appear' and look successful, "a guilding of the shithouse ', balance /harmony is the key and self honesty/ authenticity and service in what we do.
the Japanese have a great asthetic philisophy in Zen , which i emulate as much as possible:
"LESS >IS < MORE" is true. this is the beautiful way to live...
the Bushido/warrior way to live...
to travel thru life with a light load.
Dear Ana & Darling Ulysses xxx THANK YOU so much for this absolutely BRILLIANT chat. The timing of this chat is absolutely perfect as I'm busy "dusting off" so many bad habits and thought patterns that have been weighing me down for so many years and this video just sheds so much light on life. AND SEEING Darling Ulysses - just purrrrrrrrrfect for a Monday xxx Wishing you both an absolutely wonderful week filled with light and love and purrrrrrrrrs and coffee and books xxx
Thank you for watching us (Ulysses and me), dear Pauli 🌸 I'm so glad the video was on time for you. Wishing you the best week too! 🌞
The reading of this text some 15 years ago was the beginning of a complete transformation of my life. Fromm, also with his other works, is a hallmark of western sociology discovering that which eastern wisdom knows and practices since thousands of years. Thank you for this video.
I read this book years ago. It amazes me that the message still rings true 50 years later.
Me too. It's one of the many books that had an actual impact on me in my teens. I wasn't the normal kind of teen in the 70's & 80's. Most of my time outside of school was spent in the library. My best friends from age 8 to 20 was 2 older librarians.
That was such a fascinating talk! I must listen to it again and read up on Fromm. Thank you for your insights ❤️
Thank you for watching and resonating, my friend!💖
Whenever I get bogged down by the consumerism (& resultant chaos and clutter) I see around me in friends, family and others, I love to watch your videos. They are so sane and sensible. I get reminded of what sanity really is.
Also, thanks for having Ulysses back in the videos in the background ! 😀
I have been a minimalist for sometime and also love Eric Fromm. Never put the two together until seeing your video. Thanks!
When my man, a russian, I am a german psychologist, tried to read the book he did not understand the construct from 'have' or 'be', because the russian language is very different in the construction of the verbs.
You had no difficulties to understand the truth of this book.
Great job
Oh, it's is so flattering to hear this from a psychologist💚 Thank you, my friend.
I'm not one to live by "mottos", but I saw a bumper sticker years ago that has become my philosophy in life: "Live simply, so that others can simply live. " It feels like my whole life is a search for what really matters, and what it takes to be a better person. I fall short much of the time, but I continue to try. Thank you for such a thoughtful book review. The world is a scary place (even more so lately), and we all need to "be" and to see and acknowledge the beauty in life and each other. And yes, the book review format is wonderful. Please continue. I will be reading Erich Fromm's book in the meantime. Sending warmth and sunshine to you and Ulysses from Florida!
Oh, I love this motto! It's so accurate.
Thank you for being here, dear Nanette.
Ulysses and I sending warm hugs to Florida 💖
@@Cynthia-uf9ro I also live in Fort Myers, and that's a great idea!
You are one of a kind, Ana! Always such a joy when you post another story... A warm hug!
Thank you so much, dear Simona 🌸🤗
Creating a ballance in between being and having is something achievable if we apply ourselves. Hobbies and interests help us grow as well as bringing fun and contentment and the realization that we can be our unique selves brings us to a place where being is also being ourselves. Like the saying says: To thine own self be true - is the foundational building block for self-fulfiklment,peace and often a lot of happiness. That's what I think and thank you, Ana, for helping us to stop and think about these all-important concepts so we can be well-rounded and healthy people - you are making a difference, with your videos in a powerful way and that is great!!!
Very interesting analysis. Herr Fromm lived nearby here for almost 20 years. As a student I resented being forced to study so much of this material, now as an adult I love it!
I bought this book right after you had mentioned it in some older video.
I have read about a half until now.
It is unbelievable how it decribes my previous life in the "to have" mode and my change in almost "to be" mode I am living now.
Thanks for sharing this book, I have found myself in it!:-)
I so enjoy your channel! I picked up this book from the library as soon as you mentioned you were reading and it was full of “ aha!”moments. Your book review was wonderful and you should be so proud of yourself and everything you offered on your channel. You’re so enjoyable to listen to and so considerate of your viewers. I hope you are enjoying being a creator as much as I enjoy being your subscriber!🤗
Aww, so sweet of you to say this, my friend! 🤗 I'm lucky to be part of this fantastic community. It's a joy 💚
Speciba Ana! Thank you for your great Depth xoxo
if moving to Siberia makes one so wise, clear, and simply content , I think it makes Siberia super attractive ! .
Your command of English is better than 80% of Americans! - your work shows.
You've successfully ( Fromm's book) has described the shadow of Western Culture , especially America's out-of-balance blatant consumerism & ( Capitalism's 'Sins" ) , and more folks should know his book.
I cleaned my kitchen while listening to your EXCELLENT Book review format, you are such a pleasure for my mind, heart and spirit,
>> "YOUR CHANNEL ROCKS!"
Aww, Markus, thank you for being sweet, kind, and supportive! Smiling big now 😊 So glad you liked the video.
Love the format - ordered several of Fromm's books from my local library - until your video had never given him a passing thought - thanks Anna.
Thank you for discussing this wonderful book, Ana, I loved your review. Mixing in the beautiful paintings was a great idea too!
It took me back into another era of my life.
When the book came out, I was in my 20s. This book and Thoreau‘s „Walden“ became my guidelines for life.
When you talked about taking pictures for owning the view, I remembered that these were my thoughts too when I went on a many year long spiritual quest with just a suitcase and a bag. I hardly have any pictures of that time but a lot of fond memories.
While I agree it is absolutely important and meaningful to digest and ruminate on what you've read, there are also benefits that you might not actively think or notice from just reading in itself. Exposure to new ways of phrasing, new linguistic tactics, just new thoughts and images running through your brain that might not be the "big topics" of the book itself. So I think we need all kinds of reading and multiple types of content.
Hi Aba, just a brief thought beforeI I go out =). The answer to some of our doubts is lying behind you all along your talk, Animals never reject having what they need, When they have enough they can go on enjoying their lives. Of course a lot can be said about the diferences between culture and the wild state, and so on. Still there's a little something there. No bird has two nests. Love, I enjoyed your review.
Haha, this is a wonderful remark, Lidia! 😊
Thank you!
Thank you for these cozy conversations on these cold winter days. Taking time to think & consider life in the context of community such as this "discussion group" feels so satisfying. I try to be less "busy" & instead be more mindful these days. Thank you for sharing yourself & your views Ana. 💖❄💖
Thank you for being here, my dear friend 💖 I'm so glad the channel brings you some comfort 🤗
What a privilege to hear from you! So many amazing ideas and so similar to what I think.
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I am working on a book in the subject of love and his material gives me much to reflect on.
I like to read and enjoy a book. I recently started reading again. Some days I only read one page, but I can often recall what I have read some days later. For me reading is about becoming involved in what I am reading. I see the characters in my mind.
A very well expressed review. Natural and easy to understand. Is it possible to know the titles of the art used in the video? Each painting was so appropriate to the section for which it was used.
So glad you liked the video Nicole! Thank you 💚 I'll try to make a list of the paintings used, the majority of them were from the Tretyakov Gallery collection.
Yes, I noticed that too. Among the many good qualities of our Anastasia is her fine taste in art.
Thank you so much for all of that Ana.
It was a thoughtful, intelligent and compassionate review. I will watch again later.
Sending much love to you in these difficult times.
Thank you so much for your kind words ⭐
Thank you for this video, which affects me emotionally as I’m actually in a process of thinking and feeling what
should be really the essence of my life. No doubt about the fact that being instead of having is the incontrovertible key to this question, I feel the difficulty to trust in just being, or better focus on being and to let things (having) easily go, although I’m really not that material person.
But life is a journey and I keep on walking. Luckily there are other people walking around like you are, Ana. All the best for you.
Thank you for watching, my friend! You be you and trust your feelings, if you're not attached to the material stuff too much, you will surely choose the right way 😊
Thank you so much Ana! for all your videos, for being you etc... Greetings from Belgium xxx
I'm so grateful to Money Mom for referring me to your channel! This book/life discussion is so very thought provoking and helpful! Thank you!!
So glad to meet you here Chris! 🌸
Excellent video! Thank you for your wisdom and courage. Greetings from Rome.
"We believe that the more we have, the more we exist" :) this.
Never heard the reality being described in this way. Thank you, Ana.
Your videos relax me so much! 🙏🏻🌷And you are so right about setting up quantity of books that one will read in specific time. Those people who do it are all about quantity rather than quality and enjoying the reading! It is just a trend and people try to compete in everything nowadays which is so unnatural! This world needs to slow down in my opinion and people need to reconnect with their selfs and their true needs rather than compete all the time.
I agree with you, Katarina, the world definitely needs to slow down!
Thank you so much for watching and sharing 💚🌸
@@anagoldberg ❤️🌷
That’s a lot to digest and will take watching the video many times for me to comprehend. Fascinating insights, thanks for shaking me up!
I don't know if you will agree with me but I think that new words can be dangerous. First they're refreshing concepts which throw light on some corners of life that we hadn't taken into account, like self-forgiveness, minimalism, mindfulness and the like. With time they tend to become empty shells and even dogmas. Following them we ourselves become empty shells, repeating the decalogue. Trying not to own we become owned. There's a beautiful short story by Julio Cortázar (Argentine writer) about a man who buys a watch and thinks he owns it while it's the watch which begins to rule his life.
Sorry about the typos, my glasses broke down, like Humpty Dumpty, 🙄
Very interesting review Ana, Lots of food for thought. Thanks!
Ana I love the points you made the difference between having and being is so profound and the more we are in the being frame of mind the more content and joyful we will be I thought your illustration of just enjoying a sunset compared to feeling you need to photograph it is so true. I’d much rather be in the moment and totally absorbing it within my being than feeling it needs to be documented thank you in going to read this book myself hopefully in the near future
Brilliant, I have been listening to this video from my son's computer this morning. This is very good and relative. If I may make a suggestion? Maybe you could do a relaunch of this one. I feel that more and more people will understand this now more than ever. Thank you Ana, thank you for being you. Пока пока 🙌👍
I saw this interview clip of the singer Mitski and she said that maybe the reason why she works so hard to have money is so that she can finally be left alone because if you don’t have money, you don’t get a lot of alone time.
That resonated with me so much 😄😄😄 Especially in a capitalist world we live in.
Dear Ana, thank you so much for this wonderful review. I would appreciate more book reviews like this.
Thank you Anna. Life gave me a big slap last week. I wanted to be the best at my job, have the cleanest home, buy too many things and became quite proud. Suddenly I fell very ill and made a huge burn out. Now I am happy I can at least return to work and do minimum. I feel so thankful that I can just enjoy fresh air, sun. I feel being punished for my vanity. Now I just want to return to the time where I was very poor and had nothing and was happy. I hope I will change for better.
Dear Petra, I'm sorry for the hard time you had to go through... But please don't think of what happened as a punishment, let it be a reminder of what's important. 💚 Hope you'll feel so much better soon. Sending love and support to you 🤗
love this! i am going to order this book today. thank you.
Brilliant review, Ana! Now I am going to seek out that book. I also loved the inserted images. Meanwhile, Ullyses manifests the true spirit of being as only a cat can!
Yes more book reviews please! You have great taste in books ✨
This is a great book! I just read it this year and it made me speechless how true Fromm's words are but at the same time how obvious! And how fragile humans are. your video helps me to deepen my knowledge to be able to remember it longterm.
Thank you Ana 🙏❤️
This review really makes me want to read this book. Just hearing the ideas, I think it greatly influenced the counter culture of California, where I grew up during the 1960s and 1970s.
Hi Ana. This is a very relevant and wonderful video. Reading that booked changed my life forever. Your review is truly great!
Thank you do much for the review, I 'll look for this book in library - this kind of content is a true bless to our modern exhausted souls... Also, as a art historian I enjoyed the format of the video - those paintings a LoT 🙂 love your channel, please keep what your doing !
Just want to send so much love your way ❤❤ you're going through such a big, turbulent time right now and I am mindful of that.
Thank you for your enlightened and thoughtful review,. I read 'Escape from Freedom' also by Erich Fromm when I was in high school; it made. an indelible impact on me because I saw how my peers and my small twown in the US were afraid of their freedom though they professed to love freedom. Now it is sadly even more relevant with what we are going through of course. Thank you for reminding me of Erich Fromm and I plan to read this book too, and stay safe and wonderful 🤗 from California.
I love it, I wish I had more time to listen to it.
One thing seems so true, we run after own something, even a home, I think it's to have security, somewhere safe for my children with food anought. But with just a garden I could have that. Some toughts are deep to think about. Thanks for this new form of video. Kiss from south of France
Thank you Ana for sharing your reflections based on reading this seminal book. I like your freshness and unpretentiousness. Also how you organised the topics.
I have sent the link (to your video) to someone completely new to Erich Fromm. I trust this to be a rather perfect introduction to my favourite thinker/author in the field of psychology.
Namaste Ana 🌟
Hi Ana and Ulysses, lovely to see you both. Amazing review and insights. I could have listened for another hour or two. 😊 Humans strive for perfection and possessions fully aware that nothing lasts forever. Laboring for the wind. 😔
More please 🥰
Thank you Ana. Best wishes to you and Ulysses.
Thank you, dear Zoraida! 💖
Hi Ana, I so enjoyed the way you presented your review. Your chosen visuals are perfectly chosen. I would enjoy more book reviews from you in the future, of course if you have time. I have always been a great admirer of Erich Fromm. Thank you and take care. Kind regards from Gale.
Thankyou for yor review. Ive read 3 books of Fromm. Now this one interests me!!! Love from Puerto Rico🌺
Hope you'll enjoy it, my friend!
Hugs to Puerto Rico 🤗💚
you are absolutely amazing
This is a quality conversation stoked by the ideas of this book. The philosophical roots of what we call ‘minimalism’ today is vague at best for many of us, and to begin to talk about the reasons the movement is beneficial beyond simplifying and reducing material belongings is worthy of discussion. Much of your own takeaways from this particular book resonate with me, and to echo the thoughts of many diverse and relatable commenters on this channel, I appreciate your genuine and open approach to a borderless dialogue. No East versus West ideas here. Just humans talking. You are a gem! 🍀
Thank you, my dear friend! 💚
I’ve had this book on my shelf for some time. This is a lovely introduction to it. I hope to find time to read it soon.
I have several motives to read and one of them is evasion from my life to be in someone else life and world (the "have" mode???).However I realise that I don't really remember many of the books I read!!! I will start to be more in the being when I read and really enjoy the words and emotions more profoundly.
Ana, you are such a precious thinker ! I need to read Fromm ...but I know you are in the mode of being just like those who comment here.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 thank you for this review and these meditations.
Excellent presentation. Very profound. At this time in my life being is absolutely more important than having. I dream of a world living in a state of cooperation. My inner being fundamentally love to share what I have. I don't attached to anything and every day I am I am learning more of being unattached to anything or anyone. I love immensely but with freedom to be. The presentation make me feel the urgency of reading this book again. I know it will bring more solace to my spiritual journey. Thank you so much Ana for this very profound and reflective presentation. Love 💗 only love 💗
слышала об этой книге, а сейчас однозначно пошла покупать! продолжайте, пожалуйста, книжный формат и дальше.
Надеюсь, вам понравится книга! Там, конечно, есть сложные моменты, приходится продираться сквозь текст, но это в удовольствие:) Спасибо большое, что посмотрели и подбодрили 😊💚
i just found your channel today, it’s bittersweet
Hi. Very thought provoking and substantive. Thank you. 😌🙏✨
Thank you for watching, my friend! 🌞
Absolutely agree a book should change you in some way, even if you just spend some time thinking about it's meaning and how it has impacted you. So many books I never finished because I realised it was not what I craved. I enjoyed this video very much Ana.
Thank you so much for watching, dear Maria!
Oh, same with me - have so many unfinished books:)
My thoughts exactly. There are so many wonderful books out there that I can’t finish ones that don’t move me and teach me something that will make me rethink my beliefs if need be!
I applaud you for choosing this book and topic. Ambitous, and your review was articulate and insightful. Loved it! My motto (as I may have mentioned to you before)is, "The best things in life aren't things", which parallels "Being" versus "Having". Things weigh me down and make my soul feel heavy, yet at times I have to remind myself to just "be". American culture pushes the concept of "having" with its extreme consumerism and they bombard us with it all day long, which is why I remove myself from its path whenever possible. I look forward to more of your reviews. You are one smart cookie! Impressive job!
Thank you so much for watching, Diane! 😊⭐
Excellent video Ana! I love your review technique. So pleasing to hear! I will try and find the book to read. I prefer to do Audible books because I cross stitch and also crochet and when doing so is when I like you listen to a good book. Thank you again! 🙏🏻
Very interesting Ana, I havent read the book yet. Could you present the main ideas first in your book reviews as we won't all read the book. Some thoughts - many religions try to loosen our having to increase our being. Yet, I hadnt thought of minimialism as essentially doing the same. There is something very redeeming about sharing resources with others, maybe because it moves closer to being. Lots to think about. Thank you :) P.s I write notes about things just to look more closely, I keep them but the act of writing the notes does most of the work, I'm sure your bookmarks to the same. Like Fromm marshalled all his ideas into a book and then let it go. He wasnt trying to possess by writing down, just aid his thunking (and help ours)
Beautiful, Ana. Thanks!
Loved this.Like so many of your videos, gets the mind thinking in different directions which is always good.
Thanks for this, there is so much food for thought x
There are so many things I want to say! So I limit it to a simple thank you.
I LOVED this review!!! Or more video essay type of review. It was so well-structured and well-argued and I wouldn't mind more videos like this when you read something interesting. And I absolutely have to read this book soon. I mentioned to you in a comment in December that I planned to to do a minimalist month in January and I did. I managed to be around 80% the minimalist that I tried to be (digital minimalism is harder than I thought). I set my own guidelines, appropriate for my own lifestyle and I loved it and continue to do it. Not to that extent, because I wanted to see how I feel if I am more permissive, somewhere in between how I used to be and my more minimalist self. Conclusion: I like my more minimalist self better :))). Because that allows me TO BE more, there's more room for being. Your videos and mindfulness around minimalism have helped me a lot, so thank you!! And after the minimalist month, I now know what I need to focus on, a balance between having and being, with emphasis on being.
Oh, I'm so glad to hear that your minimalist month was a success and you enjoyed it! Yay 😊Keep up the great job with your balance, I think it's a wonderful intention!
Thank you!
Ana, I’ve been watching your videos and enjoyed them immensely! Sadly I discovered a person called «Goatis» make fun of your eating habits on his channel. I reported it as bullying because it was not ok. We have your back, your content is wonderful and you are too. Just wanted to let you know if you had not see it already.
There is a good discussion of her bullying experience on this channel, Torill. We all support Ana, and your sentiment is echoed by me! We all need this kindness in life. :)
@@grady4757 oh I see, I didn’t connect the dots!
Thank you for caring, Torill, it means a lot to me♥️
Absolutely fascinating and thought provoking. I’ll watch this at least one more time and take notes! 💛
Thank you for the book review Ana. The topic is thought provoking. It can be difficult to just be when we are judged by what status we have in life and how much we earn/own. When we die we can't take possessions with us so it makes sense to have living experiences rather than collect material 'things'. I also think that the more a person has the more there is to maintain and upkeep. I hope you have a lovely week ahead. x
Thank you for watching, my dear friend ⭐
Oh, absolutely, we all experience a huge pressure from society which makes it so difficult to be different. But that's why we all are here and doing our best 😊
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Love your videos. Thanks. Happy greetings from Germany ☺
Ana, I get so happy when I see you’ve posted another video:)
I loved this chat and I am super interested in your thoughts on The abundance mindset 💜
Hi Ana. I Just love this kind of topic. ♥️🌺
Hi Ana I enjoyed your video. It’s refreshing and inspiring listening to your thoughts. I’m on a self discovery journey and have realized I have enough to be comfortable. I’m working toward finding ways in the future to do things that involve my passions and to enjoy life rather than seek more.
Good review 👌
I just learned of your channel from Centsible Living with Money Mom and am so grateful to her for pointing me to you and your channel. Thoroughly enjoyed your thought provoking book review video and look forward to watching your other posted videos. All the best to you!
Thank you , dear Jennifer! I'm so glad to meet you here 🌸
Thank you for that video. It's hard to find similar channel on youtube. I'm glad that you doing this and that I can listen to you during my evening relax ;)
DearAna you are so unique so fragile so intellectual!! So glad I found you here!
I think it's interesting to think about the quantity of books we read. I read 73 books in 2021. I'm hoping for 52 this year. I definitely think about how nonfiction changes my outlook on the world. Because that is almost it's intended purpose. For me, fiction is a form of escapism. I'm in college. I'm taking 14 credits plus and internship. One of those classes is calculus. I need a form of escape to take a break from thinking about school or my own life which has traumatic at points. I think reading as escapism is better than doom scrolling as escapism. I don't really know where I'm going with this comment.
Hi Lisa! I can see what you mean and you make a great point here. I remember when I was at the university, I was reading all the time (bith for studying, for entertainment, and for showing off too:)) but there was no good Internet back then and I even didn't have a computer or a laptop, haha:))
Interestingly, all the book channels that have ever been suggested to me by YT were from younger creators. I have no idea whether it's a trend or anything and I'm just interested to learn more about it.
Didn't mean to offend anyone with the book comment though! 💛
Thank you for the wonderful book review. I absolutely love your channel!!! ✌️
Thank you, dear Laura 😘
I am glad you made this review- I have studied philosophy and I read excerpts from Erich Fromm, but unfortunately I have never read the entire work of his. I kind of realize now, that if I did, I would be sad, because his thoughts are both powerful and also disheartening.
It kind of makes me want to cry, because, like you said, we are a product of our surroundings and upbringing, of the society... and there are so many people who yearn to have more and more, and materialism is such a prevalent worldview nowadays, that is makes me a bit sad.
Also, you made me wonder about one thing regarding this topic- I have been struggling with the balance as far as material possessions go, because, I do not come from a wealthy family, so I have never owned much stuff, but now, as an adult, I do own many books and vinyl records, that I love very much. I have enjoyed collecting and being able to collect since I was a child (it used to be postcards, pictures from the magazines or other little simple things back then), and now when I have an income I wish to buy my favourite albums that I was not able to, because of the limited funds, but there are so many that I fear I would be anxious to spend so much of my hard-earned money on material things instead of some trips or other real-life experiences, that, as Fromm would probably say, would make me more in a "to be" more, rather than "to have". I hope this does not sound too self-centered, I just wanted to share my point of view! I apologize in advance for the rambling.
But it is also a reason why I really like your videos, they make me reflect and re-evaluate opinions or some kind of norms that are "ingrained" in my mind and have been for a long time. Thanks a lot, hope you have a lovely day 🌷
Hi Martina! I understand your struggle and think it's worth trying to let yourself be and get what you need. everything, every important insight and understanding comes in naturally, so I'm always against depriving ourselves of sth when we are not ready. Books and records bring you comfort and a sense of stability. I have the same with my hobby supplies:) Possessing doesn't always mean ''to have'' just as traveling does not always mean ''to be''. Well, but it's just my opinion:)
Thank you so much for watching and sharing your story, my friend 💚
You did a fantastic job! Thank you so much for sharing.
Thank you! 💛
Dear Ana what a breath of fresh air you are. I love all of your contributions and this Book Review is not an exeption. You put a lot of thinking into everything you do and that shows your great respect for life. What I Like the most is that you leave a space for our own thinking and understanding.
I read Fromm many moons ago and after your review I want to read it again.
Recently I was suggested to read Bela Hamvas a Hungarian who’s work has been published after his death. I do not know weather he has been translated to Russian. I could not see English translation either. I think you would like it. I just started reading his work and he blew my mind.
Keep up the good work. You bring a lot of pace and kindness and you inner beauty is reflected in every word you express. Xx
Dear Gordana, thank you so much for your kind and so supportive words 💚
Ugh, I looked up Bela Hamvas and can't find any Russian or English translation, such a bummer... Hopefully, there will be at least some articles on his works. You've intrigued me so much about him!
Sending love 🌞
Unfortunately these are not all of his best work. British library has an English translation of the book Trees. Maybe your local library can get a copy or a photocopy for you?! Good luck.😘
@@gordanacubric3704 Thank you for checking, Gordana! Now wishing my German was better than elementary😊
I enjoyed your book review and the ideas you covered. I think I have a lot to think over and will be relisteni ng to you. So much information to process. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much for watching and hearing me, dear Michelle!💚
Just purchased the paperback
Thank you
I wonder whether all '-isms' attract people who want to define and apply rules to their ism and therefore somehow gain ownership. It seems so. I haven't read Fromm for ages so you've inspired me to visit with him again. I loved this! I wish I could attend a bookclub so interesting and transformative.
Thank you for your thoughts Ana! There is so much to think about here that I don't feel I can comment with intention (especially living in the US where excess is viewed as success - whatever success is)! I have gotten the audible version of his book and I will take time to listen soon! I love your book review format, all of your content really and enjoy whatever you wish to share with us. Thank you and you stay safe!
Thank you for watching, dear Julia! 💚
Hope you'll like the book. I love audio versions too, they help me relax and focus at once 😊
Love the book review format, always on the lookout for new (to me) books to read. And I loved this video also. 'Being' is the recipe for more happiness and 'having' is just a never ending queeste for something that will never be attained I think. I consider myself more a 'be-er' but not a real minimalist. I just do'nt want much, I have enough and giving gives me pleasure more than having.
Absolutely lovely!! I'm very into reading, and must admit I read more than five books a month -- often much more than five, but since literature is my area of study and something I enjoy for pleasure, I think this makes sense for me. 💛I really wish there were more videos like this on book youtube ((or booktube, if you're not familiar already!)). People don't often make longform book reviews like this, as they don't perform as well as wrapups, like the one you mentioned seeing. Still, I love long reviews, and taking the time to learn what moved someone about a book. It makes reading it later on feel more personal -- like I'm getting to have a little bookclub with a favorite youtuber. You might like some of the youtuber The Artisan Geek's book content! She's more focused on fiction, but she makes the most wonderful mindful videos. Sending much love from the states!
Oh, thank you so much for the channel suggestion, I will check it out!
I agree, the amount of reading is such a personal thing, and the focus should be not on the quantity but just reading 😊
So glad you liked my first experimental review 💚
Sending love!
I appreciate your mindful and thoughtful approach in all your videos.
I'm going to watch this video again because there is so much there. I will look for this book at the library, your review of it makes me want to read it.
Thank you, dear Jeanne! Hope you'll enjoy the book 🌼