After discovering minimalism, I became highly aware of just how often I'd been conditioned to upgrade mystuff.

在多年前接觸到極簡主義之后，我開始意識(shí)到了我“主動(dòng)”升級東西的頻率。

Brands do a great job at convincing us,
各品牌在說服我們的方面做得真的很好，

We need to replace our phones, computers, and kitchen appliances every couple of years, and I'm guilty of buying into the hype.
我們現(xiàn)在需要每隔兩年甚至每年更換一次手機(jī)、電腦和廚房和衛(wèi)浴用具，我自己曾經(jīng)就特別買賬。

But do we really *need* to make the upgrade?
但是我們真的*需要*升級嗎？

Will those extra pixels, different buttons, and a new sleek design make a noticeable improvement to our lives or to our creations?
這些額外的像素、不同的按鈕和新的時(shí)尚設(shè)計(jì)是否會(huì)顯著改善我們的生活？會(huì)讓我們做的視頻，拍的照片有什么質(zhì)的不同嗎？

Or will we find joy in it for 2 days and look forward to the next upgrade?
或者我們會(huì)在剛拿到手的時(shí)候很開心，然后開始期待下一次升級？

Of course, that's up to you to decide.
當(dāng)然，這由你來決定。

If this make a difference in your life, you do need this upgrade, cuz your current phone’s battery life is crap or you depend on this camera to work
如果這真的會(huì)為你的生活帶來不同，你需要這個(gè)升級，你現(xiàn)在的手機(jī)電池特別差，或者你就是需要這個(gè)相機(jī)來支持你的工作。

And you are financially capable, feel free to do it, cuz it creates value for us.
更重要的是你也可以真的負(fù)擔(dān)的起這樣的生活，那沒問題， 因?yàn)樗娴臑槲覀儙淼膬r(jià)值。

But you may find that the phone or laptop you have now meets your needs just fine.
但是如果你發(fā)現(xiàn)現(xiàn)在擁有的手機(jī)或筆記本電腦還是可以滿足現(xiàn)在的需求。

Maybe if you choose not to upgrade so soon, you'd be able to pay down more of your debt
也許你可以選擇不那么快升級，你可以有機(jī)會(huì)還清更多的債務(wù)，

and you could save one less thing from ending up in a landfill.

并且你也可以為環(huán)境，貢獻(xiàn)出自己的一點(diǎn)力量