Minimalism means living with less. It has become a popular lifestyle because of its significant benefits, such as being present, saving money and time, and allowing people to focus on what truly matters.
Minimized living following the principle of quality over quantity in minimalism can bring happiness by reducing the time and effort spent on maintaining and preserving possessions and avoiding making challenging decisions when letting things go. Furthermore, minimalism helps avoid overthinking, often leading to unnecessary stress. We have curated some interesting topics to explore when it comes to practicing minimalism:
We've rounded up some exciting topics to talk about when it comes to minimalist practices.
Minimized living following the principle of quality over quantity in minimalism can bring happiness by reducing the time and effort spent on maintaining and preserving possessions and avoiding making challenging decisions when letting things go. Furthermore, minimalism helps avoid overthinking, often leading to unnecessary stress. We have curated some interesting topics to explore when it comes to practicing minimalism:
We've rounded up some exciting topics to talk about when it comes to minimalist practices.
- To minimize: It's difficult to dispose of because of endowment bias. One tip from Sasaki Fumio (佐佐木) is, "If you think of getting rid of one thing five times, let it go."
- Living Room: Consider removing pillows, rugs, and unread books.
- Closets: removing cloth that do not spark joy or memory or haven't been worn for one year, and sticking to a simple dressing style.
- Kitchen: Remove items passing expiration date, tools not used more than one year or duplicates.
- Gifts: We can take pictures of the present without use and then let them go. Consider giving experience gifts.
- Friends: Spend time with friends who care about you and your relationships
- To refuse...
- One in One Out means not buying a new item if the old one is still in use or we can't ensure zero waste.
- Buy the 1st option with high quality within the most demand. Otherwise, you will end up buying more if you compromise.
Sukee's Note (2023/07/01): Since I practiced minimalism in 2022, two years have passed. The initial trigger was organizing my home during the pandemic lockdowns. I am pleased to know and now incorporate this concept into my daily life. Here is my minimum list for becoming a minimalist:
- Start with the 30-day minimalism game, which throws out 465 items in one month.
- Created a personal minimal list
- Read theminimalists.com. No other site. It's sufficient.
