Minimalism: Less Is More
January 4, 2021
Downsize Your Way To Happiness
With more space, comes more ‘things’. We seem to think with more space we have to compulsively fill it, because why not, right?
Minimalism is being more deliberate and intentional with your resources. We need to ask ourselves what is essential for our everyday lives and what brings value to it. If you take a moment, look around you, I’m quite sure you can find about a handful of items that don’t belong or you just haven’t used in the past few years.
“Change is inevitable, and you can’t continue to consume more than the planet can replenish every year. We’re either going to change by design or disaster.” - The Minimalists
I recently watched the documentary on Netflix called ‘The Minimalists: Less Is Now’ and it really got me thinking. It posed a lot of questions about how we consume and create debt to have social economic status. The average household has more than 300,000 items in it, can you believe that? According to Google, consumerism has created a global waste crisis. On average, 99% of the stuff we buy is trashed within 6 months and every year we dump a massive 2.12 billion tons of waste.
Corporate profit and capitalism play a big role in society. It manipulates our mind to think we need more, better, newer, faster, shiny objects constantly - it’s like we’re never satisfied. Most people purchase compulsively and we end up with an accumulation of ‘stuff’ that almost always serves no purpose and crowds our home.
Personally, I find clearing and organizing to be very relaxing and freeing. Decluttering brings a sense of calm to not only yourself but your space. Your home is your living space, not your storage space. We tend to over complicate things and by stream lining what we deem necessary, we can evaluate what in fact is truly needed in our homes for our everyday use. What better time than the new year to clear out and declutter to create a more minimal yet impactful space.
Quality, not quantity.
The simple formula for this is if you don’t use it, you don’t need it. It is as easy as that. There are many ways to declutter and keep only the necessary items you use on a daily such as kitchen appliances, personal hygiene items, clothes for work, furniture that you use, etc. Anything that doesn’t get used has to be released. You can give away, donate, sell or recycle your unused items. We just need to be willing to let go. Try out a 30 day minimalism challenge. The concept is brilliant! Every day for 30 days, you get rid of something big or small. Go through kitchenware, your wardrobe, electronics, linens, tools, etc. You’ll be left with only the fundamental essentials you need to thrive.
Once our basic needs are set, we can sit back and enjoy the finer things in life. “Every possession has a purpose, it makes room for life’s most important things, which isn’t ‘things’ at all”. There are so many benefits to minimalism that include but not limited to having more time for your health, your relationships, your hobbies and your mental health. The more action you take, the lighter you feel. Clear the clutter and live simply with an intentional life.
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Be sure to check out the documentary on Netflix.
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USEFUL LINKS
- Netflix (This blog post is based on the Netflix documentary, ‘The Minimalists: Less Is Now’).
- https://www.theminimalists.com/game/
Published By Cristina
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