Minimalism is owning only what you need and being intentional in how you consume.
When you live a minimalist lifestyle, you collect experiences over stuff, memories over materials, and live in the moment with greater freedom, happiness & fulfillment—Life becomes simpler, your ROI goes up, and the planet is happier for it. So are you! With a powerful, new mentality that puts your focus on what’s most important: health, relationships, passion, growth, and contribution over things.
But minimalism doesn’t happen with a push of a button, it requires lifestyle changes that take conscious effort. This doesn’t mean you have to follow a strict code or an arbitrary set of rules, it means minimalism takes brain power to ensure your purchases are an intentional exchange of your time & output. (Think about it: money is simply an exchange for your time and output.) You want what you spend your money on to provide you value for as long as possible.
To be a minimalist, your neurons have to consciously fire to eliminate any “stuff” that doesn’t enhance your life experiences or serve a functional purpose. Minimalism has a spectrum from just dabbling to the extreme. Any degree of minimalism is better than mindlessly consuming.
Consumerism is consumption in ever-increasing amounts. But what for? Sounds gluttonous.
The more stuff we create, the more waste we create, and both processes come at the expense of our environment. It seems to reason minimalism is less of a lifestyle choice and more of a necessity for environmental protection. Our environment, the ecosystem we call Earth.
We can protect natural spaces and upgrade our life by downgrading the amount of stuff we own and demand as consumers. Some people call it minimalism. Some people call it mindful living. Some people call it awareness. Less stuff means less choices and responsibilities, which means less stress.
It’s simple math really 🤓
Keep in mind, there’s no single path to minimizing your things, each of us must personalize our own minimalist style. To help you get started, here are 3 tips to follow to make minimizing easier.
3 TIPS FOR MINIMIZING YOUR STUFF WITH NO REGRETS
There’s no point in getting rid of the stuff you need. It’s also a bit dramatic to get rid of everything you own (bonfire anyone?) or simply trash it. Instead, thoughtfully reduce at your own pace. It’s all good.
Perhaps the hardest piece of minimizing is learning to buy less.
The key to minimizing your stuff with no regrets is repurposing, reusing, recycling and refusing. Donate before you destroy! One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Buy less, worry less.
What do you think about “minimalism”?
It looks pretty good here in this photo of Kaysie wearing an upcycled jacket (the repurposing “R”).
LEARN HOW TO UPCYCLE YOUR T-SHIRT
A great minimalist technique is upcycling your clothing. It’s simply a way to repurpose what you don’t use so that you use it. You can learn how to upcycle your shirt in our YouTube video with Sophie Springer. If you want to consult with an expert, Sophie teaches fashion design in Florence, Italy, and is a great resource to teach you how to sew. If you want to upcycle your garments, Sophie is a lot of fun to learn from. See for yourself!
Find Sophie in The Experience Shoppe opening soon! Can’t wait? Subscribe to our updates.
LEARN MORE ABOUT MINIMALISM FROM SOME OF OUR FAVORITE RESOURCES:
For another take on minimalism, check out The Minimalists, Joshua & Ryan, at theminimalists.com
To learn from Colin who sold all his stuff to became a full-time traveler, check out exilelifestyle.com
And for more help embracing minimalism, check out Joshua Becker at becomingminimalist.com
0 Comments