![]() ![]() ![]() However, if you are optimistic about your future, and you bought a TV 7 years ago for $2k, and the TV is currently in the garage behind a stack of magazines, and you can't find anyone to sell it to or donate it to, you should consider getting rid of it at the local e-recycling center.The Benefits of a Minimalist Mindset, and Simple Tips to Declutter Your Lifeīy Cora Gold, Editor-in-Chief of Revivalist If you are in Venezuela and are currently unintentionally losing weight, you shouldn't be getting rid of valuable items just to free up space. It's when the mindset of a depression is combined with the excess of relative wealth where one's life becomes cluttered with frivolous things. If you didn't believe that an item could be replaced easily you probably would hold onto it for the utility/value that it's rarity provides. Minimalism is something that can really only be done safely in a society that is relatively rich in comparison to a great depression. Even in rich countries the majority of people are only a few generations removed from starvation being a real threat. Like you I am not looking to sleep on the floor, but I am looking to reduce reduce reduce, and for a very stressed out person this has already begun to calm me so much. In the beginning it was very hard for me to get rid of things, but as time has gone on it snowballed into being much easier to do so. Add to that just sneakers, for some reason I kept all my sneakers for so long. What blew my mind was clothes! So many clothes! I also left a very cold climate a few years ago for a very warm one where its almost never below 50, and the amount of hardcore winter gear I had blew my mind. Things I was holding onto for no reason at all. ![]() I was absolutely amazed by the amount of stuff that I managed to get rid of. I've started gradually purging all my belongings one specific area at a time, and am collecting inspiration for a home and a life that's cozy, comfortable - but also completely free of clutter. So that's where I'm at now, moving toward minimalism, and while I'll never empty my home and sleep on a yoga mat, I have huge respect for the values and ideals of this lifestyle. :)ĭo you folks happen to have any tips or advice for one starting this journey? Thx in advance. I'll add that my husband's totally on board, his hoard, like his lifestyle in general, is pretty minimal. Since I want this process to go hand in hand with the improvement of my mental health, I'm keeping a steady space, but one that's reasonable for me (slow for some, perhaps). More than that, I have this overbearing, urgent, need to declutter my life, not only physically but also mentally and psychologically. ![]() Coming from a poorish country with insane hoarding tendencies (I'm fairly okay by comparison) and now living in a posh consumerist society, I've never ever thought I'd end up here.īut life works in mysterious ways and through a lot of therapy, personal development, losing my income and having a toddler, I've come to realize that some of the principles really resonate with me. I want to start with the fact that I have the opposite of a minimalist background. ![]()
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