Category: Minimalism
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What You Want to Own Is How You Want to Live
“The question of what you want to own is actually the question of how you want to live your life.” Marie Kondo, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Marie Kondo turns decluttering into a life question. The pile on the chair is not just clutter. It is a vote for a certain kind of day.…
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Minimalism Is Built Around the Idea That There’s Nothing That You’re Lacking
Fumio Sasaki’s line about lacking nothing, and one small shelf experiment to try this week.
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You Can Remove a Significant Amount of Stress by Reducing the Items in Your Closet
Courtney Carver’s line about a smaller closet, and one tote of maybes parked out of sight for a week.
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Love People and Use Things, Because the Opposite Never Works
The Minimalists’ ranking, and one hour this week that goes to a person instead of an object.
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How to Simplify Your Life Without Making It a Personality
Simplifying your life is not a rebrand. You do not need a new wardrobe in oatmeal, a manifesto, or a photo of a single plant. You need fewer open loops. Rooms, calendar, money, and phone. That is the work. Do it in private if you want. The results will show up as quieter Tuesdays, not…