Category: Minimalism
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Positive Hindrances
Thoreau said many comforts don’t just fail to help, they get in the way. Here’s a one-week trial to find out which of yours still earn their keep.
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The Maximum of Well-Being
“Since consumption is merely a means to human well-being, the aim should be to obtain the maximum of well-being with the minimum of consumption.” E. F. Schumacher, Small Is Beautiful (1973). One concrete way to get more well-being from less stuff this week.
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We Used Them Because We Had Them
Seneca on how much we use simply because it’s there, and a one-week test to find out what you actually need.
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Promote What You Most Value
“Minimalism is the intentional promotion of the things we most value and the removal of anything that distracts us from them.” Joshua Becker, The More of Less Joshua Becker puts the spotlight where it belongs. Minimalism is not a contest to own the fewest objects. It is a quiet decision about what gets your attention,…
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Owning Less Beats Organizing More
“Owning less is better than organizing more.” Bea Johnson, Zero Waste Home Most clutter problems are not storage problems. They start as ownership problems. A drawer that will not close, a closet shelf that needs a system, a junk bowl that keeps overflowing. The reflex is to buy a nicer bin, a better divider, a…
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20 Minimalist Living Quotes to Own Less and Live Freely
20 minimalist living quotes from Joshua Becker, Marie Kondo, The Minimalists, and more — short lines to own less and live with more freedom.
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The more you know, the less you need
Yvon Chouinard’s line on knowing more and needing less, plus one concrete way to practice it this week.
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Possessions Can Keep You from Living Freely
“It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.” Bertrand Russell Russell is not scolding you for owning a couch. He is naming the mental rent. When half your attention sits on what you have, what you might lose, and what you still think you need, there…
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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.