Look around you and count the number of objects you see, do you think there are many accumulated? More than you really need?
Are you one of those who has huge trunks and bags that you haven’t seen in a long time, do you have clothes you haven’t worn in over a year, kitchen utensils that you’ve only used once?
- Do we live in a world where it is normal to accumulate more items than necessary.
- Be it office supplies.
- Clothes.
- Shoes.
- Makeup.
- Tools?.
Do these personal items occupy the physical space of our homes, fill closets, boxes, trunks, shoe shelves?But the worst thing is that they also occupy our mental space and our time, since we have to classify them, organize them or clean them up.
Well, there’s a philosophy of life that can help you see and manage this buildup in another way: minimalism.
Minimalism is not about having less, it’s about leaving room for what really matters.
Minimalism is a philosophy of life that proposes to reduce, as far as possible, the amount of material objects we have.
The idea is to live with the minimum necessary, that for each person, with their situation, it will be something different: having less things to have more physical and mental space.
As we reflect on why we store items that we don’t use, we will realize that there are many emotional reasons, in addition to the typical reasons: maybe one day you will need it.
Clothes, gifts, letters, etc. , which we cannot get rid of because they remind us of past times in our lives, as if material objects were memories.
Minimalism is an exercise that helps us to abandon material things, realizing that memories live in us, not in objects.
The less you need it, the freer it will be
Ideally, start small, divide objects by zones and evaluate what you really need, the objects you’re not sure you need, and ones you can easily get rid of.
In addition, some challenges can help us implement minimalism:
Project 333 encourages us to choose 33 garments (you don’t have to throw away or give the rest, just save them) and spend a season using only these pieces.
In this way, we will realize that we can dress little, and not only that, we will also realize how much time we earn choosing what to wear when there is not so much choice.
Another challenge is matching someone who is in the same process as you to do a kind of minimalist competition.
On the first day of the month, both must have ownership; in the second, two; in the third, three?and so up to 30. Whoever is able to last longer wins.
Once you have your set of essentials, many discarded items can be donated or sold in second-hand stores.
If you’ve ever been surprised by the amount of products accumulated, had trouble finding something, or feel like you’re wasting a lot of time organizing or cleaning up your stuff, it’s worth trying this philosophy of life.
Minimalism is a direct path to tranquility.