People often have a misconception that being a minimalist means to purge all your belongings and live on next to nothing… but that’s not true, minimalism is simply being conscious and sustainable with the resources you have.
And why choose minimalism?
Let’s explore the reasons that help you decide.
Provides you clarity & purpose
When we are consumed by clutter and deluged by information, it’s hard to find any clarity.
By learning how to live with less, we place more importance on things that matter and we can begin clearing up our mind and space.
Declutters life & reduces stress
When you have an inbox of overflowing emails or a closet full of clothes you never wear, and a to-do list you can never get to… stress slowly starts to creep into your daily life.
Get rid of things that take up too much space in your surroundings as well as in your mind.
Differentiates needs from wants
What do we really need in life? Do we sometimes trick ourselves into believing we need more than we actually do?
Minimalism separates our wants from our needs. It teaches us about our desires and how these desires can impact the way that we live… sometimes in a negative way. By discovering what we truly need, we are able to see that we don’t need as much as we think we do.
Upgrades your productivity level
By being intentional about what we have and what we choose to keep, we encourage ourselves to place importance on these things and less on mindless clutter.
We find ourselves in a more productive space – phsyically, mentally and emotionally.
Brings back time in your control
When you aren’t focused on distractions and things that don’t matter much, you have more time for things that you want to do.
Apply minimalism to your life and fill your time with more meaningful tasks such as working on a new project, reading a book, or spending quality time with your loved ones.
Saves you from shifting to Mars
With over 7 billion people on the planet, the demand on Earth’s resources continue to increase.
As minimalists, we consume less.
If we consume less, we produce less waste. If we produce less waste, we’re already part of the solution.
And will you really be able to shift to Mars? Because it isn’t really affordable unless you’re a millionaire or a billionaire, is it?
Apart from these, there are more vivid reasons to choose minimalism.
And people indeed choose minimalism for different personal reasons as well.
Do let us know your reason of making the choice, in the comment section here.
