Great video! You just seem so genuine. Earned another subscriber here.

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5-6 here. Only furniture and clothes I really use. Not 6 bc I still have some sentimental stuff like decoration and traveling gear. I think I got at this point bc of stress. If I wasn’t so stressed, I don’t think I’d feel the needing to get rid of all my material life like that. Less stuff, less stress.

Great video. I'm probably at Levels 4 or 5. No intentions of reaching numbers 6 or 7, unless I decide to become a full time traveller. Thanks for your content. I subscribed.

I am in Level 4, working on simplifying. Unfortunately my partner is still actively in Level 2 and not interested in changing.

Or at the 7th level, you could be a travelling volunteer without a home, like this guy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWLWcqalf7uBZ7c

It's nice that you make sure to use the correct English words. Even though I'm sure it's not your native language

Just got rid of a few bad hobbits 😊 They never did their chores as told😢

Unfortunately our local dog shelter is always in desperate need of newspapers because people don't buy them anymore. I also remember this guy who used to sell them by my subway stop. He had a limp and appeared disabled. Year by year I saw him selling less and less papers. I bought them long past when I needed them just to try to keep him afloat. Eventually, he just disappeared. I still wonder what happened to him. So sad when the way you make a living just vanishes.

I've been a fulltime Content Creator (KZbin, TikTok, and Instagram) for three to four years now! I'm super proud of your courage to invest in your passion, and you're doing a GREAT job! Consistency is literally THE KEY. I love your content, & it is so valuable to so many people. :) FORZA! ce la fai

Level 8 is sleeping naked on the floorboards in an empty room

This was so good. I feel like I am new to minimalism and no one is taking me seriously. Like still buying junk for me and I feel like they are intentionally trying to test my limits. It’s really awkward…

Thank you so much for your video, which opened my eyes to why I am stuck between level 3 and 4 for quite a while now 😢😂 - it's really refering to really letting go of quite a lot of traumatic things happening in the past. One can't move further if one doesn't take the soul along, I guess. And it's working likewise on the out- and on the inside - baby steps. Best wishes to Finland 😃

My new company provides free meals coupons. I shamelessly pack for home. I have coworkers who share their coupons with me in case they order take out. The food wallet is not carry over, so most folks have balance left. I ask them if they can get a sandwich 🥪 packed for me at end of day I don't have the skills to cook a meal, I can make coffee toast and eggs , ramen etc but not a full meal My depression makes me often dysfunctional so prep and cleaning after takes a lot of time. a full meal helps me a lot and eating eggs ramen or pasta doesn't fulfill me mentally This has helped me a lot and I don't feel hollow I invested in Tupperware and tiffin boxes. I don't care I get judged and thankfully my colleagues understand Biggest thing in my house is the refrigerator No more ordering take out On my birthday team asked for what I wanted and I asked them for a steel French press and high end electric kettle that will last forever , I invested in a good quality travel mug I don't use my food wallet for coffee at work I have begun to save money and feel good. I now have time for exercise and keeping House tidy

I keep my keys in my pocket, and I never lose track of them. But then, I don't wear 4 different pants in a week. It's the same pair of pants all week 😅

So Smart!! Thanks!!

A solid 5.

I think its really weird that a lot of people connect minimalism with being alone and disconnected from reaponsibilities regarding other people. we are humans, we live in a society. What is personal growth if youre not putting it out there to help create an overall more meaningful togetherness. Seems kinda egoistic to me snd i cant relate to such content. I try to minimalise my life explicit for being more present for people and to care for them with intention, grace an love.

I wish I could stay stable on level 5 on the way to level 6 (but don‘t hit level 6 too close 😁), since years I am stucked somewhere between 4 and 5. still decluttering couple of times a year to get rid of more things which is been exhausting all the time. Wish that process would end but be radical in removing is challenging me. But I do know, to find the complete inner peace for myself I need to do it - to reach almost level 6.

I love it! I also clean my windows only once a year! :D love the cozy vibes. Thanks for the tip with the lights

Im subscribing🎉 i love the way u explain & how its really relateable… i can feel that u put your heart in it. Im now at very first step of minimalism 😊 i can feel my life so easy and very mindfull rn 💃🏻 thank u so muchh love it❤❤

It’s a ‘foot!’ (…in the uk, not a leg) 😂 … ‘One foot in the world and one foot in the kingdom of God’ (The Christian take on it) 😊

I would say I'm at a level 4 and I'm happy. I have stuff that serves purpose even if I don't use it daily but I eliminated everything that was not needed or that existed in my life just in case. I managed to do the same with social media, keeping only Instagram which serves the purpose of being my photography log and a way to connect to family and friends. I had the objective of having a boring life and I got it and enjoy it :D

I want to spend tho

OMG I am at 2----way to go. Thanks for your practical information and inspiration🙂

Bring the old hobbits to Isengard!

Its funny there are so many at the really high levels on here. Social media is still important then.

Im probably level 2 😬

I haven't lived on my own since 41 years ago. I'm scared to live on my own. Any Any

love your channel.. thank you

I definitely think that I'm at stage 4, and loving it thus far I don't know where this journey will take me, but right now, I couldn't be happier with the simplification I have taken in my life. Thanks for a great video!

Wise words young man, good health to you.

This was such meaningful advice, thank you! 😊

Being a minimalist has saved me so much time, money, and bandwidth. Join the movement and focus on yourself. Stay Uncommon!

This is such a great video. So glad you came across my feed.

Like others I’m 4-5 with a heavy lean into 5. And like others have said, I’m actually happy here. I learned decades ago that my environment is very important, and completely empty doesn’t relax me any more than cluttered. That was also around the time I coined the phrase “opulent minimalism” for my style, as I like lots of negative space in rooms and few items on surfaces but I like any items/furnture to be beautifully designed or detailed. A real balance between having few possessions, but they truly bring me joy. It’s the same with my relationships and activities. The ethos permeates my entire life.

there must be a reason why you want less. This reason is things, Habits, people, clutter disturb you, so you change. Otherwise its a modern thing, or reason, to have newer ones. In 50 years past, it wasn’t. Lots of people had only what they needed and were frugal. I know that, because i lived that time and saw how change came. In Zen you focus on to lose your attraction on things, when they are there.

I am no minimalist and don't want to be one, as I'm a conscious consumer (and keeper but no collector) and depending on the stuff category I would say that my level = 3) "organized clutter", combined with consumism-avoider (e.g.: I like my old clothes until they go defect > 2 decades). Starting my life began with few things, taking much effort and time to get what I now have, so I really don't like to and have no talent in selling/giving away anonymously. (Fear of loss decision problem?) I keep my apartment always tidy and clean, so I'm no messy person. I hate buying over-and-over again, and don't like situations already owned/gave away missing when getting things done (tools, material, kitchen stuff). I also hate using hygiene 2nd hand stuff (like clothes), I'm ok with 2nd hand books, electronics, car. Once I saw that somebody, a messy person, had an always clutter problem, who was known its personal mental problems, which caused the cluttered home. 1.) Should that person not take help to overcome its causal mental problems instead of mitigating and giving everything away, things she might want to use after getting healthy again? May be she regrets giving things away and become again mental ill again, now caused of missing memories. 2.) What about alibi-minimalism? Like: "I don't want my own stuff!", like furniture/cabinet for tidy storage of clothes/stuff. 3.) What about envy-minimalism? Like "You don't need your xyz!", but I do and I want it from you as a gift.

I’m at level 3-4 but I live with people at level 2 and I’m trying to attain level 5, it’s been a constant battle

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Great video, thankyou! Very encouraging! 😊

I think that hat is very cool. I'd kept with me. 1:42 😅

Great video!

At a 2. Working through and organizing items.

This is great basic advice. Thank you.

I think I am at level 4 and am working to level 5.

Your comments on thrift shopping were spot on for me..I was addicted and had to take time to work through why..realized I was lonely sometimes and enjoyed the dopamine hit of finding new items. I'm working to change this habit.

Every journey is individual based. Being content within as without is the goal. You can't control what other people do, if they want more than one brush for something they love to do like art then Why Not? Minimalism will become a natural way of life once you stay on track and figure out what it is that you love and learn to let go and enjoy your life. It will run into all aspects of your life whether it's stuff, food, finances, exercise, whether you want to live as a nomad or in a home. I love financial minimalism so my goal is to keep my expenses besides rent below a certain amount. It allows me to go out and enjoy an experience or even to be able to go out and eat an ice cream cone in a park.

Wise words. I read once that up until the last couple of hundred years the average person only had three or four new garments in their adult life, never traveled more than one or two days walk from home, only had food that was grown locally and were lucky if their family could afford chairs.