Minimalism | What is left after 8 years?

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I have been practicing minimalism for eight years now and sometimes I wonder if I am even a minimalist. So what is left of minimalism, what is left after decluttering stuff and priorities, rules and habits and which lessons am I learning from minimalism now?
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@VilteZiginskaite 10 ай бұрын

I love it so much that you don’t put background music, I skipped like 10 minimalism videos, cause I can’t concentrate because of the music😂

@leafknives 7 ай бұрын

true! very minimalistic 😌

@rayeguns1566 9 ай бұрын

I was just talking to my parents about focusing really hard to not buy anything in 2024 unless it was an essential purchase. Partly because this is a big "paying off debt" year for me and because I want to develop this discipline of intentional consumerism and appreciation for the stuff I already own. So, I resonate a lot with this video and I'm glad I found it when I did :)

@alyssabrundage4360 10 ай бұрын

I love the idea of a comfort consumption zone! What a perfect way to explain how minimalism can change you :)

@Robert-qm1ld 10 ай бұрын

I’m almost 11 years minimal and don’t really think of it that way any longer. It’s just the way I live now, intentionally. Somewhat similar to what you said.

@CrystleDragon 10 ай бұрын

I love the way you've put this. Appreciating items that have lasted in your life. I got into minimalism at the beginning of 2016, and I still have things that don't really get used. I find myself falling back into the idea of wanting more, but I would like to spend more time appreciating things that have lasted for me as well. I don't need much. I need to appreciate the things that have been worth owning.

@vivian9803 8 ай бұрын

I completely agree with the “committed relationship” feeling towards those old things we’ve owned and cherished for their usefulness. I also love my “boring life” as a minimalist . The peace and low level of stress is priceless. ❤

@afulny 9 ай бұрын

I am glad to see there is a minimalist who doesn't use Mac eventually.

@annesimon537 10 ай бұрын

This was very interesting. You reminded me of something very important : to do things instead of owning.

@littlefairyland763 9 ай бұрын

I love this quote... DOING THINGS than OWNING THINGS

@dollysarkar3282 6 ай бұрын

I appreciate what you mean by cost per use and over time things being there for no cost, it feels like 'stuff have freed themselves' and that makes me feel lighter.

@ecofriendlia 6 ай бұрын

That is a great way to describe it and I think that is exactly how I feel. Being able to use something "for free, additional to what I could have asked from it"

@kimberleebrooks-trakis9563 9 ай бұрын

Can you do a video on how you shop for food and house hold items in your minimal life style? or your not so minimal lifestyle? For instance what do you treat yourself to?

@valerierogers9609 10 ай бұрын

Doing things instead of owning things. I like that 🌠

@percymak 9 ай бұрын

Thank you sooooo much for your sincere sharing. I watched this twice. Good for you bringing out “intentional consumption” and “appreciate and be grateful to what we have”!

@janiecollins1240 8 ай бұрын

That last thing you said about appreciating the random and free "just okay" things around your home resonated so much with me! In my minimalist journey (which I started 3 years ago and feel I've made very slow progress on - each year it gets better though!) I've learned that I am incredibly perfectionistic. I look around the things in my home and find flaws in them all the time, and then I imagine that somewhere out there in the digital marketplace a perfect replacement of that item exists, just waiting for me to buy it so I can throw out the perfectly functional thing I already have, just because it is slightly unfashionable or chipped or discolored. It was so helpful to me the way you described the imperfect items you own as "reliable." They really are! They aren't glamorous, but they've gotten me through some tough times. I think of my mustard yellow-upholstered rocking chair in which I nursed all three of my children, my bright red chipped and dented wooden hamper they all play hide and seek in, my kitchen table which is scratched and damaged by heat marks from countless family meals, or my greying white couch with its lumpy pillows and coffee stains. I received all these items second-hand for very cheap or free, and most of the time I do not view them with the loving sentimentality I've described here. But I want to. I want always to be grateful for these imperfect but reliable pillars of my home and family. I'm slowly, slowly starting to learn that perfection is not only unattainable, but it is actually less desirable than the peace and joy that comes from just accepting things the way they are.

@ecofriendlia 8 ай бұрын

I totally get that! I have also bought some replacements that were not absolutely necessary and I think sometimes that is ok. Some of these things bring me so much more joy now. But in the majority of cases, it's not about the thing but about our perfectionism and maybe other things like trying to look a certain way to other people or just changing our stuff, hoping it will fix our problems... But it is definitely a journey and I think you are on a very good path!

@Thomas-Chin10 10 ай бұрын

This is an excellent discussion and I agree. For those who rely on objects to make them happy, most of them will end up on the 'hedonic treadmill' that has no end to it. It all comes down to what adds value in life. Personally, the most valuable thing I possess is not tangible. I don't have much and would be just as happy if I had next to nothing. New experience and knowledge are far important to me than anything else.:)

@sinemguvnn 8 ай бұрын

Out of context but as a foreigner, i love the use of your english pronounciation. It's so pure and understandable. Also it's good to hear of your experiences.❤️

@Siures 10 ай бұрын

I am in it for about 7 years. I am no big declutterer (after the first two rushes) but I am still pairing down slowly, not replacing things when they break, gifting things I think someone else would love… Moved this year and was able to get rid of some more storage space (although the place is actually bigger). But I think I am ready for the next step, soon. My „office“ is full of things I decluttered again but didn’t have time to get rid of (and some of it will be gifted for Christmas). It’s mind blowing how much stuff I had in the past when it sometimes still feels like „too much“. Waiting for the time I actually have more time to spend on things I love doing again. But without minimalism I would be totally overwhelmed and broke by now with two little ones. I also don’t think that my career would be on the path it is now with all the extra stuff I intentionally got rid of and would have to manage on top of everything now.

@brenda-mariettapukk8991 10 ай бұрын

Sometimes I walk around my apartment and tell the stories obout my furniture (in my head). Everything (minus 4 lamps) is preovned and -loved a lot of these things have been for free, they have been diy projects but at low cost. So I can relate!

@alltiemate 9 ай бұрын

your content is very calming... i strive to live a minimalist lifestyle some day. Great video!

@9FatraBbits 10 ай бұрын

I appreciate how you think about how and why and what to consume or obtain or keep. I’m in year three of paring things down. I really love your monthly “In and Out” and have adopted this. Interestingly I have been obsessed about learning weaving and I finally joined a group and went to an orientation meeting and when I got home I abandoned the idea! After months of dreaming about it! Why? I hand sew and am learning to knit and I make stuff a lot. It’s actually enough. I don’t need another hobby when I have two or three that I love doing and could explore within those a lot more. I tell you it was a relief to let that go! Thanks Lia.🐇🌲

@loreenhoffmann7158 10 ай бұрын

!! Man glaubt gar nicht, wie gut man sich selbst kennenlernt & wie gut man sich fühlt, wenn man wenig verlangt. ❤️

@fiddler32 7 ай бұрын

I love this video.

@haroldconner2645 10 ай бұрын

Thinking about what you’re bringing into the home is a really good point

@atomicsamurai9742 8 ай бұрын

I don't understand. if you're a minimalist what does one squander ones money on?

@marymorales2978 8 ай бұрын

I appreciate this video so much You have a wonderful attitude

@Carole616 4 ай бұрын

You and I seem to have the exact same mindset. What you said is exactly how I feel and I don't know anyone else who feels this way. I am a new fan.

@XandriaRavenheart 10 ай бұрын

I've always wanted to be a minimalist, but I recently moved to Australia as a student and I ended up buying so much stuff because I wasn't sure what I would need. There were also so many sentimental stuff that I took because I didn't want to forget my life in my home country, Sri Lanka. On top of that the weather changes required me to buy more clothes as well. So yeah, I kind of went backward in my minimalism journey. But my goal is to one day come to the same level as you.

@AccordingtoWarren 8 ай бұрын

There are so many gems of wisdom in this video that isn't covered in other minimalism videos. I love the part about developing fondness of items we've had for a long time.

@Matthew8473 8 ай бұрын

The depth of this content is admirable; akin to a book I enjoyed for its insightful approach. "The Joy of Less: A Minimalist Living Guide" by Matthew Cove

@ombretta5147 8 ай бұрын

Con il tempo ho imparato ad accontentarmi di quelle cose utili a cui sono affezionata.Ora compero di meno e mi concentro sulla lettura,sulla cucina vegana, sull'usato.Condivido il tuo pensiero e grazie per il video interessante!

@missanj4760 9 ай бұрын

I am a minimalist for 6 years, but it's so hard living with a non-minimalist

@DERRICKLEONIDAS365 8 ай бұрын

I JUST ASKED THIS QUESTION! HOW DO YOU BE A MINIMALIST WHEN YOUR THE ONLY ONE IN THE HOUSE WHO WANTS TO LIVE THAT WAY? I THANK YOU IN ADVANCE! GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS.

@leonnemulder549 10 ай бұрын

I resonate with everthing you say! The comfort consumption zone is real.

@ginnyberg9271 9 ай бұрын

I fully agree.

@macsidia 9 ай бұрын

I spent nothing all year and then bought a few tech items on Black Friday weekend (PS5, Apple Watch, Air Pods, Tablet) at a discount. I guess that's still being minimalist as you need to treat yourself now and again and these items won't need to be updated for a few more years at least.

@Anonymous_____User 8 ай бұрын

What do you consume for food ,and how much waste are you producing?

@jonglee3194 10 ай бұрын

good video

@ayasarsour2860 9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much 😊

@emmy8526 10 ай бұрын

Great video!

@klausnersbel8793 8 ай бұрын

5:42

@gavloft 6 ай бұрын

I am a bald man that wears a wig. I have 365 different wigs for each day of the year. I will donate half of them to the local police station.

@hugosalinasaliaga5266 8 ай бұрын

Is being a natural cheap skate a form of being an organic minimalist?

@DERRICKLEONIDAS365 8 ай бұрын

CAN YOU BE MINIMALIST IF YOU LIVE WITH FAMILY?

@nataliemeier8640 9 ай бұрын

why you didn't rid of this sweatshirt;)?

@chrsitineadriaenssen6074 9 ай бұрын

Need is the most stupid word!!

@chrsitineadriaenssen6074 9 ай бұрын

Ridiculous 😂😂😂

@shanemcguire5347 9 ай бұрын

Yeah I don't care how much of a minimalist that you are you still can't avoid some aspects of consumer culture you still have to get the necessities that you need and the things that you use and utilize to make life keep going

@alyssarae7501 9 ай бұрын

i recommend you do some research on what minimalism actually is and what it can mean for different people. maybe you can find an aspect of it that speaks to you and challenges you or you can avoid watching these types of videos and writing mean comments on them because the algorithm is only going to keep pushing them the more you interact with them.

@shanemcguire5347 9 ай бұрын

@@alyssarae7501 no I like minimalism believe me I've researched it to me it's simply just makes life easier it's no big mental destressor to me others it may be I just like how easy it makes life and I also like the minimalist aesthetic too