Why I love Minimalism
Author’s Note: This is the start of a series about Minimalism and my pursuit of it. Feel free to share it via twitter & co.
The first time I heard about Minimalism was reading Zen Habits. I really like the idea of it, being an extension of the known “Simplicity lifestyle”. Minimalism leads to freedom, clarity, true abundance and focus. Somehow, you gain more through having less.
I get clarity.
“The things you own end up owning you.” ~ Tyler Durden
Who am I? I’m like many others defining myself with the possesions I have. But who am I under all of this stuff? I get clarity in my mind by creating clarity in my life. I want to relate only on the truly important things, saying proudly: “That’s a part of me, of my life.” With Minimalism I can see easyly what I own and why I own it. If it doesn’t bring me joy, comfort or freedom, it needs to go. I declutter my mind by decluttering my space.
I get freedom.
I see myself traveling through foreign countries, only with one backpack with all my stuff. If you do not own much, you are able to move with nearly all of it from space to space. But I also sense another form of freedom. I’m free of attachment. I can not only know but experience that I do not need all of these fancy things to be happy.
I get focus.
No distractions on your desk. Sharp focus. Intense clarity. Deep calmness. Flowing creativity leads to impressive productivity.
I get true abundance.
I feel abudant independently of any circumstances around me. I don’t need to spend much money on stuff, so I safe more. I don’t need to spend much time on stuff, so I have more. I don’t need to spend much space on stuff, so I see more. Minimalism is creating pure abundance in my life.
Author’s Note: This is the start of a series about Minimalism and my pursuit of it. Feel free to share it via twitter & co.
The first time I heard about Minimalism was reading Zen Habits. I really like the idea of it being an extension of the known “Simplicity lifestyle”. Minimalism leads to freedom, clarity, true abundance and focus. Somehow, you gain more through having less.
I get clarity.
“The things you own end up owning you.” ~ Tyler Durden
Who am I? I’m defining myself like many others by the possesions I have. But who am I under all this stuff? I get clarity in my mind by creating clarity in my life. I want to relate only on truly important things, saying proudly: “That’s a part of me, of my life.” With Minimalism I can see easyly what I own and why I own it. If it doesn’t bring me joy, comfort or freedom, it needs to go. I declutter my mind by decluttering my space.
I get freedom.
I see myself traveling through foreign countries, only with one backpack with all my stuff. If you do not own much, you are able to move with nearly all of it from space to space. But I also sense another form of freedom. I’m free of attachment. I can not only know but experience that I do not need all of these fancy things to be happy.
I get focus.
No distractions on your desk. Sharp focus. Intense clarity. Deep calmness. Flowing creativity leads to impressive productivity.
I get true abundance.
I feel abudant independently of any circumstances around me. I don’t need to spend much money on stuff, so I safe more. I don’t need to spend much time on stuff, so I have more. I don’t need to spend much space on stuff, so I see more. Minimalism is creating pure abundance in my life.
Clarity, Freedom, Focus, Abundance and Joy. That’s why I love Minimalism.
Geschrieben am Freitag, 19. Februar 2010
und abgelegt unter Life Purpose, Simplicity.
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20. Februar 2010 um 04:18
I love the positive attitude of this blog… so many posts I read are how to, some why to, but very few have the passion that this one does.
Love the last paragraph especially – I feel the same way. Great job.
23. Februar 2010 um 17:27
Thank you very much! Somehow on it’s own unique path this blog only published the best topics I could share with you, the ones that touched my heart. I don’t want to publish average articles.
11. März 2010 um 03:29
I would appreciate more visual materials, to make your blog more attractive, but your writing style really compensates it. But there is always place for improvement
13. März 2010 um 21:40
I read a article under the same title some time ago, but this articles quality is much, much better. How you do this?
23. März 2010 um 14:43
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26. Juli 2010 um 20:56
I enjoyed reading your blog. Keep it that way.
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