A minimalist lifestyle looks different for everyone. For me, it’s helped me pay down $42,000 of student loans in just over two years, lend more of my attention to my loved ones, and set me on a path of intentional living. While I can’t guarantee that what I have incorporated into my life will do the same for you, reflecting on a few things may help provide clarity to your life.
Downsize your stuff
Don’t be so attached to things that they don’t mean as much to you as you think
- If you live in a small home, fight the urge to upgrade your space and instead discard items that you don’t use or don’t value
- 70% of your clothes should be donated to non-profit organizations
- Review the contents of your wardrobe monthly to see if you can get rid of anything more
Select a few go-to meals
Easy, nutritious, and filling
Purchase most books on Kindle, unless you really love it
To reduce physical clutter in her apartment, she either borrows books from the library or purchases them on Kindle
- She considers reading a duty, so she puts her iPad in her work bag for commuting and pulls one out on her commute.
Turn off all the notifications on your phone
the only notification he gets is when he receives new text messages.
- e-mail, news, social media, and all the other ancillary apps- he has turned off all of their notifications and background refresh.
Simplify your finances
Minimalism is about reducing the things in your life that aren’t providing value, so you can have more space for the things that truly matter.
- Living a minimalist lifestyle is an immensely personal journey. No single lifestyle, philosophy, or doctrine is meant for everyone. But it is an enormously general concept that we can tweak as we see fit.
Delete all social media apps
Twitter, Medium, Quora
- Text messages
- Podcasts
- Notes
- As a result, you’ll look up instead of down, and you’ll be more tuned into the world
- You won’t miss anything if you delete them
