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The Minimalists

Awhile back a friend of mine introduced me to the world of minimalism. She told me to check out a documentary on Netflix titled Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things and it turned out to be a serious game changer. The geniuses behind minimalism are Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, and their message encourages people to live a meaningful life, while reevaluating all of the material stuff and/or clutter people have in their lives. It made me reflect on so much about my own life, everything in it, and led me to reassess behaviors I once considered normal. I recently started listening to their podcasts, and they’re just as great and insightful as the documentary. Since being introduced to the world of minimalism, the way I spend my time and my money has changed for the better. I’ve also gotten rid of a lot of stuff that I no longer use and/or need, donated it, and felt as if a ton of unnecessary clutter was cleared from my life. I got rid of old clothes, accessories, and anything else I wasn’t using that no longer served a meaningful purpose in my life. I even did a digital sweep, getting rid of old photos, phone numbers from people I’m not in contact with or have relationships with anymore, and I limit the amount of time I spend on social media, which I’ve found frees me up to tend to more productive matters. I spend more time doing meaningful things I enjoy, like - writing, reading, praying, and meditating vs. scrolling through my news feed to see what everyone else is up to. If you don’t know about minimalism, I definitely suggest looking into it. It may prompt to you to reassess what’s really important, and actually matters in your own life.


 

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