The Minimalists
Minimalism - Documentary about the important things
Section titled “Minimalism - Documentary about the important things”Source Minimalism Official Netflix Documentary
- Focus on important things to you and what makes you happy, provides value
- Be conscious of addictions, unhealthy images, consumerism that can be
promoted by advertising, society. Understand symbolism of consumption
rather than actual benefit of things.
- Need to be aware of compulsive consumption - consumption itself is not bad.
- Be cautious of social perceptions about fashion, technology use
- A certain amount of money is correlated to happiness to provide safety, shelter.
Positive Considerations
Section titled “Positive Considerations”- Make living space for what you need
- Make time and space (physical and mental) for people, yourself providing freedom
- Connect in the present, mindful:
- Meditation -“Makes me 10% happier” -Dan Harris
- Balance
- Having enough
- Love people, community
TED Talks
Section titled “TED Talks”Rich life with less stuff
Section titled “Rich life with less stuff”Source: A rich life with less stuff | The Minimalists | TEDxWhitefish
- Less distractions, avoid “filling void” with products and services
- Live a deliberate life
- Assess what takes up your time
- Exercise: packing party: pack all items as if you are moving, unpack
a thing when you need something
- After a while, remove boxes with things you don’t need
Art of Letting Go
Section titled “Art of Letting Go”Source: The Art of Letting Go : The Minimlists | TEDxFargo
- Memories are inside us, can save sentimental items like photographs and small items
- Donate stuff and funds. Goal: add value to other people’s lives
- “Love people, use things”
- Need to let go and move on
- “How might your life be better with less?”
- Benefit is more time, space for passions and relationships
- Exercise: remove 1 item per day
Minimalists Resources
Section titled “Minimalists Resources”Source: Minimal Maxims - the minimalists, podcast discussions
- “Love people and use things, because the opposite never works.”
- Addictions
- Balance of love people and use things, what is appropriate use of
things?
- Conscious of addictions influence:
- On relationships with people
- Your own feelings like guilt, shame, perceptions - self imposed
- Conscious of addictions influence:
- Issues of:
- Accessibility and legal restrictions
- User’s maturity, age, life situation
- Safety
- Balance of love people and use things, what is appropriate use of
things?
Podcasts
Section titled “Podcasts”355 Kid’s Stuff
Section titled “355 Kid’s Stuff”- Ask questions to children to understand their intentions, ask them about their values and beliefs
- Use the conversion to discuss boundaries in the whole family, though be specific
231 Stoicism
Section titled “231 Stoicism”- Stoicism like minimizing negative emotions
- Appropriate for everyone from those with little (Musonius Rufus) and those with a lot (Seneca)
- Stoicism journey is long term project
203 Connection
Section titled “203 Connection”- Like junk food which is poor for health, favouring junk values like
materialism, beauty makes mental health poor (for example depression)
- Think about the end in mind, at death, you will value things like relationships, experiences
- Work through the belief in need for junk values, discover they are created by society and perceptions