However, if you tell them exactly *why* having less stuff makes you happier, they’re much more likely to understand. Many people have a hard time relating to “minimalism” as an abstract concept. For example: instead of saying you gave up your TV because it’s a soul-sucking time-waster, explain how you’ve found more time to read, write, and pursue your hobbies without it.ģ. Explain the benefits you’ll experience from adopting a minimalist lifestyle, rather than the negatives associated with a non-minimalist lifestyle. For example: you’d like to be more mobile, you’re concerned about the environment, or you’d like to be able to find things in your home without mounting a search expedition.Ģ. Be honest about why you’re embracing a minimalist lifestyle. Never fear – I’ve written this Quick and Easy Guide to Coming Out as a Minimalist, just for you:ġ. Those of you on a faster track to freedom-from-stuff, however, may find things a bit more challenging on the friends-and-family front. Though they may have found my empty rooms, bare walls, and sparse wardrobe quirky, they simply accepted it as who I was. As I decluttered slowly and methodically, year in and year out, my friends and family had plenty of time to assimilate my lifestyle. I’m lucky-I eased my way into minimalism long before it was a popular Google search. For outside the cozy confines of the blogosphere, a declaration of “I’m a minimalist” may very well be met with, “You’re a minima-WHAT?” Smirks, raised eyebrows, and quizzical looks are not out of the realm of possibility, either. I think it’s a fabulous question, and imagine she’s not the only one struggling with this issue. She wanted to explain to friends and family her desire to live simply-in a way they would understand, and without sounding judgmental of their lifestyles.
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Last week, a reader emailed me for advice on how to “come out” as a minimalist.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.”
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