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What is Minimalism?

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tonyflorida.com      On October 25 th I was introduced to a documentary titled minimalism , it was narrated by two minimalist Joshua Fields Millburn, and Ryan Nicodemus. It presented me with a different perspective on possessional items and relationships. The ideal of which is called Minimalism, to me it is essentially the concept of having fewer items so that you obtain a higher level of appreciation for the items you do have in life. The outcome consists of removing the stress and clutter that comes along with having an abundance of stuff.      Minimalism can be applied to almost every aspect of your everyday life from human relationships to material items. According to the minimalist website, “Minimalism is a tool that can assist you in finding freedom”. How can I achieve freedom with relationships and material items? It’s rather simple for starters look at your interactions with fellow humans. For most people you’ll see a water droplet on water effect. The circle ripples going fro
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Incorporating Minimalism

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       www.gearpatrol.com      In some shape and form I’ve been forced to perform a couple minimalist actions since preparing and arriving at college. The main transition included downsizing from my parents’ house to a small dorm room. This adjustment was considerable large as I transitioned into a room that is smaller than my old bedroom and on top of that I must share the space with a roommate.      Sense I’ve been in college since August 3 rd, I have a good sense of which items I believe can be brought home. But none the less I’m going to attempt a mini packing up challenge that’ll last two weeks from November 6 th to November 20 th . On the 20 th of November I will be heading back home from college with all items I do not unpack with some exceptions. The potential items consist of being either sentimental or school supplies.
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Minimalist Project In Action

     For this little experiment I’ll start by neatly placing and organizing items in storage places inside my dorm room. As I'm organizing the items I'll written down their names and the amount in which I have. Following my amazing list, I’ll place a sticky note on all those items (mostly because I have yet to touch any of my sticky notes). If I use or need an item, I’ll remove the sticky note from that item. Whatever item of mine that still holds a sticky note on November 20 th will report back with me.     For any experiment you must have a hypothesis to reflect upon in your conclusion. It ultimately will help me reflect upon the challenge in a way I can easily present it to you, my audience. I hypothesize that out of all the items in my possession on average I'll only resort to using 50% in this time frame. For little deeper insight I will use all my electronic devices, but probably not my cook wear and clothing items. But ultimately some items such as school supplies m
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Reflection

  Minimalism is unique in the way that all individuals have the power to utilize the theory, but only a select few will practice it. If its such a great emotional relief, why will only a select few practice it? In the most simplistic form, the answer is it’s hard. You’ll have to go against everything society and social media is pushing at you today. Separating yourself from the crowd so you can live and see the false happiness our population is being sold.                On Saturday, November 6, 2021, I embarked on a minimalism project. The process in which I conducted my experiment is stated in the post above. I had a wrinkle in the way I was going to conclude my experiment. I was supposed to bring home my unused items in my dorm room, but my travel itinerary changed where I could not take those possessions with me. I will follow through with the removal of the unused items, but it’ll have to be at the end of this semester. What did I learn from this process? For starters, I learned
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