I Tried Minimalism for 30 Days

Going on 3 years of being a minimalist, I have a lot of money saved and invested. It's about being intentional with stuff you really want. The misconception is you can only a number of items. This is not a religion, just a tool to live better.

If anyone is thinking of going through their clothes like this, please reach out to local housing shelters and donate what you can

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Totally agree that minimalism is not a competition to see who has fewer items. Also, I constantly repeat to myself the Japanese word "Dan-Sha-Ri" (“refuse”, “dispose” and “separate”). Everything starts with the conscious decision of refusing waste to enter into your life.

Without any plans or intentions for minimalism, I actually started eliminating some of my clothes last week simply because the sight and thought of them is starting to stress me out. I had too much clothes verging on hoarding because most of it are only there "possibly for future use". Now that I've taken off about 30% of my clothes, a heavy weight has been lifted not just from my closet but also from my mind. And I'm planning to do a second round of elimination to remove up to 50%.

Minimalism is not hurting yourself for the sake of less. It's easy to throw everything away and suffer. It's easy to keep everything. The art and science of minimalism is reducing possessions while being as/more happy with your stuff. It's not replacing your monitor with your laptop. It's sitting down doing some thinking and asking yourself what do I really want? Comfortable head position and a large real estate and taking that information and finding a product that accomplishes that with less.

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This video is so great! It shows the excitement of narrowing your things down, the struggle after you do all does things, the boring part, the part where you wanted to buy stuff to fill those ones you threw away, and realizing you really don’t needed to buy new things again, that that is the lesson you needed to learn from being a minimalist. ❤

My friends and I had a contest to live simply, clear up the clutter, and minimize our space and life. I noticed my 5 senses heightened and increased. I was more attentive to others around me and one on one. I could actually see, hear, listen, smell, feel, and taste more because of fewer distractions and clutter in my environment which also helped to detox and clean up my mind and body's mental, emotional, and spiritual environment. Therefore, I was able to clearly focus and meditate longer and fill my mind with positive thoughts and creative ideas. I agree 100% that "less is more" and living a "simple life" and having more time for others and oneself is very healthy physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. A person can accomplish a lot in a day and become successful when life is simple and minimalized. I get more done in a day unlike before when clutter and distractions ruled. I also added up how many hours I would spend being distracted throughout the day and I would have "banked" if I was being paid for it. LOL 😄 P.S. I don't eat the same thing every day nor where the same clothes every day but my closet, dresser, and space are pretty minimalized and simple! 😉

This is amazing to hear about your experiences with many challenges you have had.

Great job Zack! Of the hundreds of minimalism videos I've watched, this is one of the best. 🌻

I started my minimalism journey about six years ago. It helped me to calm my mind. Something wich has to be said though: Minimalism looks differently for everyone. If a thing sparks joy for you - keep it. No matter if others tell you that you have way too many books or not. It has to work for you!

Love the part that you showed that day 14’s struggle. I always tend to become a bit more minimalism, but always kind break the cycle at the ‘bore stage’. Your video is definitely very inspiring!

Loved to watch you take on a new view of stuff. I started my minimalist journey in 2020. It’s a process that continues but it has been a great thing to remove the things that clutter and aren’t missed. Digitally and physical surroundings. Congratulations!!!😊

When you are speaking of keeping your monitors, and you say a true minimalist would just use their laptop, you are missing the point. Minimalism is not an aesthetic. A true minimalist would keep the monitors if they add real value to their life, not get rid of them for the sake of reducing. However, if a minimalist decides the monitors are no longer adding value and the person would be comfortable with just using the built in computer display then they would get rid of the extra monitors, but not for perceived aesthetic.

I am not minimalist in many ways, but I DO love the single outfit. So many people are judgmental about it, but I try to ignore that because it isn't them wearing it!

Minimalism [as a lifestyle] impacts your health, your social life, your digital life, your physical surroundings, your garden, your finances, your habits, your schooling, everything! If done correctly, intentionally and not just for likes on a instagram post. :D

‘I can of miss my left arm, this one is robotic and I can’t really seem to get it to stretch my back’ 😂😂😂. Zech sense of humor is like classical music 😂😂😂😂. Music of the masters!

Many people say that minimalism is a character of genius people cuz it helps them to not be busy with unnecessary things which takes their time and attention not to be successful and I also tried it and it helped me a lot.keep the good work Zach it helps u to achieve more🎉😊

This is the exact inspiration I needed to be a minimalist 1/3rd way through my college semester 😂so imma try to find time to do this