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True minimalism shouldn’t be about adhering to any prescribed instructions or trends, ignore anyone who tells you exactly what you need to do. Minimalism is about asking yourself what YOU need! As yourself what is important to you and how much you’re willing to give up.
My own practice is to go through my day and identify what is essential to me. I’ll give you some examples but this is neither an exclusive nor exhaustive list and this is personal to me so may not work for you.
Morning
> wake up
Okay so you obviously need something to sleep on. So bed / sleeping mat / hammock - essential
> coffee
I need some kind of vessel to drink coffee from. Great, I’ve got a cup!
> get dressed
Yippee! I own some clothes, that’ll do. Personally I’ve gotten my wardrobe down to enough outfits to cover me a week and a lounge outfit for when that’s all in the wash
> go outside
Time to put on my shoes. I go hiking a lot so I own hiking boots but generally I’ll wear sandals or trainers on colder days
> go to work
I work all over the country so I tend to use public transport. When going short distances, I either bike or hike. Bikes are easy to maintain and don’t drain your money like a car. Although, cars do have other advantages which I’m sure others will espouse
> work stuff
Here’s where I’m struggling. I currently have a 35L backpack that contains all my work gear and a 65L rucksack with the rest of my possessions in. Up to you how minimal you want to get but I would suggest this is a good setup. I clip the smaller bag onto the back of the larger one when travelling
> hark, a phone call
You probably want to keep in touch with people if Uncle Ted hasn’t totally freaked you out. Fuck Apple / Google and co. You can get an old cheap Nokia from any thrift store or if you really want to shirk it all, some pay phones still exist
