It's aboutfindingclarityandpurpose, andlivinginharmonywithourselvesandtheworldaroundus. Thephilosophyoflessismoreteachesusthat a simplerlifeisoften a happierone. ModernMinimalism.
Minimalismisn't justaboutcleaningup.
It's a wayoflife.
It's aboutmakingspaceforwhattrulymatters.
JoshuaBecker, a modernminimalistguru, says, "Thefirststepincraftingthelifeyouwantistogetridofeverythingyoudon't." It's likethatmomentwhenyoufinallydeletealltheoldemailsandfeel a waveofcalm.
That's theminimalistdream, a calm, focusedlife, withroomtobreatheandthink. Thetruthis, ourstuffoftenbecomes a sourceofstressratherthanjoy.
Weworryaboutmaintainingit, losingit, orwhetherweshouldhavegotten a bettermodel.
It's like a badrelationshipwecan't breakupwith. Philosophersandpsychologistsalikearguethatclutterdoesn't justoccupyphysicalspace, itclogsupmentalspacetoo.
It's hardtofeelzenwhenyou'retrippingoverrandomstuffandcan't findyourkeysunder a pileofwhoknowswhat.
Thesimplelife, incontrast, islikehaving a clean, openfieldtoplayin.