“We really must understand that the lust for affluence in contemporary
society is psychotic. It is psychotic because it has completely lost
touch with reality. We crave things we neither need nor enjoy.”
-Richard Foster, 1940s.
How Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus, The Minimalists,
define Minimalism:
" Minimalism is a tool that can assist you in
finding freedom. Freedom from fear. Freedom from worry. Freedom from
overwhelm. Freedom from guilt. Freedom from depression. Freedom from the
trappings of the consumer culture we’ve built our lives around. Real
freedom. That doesn’t mean there’s anything inherently wrong with owning
material possessions. Today’s problem seems to be the meaning we assign
to our stuff: we tend to give too much meaning to our things, often
forsaking our health, our relationships, our passions, our personal
growth, and our desire to contribute beyond ourselves. Want to own a car
or a house? Great, have at it! Want to raise a family and have a career?
If these things are important to you, then that’s wonderful. Minimalism
simply allows you to make these decisions more consciously, more
deliberately."
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