Are Minimalists Extremists?


What's Minimalism?

If you are like me who embarked on this journey towards minimalism for quite sometimes, you would find that not many people understand what's minimalism is all about.

As you become more minimalist, more people will start to find you weird and hard to understand. These people likely will be those who are very close to you; your immediate family members or your very close friends.

Why is that so?

Because people tends to think that you:

  • have no money (because you have no desire to buy things)
  • stingy (because you don't want to waste money to buy stuffs which serve no purpose)
  • don't lead a happy life (because most thought that the more things you have, you will be happier)
etc......

What Minimalists Want From Me?



However, what minimalists really want from you is to:

  • live your life purpose and fulfil your dreams (don't waste time to accumulate stuffs that doesn't even matter)
  • find true happiness in less (excess in any aspect is never a good things due to marginal utility)
  • learn to ❤️ and appreciate experiences over things
  • relax, de-stress and enjoy every moment of your life 
  • help reduce environmental waste in whatever way you can 
etc........
Location: Singapore

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