What is minimalist lifestyle? Know the benefits and ways to adopt it

Generally linked to art and design, the term ‘Minimalist’ can be summed up as ‘Less is More’. Gaining popularity as a modern lifestyle, a minimalist lifestyle is living with things that truly matter and removing the unnecessary. 

This lifestyle helps free up your time and capacity where you get more time to be engaged in hobbies, connect with people, and lead a stress-free life. 

Benefits of Minimalist Lifestyle:

It helps reduce stress and being overwhelmed; saves time and money; gives you freedom to travel and live sustainably, and you get no fatigue related to decision-making.

Additionally, you get more time to be productive; have no emotional attachment to belongings; learn about what you value the most in life, and live in the present.

How to adopt a Minimalist Lifestyle:

Decluttering:

Start with getting rid of unnecessary things in your physical space. Like removing a decor item you don’t use anymore or any old items you have been storing to donating or selling; it’s all about keeping the most important things.

Kitchen:

Here, keep the items you use daily or most often and drop any that you don’t use. Follow the "best, favourite, necessary" guide to further cut down the things. And consider multipurpose appliances like a toaster oven that also has an air fry option.

Minimalist wardrobe:

Get rid of the clothes that don’t fit you or you don’t feel confident in them. Donate shoes which you don’t find comfortable. You can transit to a capsule wardrobe, which is a collection of clothes and accessories that can be mixed and matched to make other different outfits.

Minimalism is more of an internal process:

A minimalistic lifestyle is an ideal way to live mindfully with less stress and more satisfaction. However, don’t force yourself to be a perfectionist as it takes time to make changes.