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Being a minimalist simply means being efficient: – using the minimum resources to achieve your goal
After all, isn’t it futile to do with more what can be done with fewer?
The principle is not earth shattering. Albert Einstein, Diogenes, Lin Yutang and many others have extolled the virtues of simplicity. Yet, only a few realize the wisdom and possess the fortitude to actually live simply.
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.- Ellen Goodman
We call someone who is dependent on drugs a drug addict; someone who is dependent on nicotine a smoker and someone who is dependent on booze an alcoholic. If you are not a drug addict, chain smoker or an alcoholic, you probably feel grateful that you are not dependent on drugs, tobacco and alcohol. Likewise a minimalist is happy because he/she is not dependent on material stuff for his/her happiness. Many of these material stuff, just like drugs, tobacco and alcohol are not needs but rather wants. The less your happiness is dependent on them, the better off you are.
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