The first time I came across the concept of “minimalism” was during my graduate studies. I happened to read an article about minimalist lifestyle and realized that the essence of exquisite life is to return to simplicity. The article mentions desire minimalism, spiritual minimalism, material minimalism, information minimalism, expression minimalism, work minimalism, life minimalism, etc. Steve Jobs and Eiko Yamashita are our examples to learn from.

But I think the most important thing now is “material simplicity”. The first thing we can see the result is to change our living environment. Nowadays, there are many hotels and B&Bs that are good examples for us to follow, and there is no shortage of minimalist inspiration.

Student days

I took advantage of the inspirational energy after reading, so I gave this dormitory nest a major cleaning: ①Cabinets, bookshelves, desktops, and shoe racks were all emptied. All dirty clothes and covers were washed separately in the washing machine, clean clothes were folded and put in the closet, computers and books to be used in the near future were put in the bookshelf, important documents and memorable items were put in a separate box, and shoes were cleaned and put back in the shoe rack. ③ Spray the bottom of tables and corners with insecticide, wipe all kinds of countertops with rags, and brush the washroom with toilet cleaner. ④Waste paper and books are packed up and given to the sanitation aunt, old clothes and shoes that are no longer worn are put into the recycling bin, and all small and fragmented things that will not be used, yellowed and moldy items, expired medicines and skin care products, empty bottles and bags are all sent to the garbage bag.

I thought the student life was simple enough, but it was still so complicated and cumbersome that I found several large bags of garbage and old things to throw away. When I came back and opened the door, the sunlight still shone on the mopped floor, and I found that my corner was so “alien” and clean, and my personal space became brighter. Because of the relaxation of the environment, my mood also becomes relaxed, and my study state of mind becomes less worried.

Work phase

Moved from the unit dormitory into the new house. I found a minivan on a treasure, and the mover took a trip to the house, and I closed the door and carried out storage work non-stop. There is always the possibility of using it later or with the idea of saving, accumulating a lot of useless things, which are often left unattended in a corner.

① A pair of running shoes worn once and will certainly not wear again, hanging a second-hand trading platform sold two hundred dollars; because of frequent business trips, fitness card hanging online sold more than two thousand; before the accumulation of dozens of dolls in the animation city, in the form of gifts sent to friends across the country; brought from home to eat bacon sausage can not be finished, but also from the refrigerator to the surrounding neighborhood colleagues and relatives; pack out More than thirty pieces of clothing that have been left unworn for a long time were sent to people who really need them in the mountains through a love platform. ②Important documents and certificates are also accumulated, and all of them are scanned and backed up and placed in the bookcase, so that it is convenient and time-saving to find them electronically and physically. ③ long-lived waste paper, read magazines, broken pens and appliances, empty wine bottles, moldy chopsticks, broken shoes, bags, yellowed sheets and dusty quilts, items that do not have much meaning, all thrown away, not a single one. In this way, in the busy work life, the whole person has become much lighter.

When you have financial income, you should improve your quality of life and pay attention to your health. Don’t buy smelly plastic products, don’t wear static electricity sweaters, don’t use cotton quilts that raise the wool, and so on. Shopping also choose the necessary and good quality things (expensive, it does not matter, can be used for a longer time), if the good-looking like but no use is not necessary. There are very few ornaments in the home, one or two pieces that can give full play to the role of embellishment and ornamental value on the line.

In addition, by the way, went to the hospital to pull a wisdom tooth. Don’t be afraid of pain and loss, dare to break away, is to break away from the worries of life, will also have a new attitude to life.

Changing yourself from material minimalism helps to spend your limited energy on the most urgent expectations and helps to avoid outside distractions. Simplicity, is a quality of people, so that people in the material effective not to waste, in the emotional focus of more permanent, good storage and use, but also to reduce the weight of travel and work errands. Use some good, it is necessary, but also the maintenance of the face and connotation to improve.

First change your surroundings with a minimalist lifestyle, and this environment is first of all the bedroom or housing. In other words, it’s all about getting yourself cleaned up first before you hit the road. A lot of things you don’t need take up limited space and drain your bank card limit, and ultimately are a distraction from life. By disconnecting and letting go of items that don’t bring utility and value in the right way, one’s priorities and goals become clearer and one is thus able to be unblind and focused.

In “The Ideal Simple Life” by Dominique, it is mentioned that “the vast majority of people, on their journey through life, carry heavy or even overweight luggage compartments”. In the complicated modern society, there are constantly people who are buying in bursts and others who are breaking away. I hope that breaking away can help us keep our original heart and know ourselves so that we can get our own style and be happy at the same time.