![]() ![]() It’s no wonder that minimalism has become an attractive alternative for many people. “I realized how much emotion I’d attached to inanimate objects” Marie Kondo (whose new Netflix TV series has just been released) rose to fame with her invention of the KonMari method – solely living with items that “spark joy” – and Fumio Sasaki made headlines by only owning three shirts and four pairs of socks. Japan has produced many of their own new-age minimalists. Useful new technology, like car-sharing and renting items apps, has made it easier to live with less. In recent years, the lifestyle has been brought into the mainstream by fascinating trends such as Project 333 (wearing 33 items for three months), the tiny house craze, and the anti-fast fashion effort. We can’t all be Zen Buddhist monks but we can take inspiration from their doctrine. By consuming less, you can finally feel content with what you have and stop constantly comparing yourself to others. The aim being to use minimalism as a tool in order to reach personal goals. ![]() The easiest way to do this? Live humbly and create a distance from your possessions.Įventually, minimalism grew from a Western art movement into an alternative lifestyle choice. Others practiced the Zen Buddhist lifestyle, believing that to reach spiritual enlightenment you must free yourself from materialistic desires and selfish thoughts. Also, Edo period laws barred commoners from showing off their wealth through possessions, limiting their accumulation. The unforgiving power of natural disasters - fires, tsunamis, earthquakes - made it impractical to own so many things. Before opening their doors to the West and the economic boom, Japanese people lived relatively simply. This movement was heavily inspired by Japan. They created “minimal” works, like a black dot on a white canvas, and hoped they’d be un-sellable. The term “minimalism” was coined in the 1950s by Western artists in response to the over-capitalization of the art world. The turning point came when I moved in with my partner. For me, I was just “laidback” when in reality my happiness was being squashed by these unnecessary possessions. I’d use my floor as a wardrobe and couldn’t stop adding to it. I used to be the type of person who’d hoard disposable chopsticks just so I wouldn’t have to clean them. But after reorganizing her life to fit into her Japanese apartment, s he has a few tips on how – and why – to downscale. It’s not that easy embracing the simple life, says Alexandra Ziminski. ![]()
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