Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things

What does minimalism have to do with being environmentally responsible? A lot. I don’t like a lot of stuff. I can’t stand clutter and I don’t like keeping things that I know I’ll never need or use.  I used to say “I’m whatever the opposite of a hoarder is.” But that isn’t accurate because the opposite of a hoarder is a minimalist.  On the spectrum of stuff, I am much closer to a minimalist than a hoarder.  Where do you fall? Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus bring you into the world of minimalism and makes you question why you think you need so many material objects. They talk about how they used to engage in mindless consumerism but found themselves unhappy. Mindless consumerism is a perpetual cycle of buy and toss. When you realize that society has taught you that more is better, new is better, faster is better, you are always looking to the next thing that will make you happy.  It won’t make you happy. You start to realize how much you have and how little you actually need.  Mindless consumerism, single-use items, and disposables are great for the economy. Companies keep you coming for more product and spending more. Once you begin to eliminate this process and put a great deal of thought into any purchase you make, you start saving money. Why do we all work so hard at our jobs and keep spending so much on things that will be obsolete or trash within minutes, days, months, or years?  When you break the habit of buy, use, toss, repeat, you save money and take care of our environment. If you get a chance, check out this documentary. Click here to see the website.