Minimalism is intentionally living with only the things that you absolutely need. It\u2019s having and being surrounded by fewer material items, so you can do more with your time and life.
\nThink about it: When you have fewer dishes, you spend less time washing and drying them. You don\u2019t have to fight for room for that final stack of Tupperware (none of which matches, by the way).
\nMinimalist living allows you the freedom to spend less time and money on stuff, and spend more energy on actually living.<\/p>\n
How to become a minimalist<\/strong> Set your rules for minimalism<\/strong> Other people achieve a minimalist lifestyle by minimizing the actual space that they take up in the world, and may seek out smaller living arrangements like a studio apartment or a tiny house.<\/p>\n And that\u2019s the beauty of minimalist living: you get to look at your life \u2014 your job, the number of people in your family, your lifestyle, your needs and desires \u2014 and determine what minimalism looks like for you.<\/p>\n Maybe it\u2019s simply decluttering your home. Maybe it\u2019s moving to an apartment that\u2019s 200 square feet smaller than your current living situation. Or maybe it\u2019s completely downsizing your life.<\/p>\n Whatever your definition of minimalism, make sure that it\u2019s something sustainable and achievable for your life. Start with a clean slate<\/strong> In reality, these items are wasted space, and minimalism is all about maximizing space. So the first step is to start with a literal clean slate and throw out all of the trash.<\/p>\n Use it or lose it<\/strong> Put that to the test by implementing the Use It or Lose It Rule.<\/p>\n In the midst of your initial cleaning, you may come across some items that you have used before, but haven\u2019t used recently. I call these \u201conce upon a time items.\u201d<\/p>\n When you find these items, use the Six Month Use It or Lose It Rule. If you haven\u2019t used it at least twice in the last six months, then it\u2019s time to toss it.<\/p>\n If it\u2019s a seasonal item, like your winter coat or a swimsuit, then ask yourself if you used it regularly last season. Eventually, try to work up to tossing things that you haven\u2019t used in the last three months, and then items from the last month. Tomorrow in sha Allah we will continue with more tips on how to live a minimalist lifestyle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Minimalism is intentionally living with only the things that you absolutely need. It\u2019s having and being surrounded by fewer material items, so you can do more with your time and life. Think about it: When you have fewer dishes, you spend less time washing and drying them. You don\u2019t have to fight for room for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[43],"tags":[5476],"class_list":["post-53824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-special-feature","tag-special-feature"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/minimalism.png?fit=400%2C200&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pc0QIf-e08","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-11 17:05:43","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53824\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nNow that we have a basic idea of minimalism, let\u2019s dive into some easy steps to living a minimalist lifestyle!<\/p>\n
\nMinimalism is different for everyone. Some people define their minimalist lifestyle by only owning a certain number of items (like a capsule wardrobe).<\/p>\n
\n\u201cNo need to cannonball into the minimalism pool. It\u2019s ok to dip a toe in first.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nAs much as we all hate to admit it, there are some items in our homes that are just junk. The box that your Amazon order came in. Your favourite sweater that shrunk in the wash. The broken items that we say we will get around to fixing but obviously never do.<\/p>\n
\nRemember how we learned that minimalism is all about adopting a less is more mentality and only living with the things that you need?<\/p>\n
\nAnd remember, keep only what you need now, not what you think you\u2019ll need in the future.<\/p>\n