Minimalist living is increasingly being chosen by more and more people, but misjudging this lifestyle causes many people to be in awkward situations.
The originator of the “minimalist living” movement
Minimalist lifestyle was born in the 1960s, inspired by the famous art style – minimalism . But only when the series ” Cleaning with Marie Kondo ” was released on Netflix did it really create a cleaning trend not only in Japan but also in many parts of the world.
In Japanese, the minimalist lifestyle is called ” Danshari – 断捨離“. Talk about liberating things that are not necessary for your life, both physically and mentally.
Misconceptions about “minimalist living” and “bad crying, funny” situations
Although popular in Vietnam for a long time, there are people who misunderstand this lifestyle leading to situations of “laughing out of tears”.
Throw away everything
Many people think that minimalism means throwing everything away and when they see dreamlike pictures of a minimalist house on pinterest, they are determined to follow it but choose the “negative” way. . A wife, after being inspired by a minimalist lifestyle, decided to make a “revolution” for her house. Start with liquidation: sofa, water heater, microwave, washing machine…
A “model” minimalist living room corner
At first, everything was fine as family members felt comfortable in the larger living space.
However, after a while, inadequacies occurred: the lack of kitchen appliances led the family to spend more time doing a simple task such as heating water; the kitchen is so small that the wife does not want to cook, so she decides to buy food from outside; Instead of putting things in the washing machine, people now have to wash them by hand at the weekend because the washing machine has been liquidated…
After realizing their misconceptions, the family had to buy back the items they had thrown away at a cost of more than 50 million VND.
Many people think that minimalism is about getting rid of all the items in the house. Photo: haszon
The story above shows that many of us still do not understand clearly about this lifestyle. Throwing away is not everything, but only the things that are not really needed.
The secret to knowing which items to keep is to pick up each item, think about whether we really need them, the pros and cons of throwing them away. From there, you will know which items are really valuable to your living habits, reduce useless items that consume electricity, space and create fatigue for you when you have to clean too much. much.
Minimalist living is living austere
This is a completely wrong notion. Many people are so minimalist that they cut all expenses, do not dare to buy anything, reduce all fun and entertainment activities to “live minimalist”. But is that what they really want? What brings joy to themselves?
Mr. Le Tuan Anh – a career counselor, who has followed a minimalist lifestyle for a while, shared: This lifestyle helps him to clearly identify what is his real need, what is the need caused by advertising. create and prioritize where.
For example, Tuan Anh personally is a person who has no taste in shopping. With clothes, he chooses basic clothes that can be worn for many years, and only needs a small house to live. However, he spends his income on food and travel. The difference here is that Tuan Anh is proactive and understands that eating and traveling are two priorities and really enjoys without having to follow the trend of society. He also understood that, in order to have money to invest in these two things, he had to cut back on some other needs himself. Because it’s all in the plan and preferences, Tuan Anh feels completely comfortable.
Instead of following lifestyle standards, you choose to do what you like best, reduce the things you find wasteful, which is also a minimalist way of life. Photo: Pixta
Tuan Anh’s share shows that you can live a minimalist life and still be free to experience the things you love, without being limited by anything. It is important that you realize what is meaningful to you to prioritize, the things that are not really necessary can be minimized as you want.
Minimalist living is using only monochrome colors
Soft colors such as: white, black, beige, nude will create a more comfortable and “flattering” feeling. But you don’t have to give up the colors you love, giving up 80% of your outfits.
I have a friend, she works in a large business and has to deal with many customers, so her appearance is quite important. But when she heard about the minimalist style, removing all the excess items, she was determined to “clean” her wardrobe. But after a week, she realized the mistake when she only had a few clothes left to wear to meet her partner.
Originally a fashion lover, she now feels bored when she has to wear the same clothes over and over. In the end, my friend had to give up thinking about minimalism and go back to her favorite outfits.
With a minimalist lifestyle, you can absolutely choose colorful outfits, if that’s your preference.
Photo: BBH Singapore on Unsplash
Minimalism is a way of life, not architecture or fashion, so you don’t have to try to change all your things just to look good or to be standard. If the results you get are just waste or not in line with your preferences and make yourself unhappy – you are probably living a “negative” minimalism.
Choose what makes you feel most comfortable. Do not follow the trend because it is in the minimalist community that there are also differences in the choice of furniture.
For mental minimalism, the best way is to find your hobbies and desires, focus on the things that make you happy, then the negative emotions will disappear.
