25 more tips on how you can live more minimalist

25 more tips on how you can live more minimalist

"Life is simple, but we insist on making it complicated." (Confucius, Chinese philosopher, probably 551 BC - 479 BC)

In February I published 25 tips onhow to live more minimalistically within an hour. Since then, the blog article has been commented on over 100 times, shared 1,000 times on social media and viewed 20,000 times. He is one of the most successful texts on Simple conscious

So it makes sense to make further suggestions in a second article on how to live in a more minimalistic way. 

This time there are also tips that take more than an hour. 

  1. Do not chase the perfect 
  2. Follow a one-month consumption diet in which you only buy essentials such as food. 
  3. Did you lick blood from the consumption diet? separate yourself from five things every day for a month .150  things
    1. Keep the same things in the same place. The T-shirts in the drawer, the tools in the tool box, bank statements in the bank folder, books on the shelf ... This has several advantages: First, you can find things faster. second you know what you have.
  4. Speaking of mucking out: Why do we get on with a wash bag on vacation, but hoard cosmetics at home clearing out guide  
  5. In order not to start hoarding again after mucking out, the following rule can be followed: For every object that comes into the apartment, another leaves the apartment. 
  6. How many devices do you have that you can use to go online? A few years ago, it was mostly just a PC or laptop. 
  7. Uninstall all computer programs and smartphone apps that you haven't used in a year.
  8. Make a note of all email addresses at which you can be reached privately and on business. email account .
  9. Write a letter again. You need paper, a pen, an envelope and a stamp (note: the DM stamps have not been valid since 2002). 
  10. Live without energy and electricity for a day. You will wake up without an alarm clock,
  11. Please don't bring any presents to your birthday guests. Instead, put up a basket in which anyone can put money that will then be donated to a social institution.
  12. Don't go into debt or try to get out of debt as quickly as possible. 
  13. Less is more, also when it comes to insurance.  In my opinion, it is sufficient to hedge the existential risks. 
  14. Unsubscribe from magazines and newspapers that you do not read regularly. 
  15. Instead of driving in a traffic jam and then heading south or simply unconsciously jetting into the distance, you can also  go on vacation in our latitudes . 
  16. Concentrate on only one thing.  Instead of working and eating a pre-cooked meal while the radio is playing in the background, you'd better do your job, then cook a healthy meal, eat it in peace, and finally enjoy listening to music. 
  17. Let your thoughts wander and take note of them. 
  18. What has made you existentially happy lately?  Buying things or doing things? 
  19. Spend a night in the great outdoors  and discover the sensuality of the simple.
  20. Create a meal plan with a shopping list and if possible get all the groceries in a shop . regional fruits and vegetables .
  21. Eat a plant-based diet as often as possible. vegetarian diets are not complicated, even though meat eaters like to say the opposite. try some vegetarian recipes for dishes that can be prepared quickly.
  22. Drink more tap water.  You can't quench your thirst in a more minimalistic way. 
  23. “ With happy people I always found deep security, spontaneous joy in small things and great simplicity as the reason happiness quotes also 
  24. I recommend the following ten books to anyone who wants to live more minimalist :
    - "Liberation from Abundance: On the Way to the Post-Growth Economy" 
    - "Live easier!" By Janet Luhrs
    - "You can buy happiness (and it's cheap ): How one woman radically simplified her life and how you can too ”by Tammy Strobel
    -“ The simple guide to a minimalist life ”by Leo Babauta
    - “ Sleepless in the rainy season ” by Johanna Wagner
    -“ Autumn milk: life memories of a farmer’s wife ”by Anna Wimschneider
    - "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
    -  "Departure for Mindfulness: How Pilgrims Change Our Lives"by Franz Alt, Bernd Lohse and Helfried Weyer
    - "The Other America: On foot through the United States" by Peter Jenkins
    - "Germany for free: On foot and without money through a prosperous country" by Michael Holzach.

Which of the tips do you want to implement? 

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