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George Pain

Minimalist Living

  • Marcin Grotahas quoted8 months ago
    Minimalism as a counter-culture
  • Marcin Grotahas quoted8 months ago
    Decluttering also applies to the clutter in your head, the suffocating presence of unwanted people around you, the flood of information you get from media and social media, and the clutter of ideas in your brain that overwhelm you.
  • Marcin Grotahas quoted8 months ago
    You Gain Internal Peace. When you succeed in letting go of all the negativity in your surroundings, from whatever source, you gain freedom from external control and influences. People get disturbed and worried by things and events happening to them. What these people do not realize is that it is not the events and situations that bother them, but their attitude and beliefs acquired in the past.
  • Marcin Grotahas quoted8 months ago
    Buy experiences, not objects – Instead of window browsing at the mall and then buying yet another pair of shoes, try putting your hard-earned money into an experience instead, such as a cooking demo, book weekend, wine tasting, outdoor activities, etc. The experience will last MUCH longer that a pair of heels!
  • Marcin Grotahas quoted8 months ago
    Conspicuous consumption is a phrase used by Thorstein Veblen in 1899, an economist, to describe a specific class. The phrase refers to consumers who buy expensive materials as status symbols which hide the real needs of the buyers. Conspicuous consumption uses the image of wealth to promote the self
  • Marcin Grotahas quoted8 months ago
    fact, minimalism as a way of life covers all aspects of human behavior.
  • Marcin Grotahas quoted8 months ago
    Minimalism became popular with the phrase “Less is More”, which, in turn translates into economic consumption.
  • Marcin Grotahas quoted9 months ago
    The idea of minimalism is to remove the nonessentials so you can focus and improve on what matters to you most.
  • Marcin Grotahas quoted9 months ago
    Living a life that is full. A full life does not mean having more and doing more. What full life means are doing the things you love to do, having time with the people you love, being passionate about things, ideas, activities that matter, and enjoying what you do each moment.
  • Marcin Grotahas quoted9 months ago
    Anything not in your priorities should be discarded to avoid distractions.
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