{"id":513,"date":"2022-12-31T03:38:28","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T07:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/why-its-unwise-to-be-a-minimalist-steve-pavlina\/"},"modified":"2023-01-01T15:55:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-01T19:55:23","slug":"why-its-unwise-to-be-a-minimalist-steve-pavlina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/why-its-unwise-to-be-a-minimalist-steve-pavlina\/","title":{"rendered":"Why It\u2019s Unwise to Be a Minimalist \u2013 Steve Pavlina"},"content":{"rendered":"\"Profit<\/a>\n
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When I first heard about the concept of minimalism many years ago, I was intrigued but also a bit hesitant. <\/span><\/p>\n

As I looked into it, I found that my hesitation towards it was well-founded, and I don\u2019t consider it a particularly intelligent strategy for life or business.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLess is more\u201d can be an interesting heuristic to use sometimes, but it doesn\u2019t work well for many classes of problems and challenges. <\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes it will point you away from opportunities and solutions instead of towards them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Human beings have invented a wide variety of tools and services, and many of those can be useful and worthwhile under the right circumstances. <\/span><\/p>\n

The key is to evaluate and assess these tools and their costs and consequences to see which ones we can maintain a healthy, productive, and appreciative relationship with. <\/span><\/p>\n

That assessment is going to be different for each person.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes a good solution will look like minimalism, sometimes it will look like maximalism, and sometimes it will be elsewhere within the spectrum of possibilities.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Standard of Appreciation<\/h2>\n

A better approach than minimalism is to use the standard of appreciation, especially long-term appreciation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ask yourself: How much will I likely appreciate this over the next 10 years?<\/em> This question can really help you size up your relationship with a tool or service.<\/span><\/p>\n

For example:<\/span><\/p>\n