{"id":924,"date":"2023-01-26T10:55:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T14:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/the-one-thought-that-drives-minimalism\/"},"modified":"2023-01-26T10:55:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T14:55:33","slug":"the-one-thought-that-drives-minimalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/the-one-thought-that-drives-minimalism\/","title":{"rendered":"The One Thought That Drives Minimalism"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Minimalism in one sentence: Get rid of anything and everything that no longer contributes to the life you want to live.<\/em><\/p>\n

I recently had a helpful online conversation with a person I\u2019ve never met.<\/p>\n

I had posted about minimalism on social media (as I tend to do) and she replied with a relatively common response, \u201cI\u2019m just afraid I\u2019ll get rid of something I need later.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are, of course, no quick and easy replies to that fear\u2014especially when we\u2019ve never met. I don\u2019t know where she lives, how much stuff she has, what she imagines her ideal life to look like, or even her propensity to throw away things that she\u2019ll need later.<\/p>\n

So, I offered my typical one-sentence reply to that question, \u201cAren\u2019t you afraid of keeping more stuff than you need?\u201d<\/p>\n

Her reply went something like this: \u201cNo, that\u2019s a dumb thing to be afraid of. Why would I ever be afraid of keeping more than I need?\u201d<\/p>\n

And in her reply, I was quickly reminded of the one belief that motivates all minimalist pursuits:<\/p>\n

There is<\/em> a danger in owning more physical possessions than I need.<\/p>\n

The specifics of that motivation may look different from person to person.<\/p>\n

For example, we may think to ourselves:<\/p>\n