Everyone is talking about minimalism. What is minimalism?

I came across the concept of "minimalism" at the end of 20 18, and paid attention to the official accounts of Douban and WeChat, both of which are extremely Jian Dan. I've been practicing for over a year. Although I didn't turn my life upside down drastically, I also gave myself some satisfaction and happiness in the process of practicing. I like myself who practices a minimalist life like this.

In the future, I don't know how long I will be minimalist and what I will do, but as long as I follow the principle of "living a comfortable life I like", whether I continue to practice minimalism or not.

Why is the first article written in a minimalist way? Because after learning about "Extreme Jian Dan" (hereinafter referred to as "Dandan"), my cognition and thoughts began to change, and I am willing to do something that I have never thought about or thought about before but never started.

Because of minimalism, I began to get better, so the first article I wrote in WeChat official account was minimalism!

Before I came into contact with minimalism, I always felt that I didn't have much. Because I have no money and buy less, I feel that I don't have much. However, this is just a "feeling". Before I started practicing minimalism, I read many articles, methods and processing modes, which paved the way for minimalism in the later period. However, the process of starting minimalism is still painful, hectic and hesitant.

Thinking is the question, doing is the answer.

Now, share my problems and methods in minimalism, hoping to help you read this article.

After I came into contact with skin care makeup, I bought something within my power from time to time. Sometimes I forget to use it, sometimes I'm too lazy to use it. Over time, I earned more money than I went out. Then, in order to keep things tidy, I bought a cupboard to put the things I need now, and found a box to put the things I don't need for the time being. My mother threw up, and all the money was bought to paint my face. Before that, I knew I had a lot of cosmetics and skin care products, but I didn't know how many. That cleaning up was an eye-opener and shocked me.

Compared with the skin care cosmetics made by many girls who love beauty online, mine is just the tip of the iceberg, not to mention, but compared with my own face, I really don't need too much.

So, I started to act.

Find a rest day, take out all my cosmetics and spread them on the yoga mat.

Classified placement, unsealed, not ready for use, giving away or throwing away, hoarding.

Don't throw it away. If you want to give it away, ask the other person if it is necessary. You shouldn't bring trouble to others while facilitating yourself. If you are not sure how to deal with it, put it aside. If you need it recently, show it to yourself and increase the frequency of use. Put the cosmetics in the box and write a "stock list" with the name and quantity.

The next thing to do is to protect skin reasonably and put an end to hoarding. At this stage, I'm looking at all kinds of eye shadow, lipstick, blush and mask that I didn't buy before. Besides trying to use them, I can't help but sigh, "Isn't it good to keep the money?" Where should I consider buying such a pile? Will it expire before it is used up? "

The last step, stop, don't continue to buy during the period of hoarding elimination, think about the hoarding at home. In addition, two documentaries are recommended to help control the purchase of skin care products. The Beautiful Truth tells you that the more expensive the skin care products are, the better. Some of them can be replaced by evaluation. "The culprit of uncontrolled consumption" tells you why you always keep buying at buy buy.

As for skin care, my goal is minimalist skin care, and there is still a long way to go to eliminate hoarding. The original idea was basic moisturizing+routine functional skin care+sun protection.

1, tidying up the wardrobe starts with cleaning up items that don't belong to the wardrobe.

2. Use the "ex-boyfriend principle" for screening. The "ex-boyfriend principle" is to pick up a dress and imagine meeting an ex-boyfriend in the street. If you feel radiant, you can keep this dress. If you feel ashamed, give up decisively.

3. Cooling method. When screening for the first time, some clothes still felt reluctant or hesitant to wear in the future. What should I do? Pack them up and put them in an insignificant place, such as a balcony or basement. Take half a year or a year as the timeline. If you never want to wear it, you can get rid of it decisively.

4. What should I do with the discarded clothes? You can refer to this order: sell the second-hand platform, give it to a friend in need (note: it must be needed by the other party, not sent by you), donate it, and throw it into the recycling bin (it is best to clean it up before throwing it).

5, after finishing, storage is the key. Let me explain it to you from two aspects. First, organize it regularly. My suggestion is to organize 1~2 times every quarter. Second, buy. Three small suggestions: make a shopping list and determine the shopping standards; Buy what you can, not what you lack (beware of the misunderstanding that' expensive is good'); Pursue one thing for multiple purposes, use your imagination and make the best use of it.

The third step of minimalism: hobbies

As for hobbies, as a girl, there are essential headdresses, hairpins, bracelets, nail polish and so on. In addition, there are birthday gifts and souvenirs. In addition, some people like painting and will buy some pens, paper and paints. Some people like to take pictures, including printing paper, cameras and related books. , as well as notebooks, such as various notebooks, seals, stickers, tapes, etc. And so on, many people buy a lot of related items because of their hobbies, and often eat ash or be abandoned after they are interested.

For me, let's start with the bag. On the street, at work, on the trip. Basically, these three categories. I only need 1~2 for every occasion. It doesn't have to be expensive. Sometimes, canvas bags are easy to use.

Secondly, my hair accessories, hairpins, bracelets and so on. It's hard to arouse my desire to buy. Although sometimes I can't put it down when I see beautiful things, the desire to buy is reduced by half when I think of the freshness of only one or two months. As the saying goes, "what you can't get is chaos", which is usually forgotten in less than three to five days.

For hobbies, the first thing to consider is use, followed by selling, giving away and donating. The next best thing is to throw them into the trash can (pay attention to environmental protection issues and deal with them centrally); When buying, think about the life of the item, how long I will use it, and whether I like it very much, so I have to buy it; In addition, the "equivalent selection method" is a good method, that is, imagine giving you money equivalent to this item or buying an item. Do you choose money or goods? If you choose money or are hesitant, don't buy it yet. Contact the "cooling method" mentioned earlier. If you still want to buy it after a week, half a month or a month, then consider buying it!

This is really a stubborn part. Before introducing the method, I want to say to you who see it here: it is as difficult to cultivate a minimalist lifestyle as to cultivate behavioral habits. Maybe after seeing this, you will take action, but after a period of time, the possibility of returning to the original state is great. So, my little suggestion is-step by step. You can be minimalist in one aspect and then deliberately minimalist in another. Of course, it is best to go from easy to difficult.

Share some practical suggestions:

1, reduce the number of apps, and it is best to have no more than two similar functions. If you need to use multiple similar softwares for some reason in a certain period, just keep a dynamic balance.

2. Actively seek information and do not accept passive access. For example, in a mobile browser, you can deliberately search for some issues that you are concerned about, and let the browser actively provide you with the information you want according to your search, instead of passively accepting the system push.

3, documents, videos, pictures and other classified cloud storage, convenient for subsequent search.

4, regularly organize, clearly named.

1, buy the "three-self principle": I need it, I like it, I am suitable.

2. For those who want to start: follow the principle of "can borrow and not buy, can rent and not buy". After borrowing things from friends, you can choose to give back to each other by eating and sending movie tickets, which not only avoids the possible idleness caused by your own purchase, but also consolidates the relationship with friends. (The feedback method should be suitable for both parties. For example, if your friends don't like movies, giving them tickets will bring trouble to each other. )

3. When you want to buy, think about "cooling method" and "equivalent selection method".

4, rational purchase, one in and one out, do not pay the bill.

5. Cherish items that are not idle, and put them back after use.

6. Try not to put personal items in public areas.

7. Use the concept of minimalism to influence your family, instead of quietly throwing away your family's belongings.

8. Tell people around you that you are a minimalist, and avoid others thinking that you are "eating dirt" and "helping you out".

Minimalism, like growth, is always improving. Doing it now doesn't mean you can do it later, and not doing it now doesn't mean you can't do it later. The so-called minimalism is just an attitude towards life. It doesn't matter whether you like it or not. No matter which way of life, it is for a better life.