10 Minimalist Rules That Changed My Life 

Bro I saw your video last year than i searched for you in many occasions but couldn't find your channel although I subscribed it but today I got this notification and I saw it was your face and bang I'm back watching your videos

My question is "do I really need this item? or should it really be given to someone else?" - I might use six cooking pans in a year but frankly I only need two pans. And I know a group that outfits people going into housing, those people really need things.

I have a separate phone for life and apps. It helps me mute/ignore the apps so I can create time to focus on important tasks.

These are excellent rules. I use them all. My very favorite (also the first one I learned) is “Get rid of everything that you don’t know to be useful or believe to be beautiful “. A whole bunch of memorabilia went into file 13 as a result of that one.

One in one out is my favorite now that I've decluttered.

Maybe the best practice that I've learned from minimalism is the one in one out rule. 😅. Whenever i bought something new, i must take something out from my possession.my son had so many clothes he outgrown and once i buy new clothes for him, i would take all of his old clothes. What's good is i donate it to those kids in our area and it soo good seeing them smile at me. Donating your things is sooo heart warming. ❤

One thing my mother taught me, about scissors, she is an old seamstress.. If you cut your hair, nails, paper etc, the scissors will be useless as fabric scissors. And she is right, or vice versa. I even got my grandma's kitchen scissors, Fiskars, to take care of... fish bones or...whatever

“They Will not even show up”😂 ooooooohhhh so true. I donate because it’s good to give away things for Free ❤

Hi Seve. I have my own method for impulse buying. If I see something that tickles my fancy, I "cart" that item. I don't buy anything during the month except food, medication, and sundry items from the pharmacy. At the beginning of the month, I pay the rent, THEN I have 3 days, to decide whether I "want it or need it," after having been carted weeks prior. If I don't make a purchase by the 4th day, then it stays in the cart or I delete it from my cart. At least I try not giving in to my want list any more. I have a shelf which sits on my Window AC box, (the AC is in the window until the fall). over my dressers, which holds all the clothes I wear on a daily basis. In the dresser is underwear, sox, winter gear, sweats and the 2 pair of pants I own. I have an assortment of shirts in the closet, that are 4 season interchangeable. I tried the "Selling stuff I want to get rid of." What a waste of time and effort, because nobody wants to pay for anything, but they will nickel and dime you until you either relent, or de-list that item. Shoes/boots on the other hand are big sellers. After not being able to sell anything from my closet, I donated them or trashed them. We have a shoe tree behind the front door to stack shoes and boots. If we need to buy shoes, for some reason, something must go to make space in the tree for the new shoes. I keep the 1 year rule for all clothing. The way my closet is organized, today's clothing is to one side of the bar. Yesterday's clothing is on the other. There is a clear delineation of the two for that reason. So when I do my winter changeover, I get to donate everything in the yesterday side. Because I know neither of us has worn anything from that side of the closet. I donated all my extra or smaller sweaters last Fall to the building. I can use that extra closet space for storage of things piled up elsewhere. (We only have 2 closets) Our protected balcony is our storage unit, where I keep all my Storage Bins, of files and things we need to keep. We don't use our balcony. I have 2 sets of bath towels, for when I do laundry. 3 sets of sheets, that I change every 14 days. And a few beach towels we keep for emergencies. Our bedroom closet is the catch all for everything we need to store away behind a door that closes. The front door closet has luggage, Christmas tree/decorations, and winter coats and hoodies. I cleaned out the kitchen a long time ago. We have 1 set of every day dishes and utensils, that sit in the dish rack. I bought a new set of dinner dishes last Christmas, when I trashed the 20 year old ones that were chipped and broken. I have 1 holiday dinner set of table settings which sit in the cupboard until (Thanksgiving and Christmas). That is the only time we use them, because we can sit 6 for dinner, if we so chose. I dumped everything in the cabinets we don't use. There is more food in the cabinet than dishes now. With Winter coming in Montreal, we stock up on storable foods, can goods, pasta, sides, etc. Because if it snows, getting my cart to the grocery store is a nightmare. I cannot carry multiple bags the distance I need to walk, so if I cannot cart, and I need food, I can walk to the mall, and take a taxi back home. So the cabinets are stocked, and if I need to shop, it is for food that we need to either cook or freeze. We have a spot where we keep bottles and boxes of cans, and other kitchen goods that are stock items. We usually get three days notice before a snow storm, which gives me plenty of time to shop, before the dump happens. The plows won't plow anything until a storm ends, and it may take up to 4 days for everything to get cleaned up, after a storm, so we have Winter food contingency plans in place. Apps? What are apps, I don't use apps (he he he he he). My phone rarely rings, and for the most part it is a Pod Cast and / or Music Player, when I leave the house. I just turned 57 on the 31st of July. My husband is 5 years younger. He needs those $300.00 ear buds, I have a pair of wireless headphones I bought on Amazon. All his clothing has to be altered before he will wear them. He is more attached to "things and Items" than I am. So if I declutter anything, I need to be home alone, to be able to get rid of it without a fight. In the Winter, I can layer any of my shirts over a base layer, or thermals. Like I said before, my wardrobe needs to be 4 seasons. Getting things to donation sites in Montreal is a nightmare, and we don't have those "drop boxes" anywhere in the downtown area I live in. The clothing I donated to the building on the last run, months ago, was fruitful. And what things nobody took, just went into the trash. I wasn't going to bring them back upstairs. This is my minimalist life right now.

Hi I'm new on your channel, I subscribed now, I watched some of your videos, I appreciated them, and I like that you are quiet 😊. Sophie from Paris France

I relate to your videos so much ❤ You always put words to what I find important. Thank you! Greetings from Norway ☕️✨

Thanks man, always a breath of a fresh air to me and my home when you post.

My guideline has been to keep everything ”just in case”😂😂😂, so these simple rules you are presenting, are very useful to me🤩

Im doing a digitising project too, but its not safe to have only one copy- cloud if you must, but also on either a usb/ drive synced in case of emergencies. Speak of emergencies- i rarely see people doing the basics of a emergency bag, even minimalists. I would really like to see a minimalist take on emergency response/ prep

7:26 I love your channel and your audience, I'm gonna comment on ALL your videos for years until I reach your level of subscribers.

For the "only touch everything once" rule I have a different approach. I like to keep a box, where I put all items I am thinking if I should get rid off, but I am not certain of my decision for some reason. I just put those in the box and then I will see in the next days, weeks or months if those really were needed. It helps me to make easier decisions.

I definitely dont agree with a lot of minimalist content on the "only have one"- basic prep/ survival rule of "two is one, one is none" Yes have an intentional inventory, though i struggle with the assumption of privilege of being able to buy something if you need it

I know b-roll is a lot of work, you might consider just talking, the concepts dont need b-roll illustrations.

Maybe think of a new mic my friend. I though somethink was wrong with my speaker.

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Where are you from originally? ;)

Instead of asking myself: do I really need this item? I ask myself: can I live without it? That helps to prioritise.