How to Want Less | Minimalism & Intentional Consumption 

In the age of constant advertisement from almost every creator, this is so nice to see and hear. Thank you.

I usually am a silent subscriber but I wanted to tell you how much I appreciated this video! I am 21 years old and I have been a minimalist for a few years now. As I started to get interested in minimalism my ethics also changed and I am a very picky consumer now. As I became more conscious about which things I want to buy I started to knit and make my own clothes and now I understand how much labour, time and effort is required to produce one garment. Making my own clothes deeply changed the way I see clothes and consumerism and every time I think about buying an item I think about all the work that is required to produce it and to take care of it and I started to appreciate every garment even more. when you change your perspective and become the producer instead of the costumer you really understand how precious your time and effort is. love from Italy!

about the shirt for five years that's still working I wanna say that when my mother was a teenager she has worn a top that I today am still wearing and this top is 30 -something now xD

I think that sitting with the discomfort of wanting is so important to learning how to overcome the impulse to buy. (Like you mention in your video)

Ha! I actually thought that was the design of the t-shirt. Looks good!

I would love for you to examine the concept of psychological obsolescence. I think having an understanding how many resources are spent to entice us into consuming more and more can help us gain more self awareness about why we want more things. Also, it breaks the idea that society is just a bunch of individuals living mostly autonomously. Understanding that there is more to society helps us to recognize the pressures society place on us. I love your point about not helping the economy by buying. it does help the economy by buying because it increases GDP. it just illustrates what a terrible metric GDP is for measuring the health of an economy. this measurement surely contributes to why so many resources are used in order to get us to consume more and more. Again your content is always so thoughtful and nuanced.

Dear Lia, I truly enjoyed your insights on this topic... to me, I realized that the over spending was caused by being overworked... working so much and believing I deserved that new lipstick or whatever else... a tired mind... and yes, insecurity... You've nailed so many great points!! :)

Tip number 1....mind blown. Getting something or nothing, and how we really can get more with nothing! Intentional consumption key right there, thank you!

I love that you are wearing this shirt you found. Thank you for this video. I needed to hear this

Love it! What a great message and reminder to us that we don't need to keep buying stuff. Being grateful for being alive and to consider feelings that things spark in us rather than buying stuff is a great tip. Great thoughts and tips I've not heard before! Thank you.

the first tip is eyeopening😳

Thank you!

Being older it might have been easier growing up with no social media, and minimal tv and no cell phones ,I mean there have always been those that love a luxury lifestyle, my love Freddie Mercury loved his life of exquisite clutter, but now his things are on the auction block . I have always admired those like Mother Teresa and others that lived “ not of this world” owned a robe , a bowl a spoon and a pair of sandals , I love the freedom of not wanting , it is true freedom

I feel like food especially things like lunch and coffee are very hard. Also groceries in general. I didnt need much. Now I feel the need more to treat myself. So what I want is a skill that I am good at and stick with it for a long time. People around you inspire you but a lot is also wanting to fit in. That is just getting annoying. I would probably be a lot happier growing my own food making my own bread and live in a little home like people could when my parents where young. Its a scaresity mindset. We do not know what the future is going to be so now we have the money so we spend it now.

Useful information. Thank you 🙏

I do believe that what you have said makes a lot of sense and people should watch this. After a length of time of purchasing an item the novelty does wear off so it’s always a good idea to think before purchasing. Thank you for sharing this video.

Lia! Bestie your buzz grew into a beautiful bob !! Mine still looks like Guy Fieri

Very good tips. I myself use a need and want list.

Have a hobby to keep you busy. Have a to buy list. Have a gift list(could be more fancy list). Dont make your life to difficult. I enjoy music and podcasts, sometimes youtube videos and I like sitting on my balcony. I have less time then I think because I also own a book serirs I still need to finish reading, I have started wharhammer fantasy painting and a switch with animal crossing(this helps me relax) and we plan movienight with a beemer at home with my bf on suterdaynights(that is our date/movienight).

I have the same feeling when I come back from the travel - no things needed anymore 😂

Love your videos Lia 💕

I like your Videos very much ,and it' s good that your hair is longer, looks much better to be honest, Felix from Basel Switzerland 😊

Hi Lia, this is a great topic and your tips are very helpful. I love the idea that you don't just have something new or have nothing. Every choice comes with both positive and negative consequences. Gratitude is also so helpful to bring contentment. Noticing that an item is still serving me after a long period of time is something that I will be looking to do more often.

You are a delightful person! So wise and kind. Keep it up!

The t-shirt looks so cozy!

That is a really great T-shirt I've been admiring it Since the video started!!!

really good tipps, thanks!

Explore mindful purchasing, gratitude, and the journey towards contentment. Don't miss these insightful practices - it's time to shift your perspective, declutter your desires, and find fulfillment in simplicity and purposeful living.

Can't wait to watch this, your channel is definitely my comfort channel! I'm feeling very overwhelmed and quite anxious this week, and watching a couple of favourite channels helps a lot. Also a great message as always, thank you, Lia! (I'm 3 minutes in, but already get the point and agree with you)

Thank you for this video. I found value in it, some things you said added new knowledge to my way of thinking about things. Thank you again.

Bravo! Well said. Thank you for sharing :)

This was soooo good. I am going to watch it again! Thank you 😊

Perfect video for me lately! Really resonates ❤

I enjoy your videos. ❤

Your video is so nice thanks

I struggle with this subject. I can't stop buying new things, mainly clothing. Somehow it happens that I ALWAYS come across something that I REALLY LOVE. Do these new things make me happy? YES! That's what your video doesn't cover. I get this new item and it brings me joy, I look in it exactly how I want to look, it is visually pleasing and represents me, who I am in a way that it translates my feeling of beauty, of how I want to look, and I feel beautiful in my new items, because they literally phsically tangibly put me in my esthetics = world of my soul, becase we are on physical level and to me it is important to live in my world, not some impersonal functional utilitarian world, but mine, which again needs to be pleasing on physical level. And it brings me happiness with myself, with the fact that I am wearing exactly what I want. Whereas, if I don't buy it, I go on with my daily routine constantly coming back to this new item that I want to buy, and I don't like this feeling, becase its like I'm depriving myself from what I truly want, and for whom is this ascetism then? To cut off watching sites, window shopping, checking up fav stores- I can't. What to do - I don't know. Want to buy less and be more towards how you are, but every month buy and buy new things, which is causing me financial difficlties, I don't have space, and all these things yo mentioned like caring for it and etc. Your video did not give me tools what should I do, and how to get my situation nder control.

I have a question how do you feel or what do you think about your kitchen items that probably is a lot because you have a family?

lia #deinfluencing since 2019

Me hearing you found that shirt in the first, immediately assuming it came from someone who was murdered. 😅😂