Become a minimalist

Does having a shitty desk, chair, and laptop also required for minimalism?

Well, that’s pretty much it. He has nothing else but a single towel and some dishes. Search for Fumio Sasaki. Minimalism is about having just the essential stuff, nothing more. Basically, becoming a Jew about what you own. Spend the money on experiences

You are choosing to kill your own creativity. House minimalism is a torture for your mind. Think about it.

Not wasting money or space for useless shit is good but of course the instagrammers made a meme out of it.

tfw my Japanese spouse does this she's already thrown away most of our shit who do people take Marie kondo seriously?

>become poor

>own nothing
Is this a save money meme style?

minimalism properly understood is just focus on the most important elements. By choosing the most important things, your time and money is better spent. Deciding what is essential is very difficult.

But these images reflect an art aesthetic, not this principle.

That chair is so uncomfortable only a sadist would enjoy that.

Already am, thanks.

The goal of minimalism is not to have as little as possible, but to only have as much as necessary.

Too bad no one makes high performance peripherals that have a minimalist look. It's all rgb gayming

I like this phrase: it’s not about having what you want, it’s about wanting what you have.

i will, seems like a pretty sweet lifestyle

but fuck sitting in a shitty chair, if i move out its a house gift

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Datahoarding is what stops me from being fully minimalist.
Minimalist+nomad is comfy

Never understood the appeal of being a nomad. But I am glad you enjoy it I guess.

The problem is that it's a shitty wooden chair, a good wooden chair is better than anything else.

Use common sense. On the minimalist vs hoarder pendulum, you want to swing towards minimalism. but extreme minimalism makes your life less convenient.

I was thinking of something just recently. I thought about how when I get my own house that I wouldn't want trees around the house, because trees require maintenance, they shed leaves, and there's the danger of the tree falling over one day or catching on fire and burning my house down, but then I realized there is a practicality to having trees around your house. Trees block sunlight during the summer, keeping your house cooler, and during the winter trees block the wind, keeping your house a little warmer.

i bet that fake "minimalist" is using bloated software

and why should i? seems like a fucking boring life

>macbook
>not a X230

oh no no no

>become minimalist
>when you can become comfy

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>Spend the money on experiences
*Rubs hands together*

Being able to have your whole life in a suitcase and being able to do your work literally anywhere. Why not move around and experience new ways of life?

I want to, but then what should I waste all my money on?

Get rid of the computer, then it will be complete.

Ah yes I've always wanted to spend my money on experiences such as specialist medical help for my minimalism lifestyle induced carpal and spine problems

You can hoard data and still be a minimalist in terms of material possessions.

>minimalist
>has more clothes than I bought in the last 5 years
Nah.
Also a shitty chair is a bad idea.

Start being realistic about it. You're never going to finish even 20% of the terabytes of the anime you downloaded if you also do something worthwhile with your life.

I still have backups of shit I'll never use, and having 150 days of music is a bit excessive but beyond that I managed to outgrow datahoarding.

>staying without stimuli is one of the best ways to come up with creative ideas
>muh minimalism bad because house=/=baroque mess
What a fucking retard, if you think this not only you are wrong but also it seems you spend too much time in your house. Grow a pair incel and go outside to get “inspired”

Looks stuffy as fuck despite the large room.

The guy got the right idea and went with Apple.

For me it's traditionalist minimalism. I want to live like a French writer in the 1900s, in a single room apartment with nothing but a table with a single chair and a bed. In the table I'll have my laptop and an external screen, nothing else. I'll have a dresser with some clothes, classic male items like black dress pants, some shirts, and underwear. No cosmetics, no deodorant, that's bloat. Only a perfume I'll use only in special occasions. Shoes will consists only of leather dress shoes, leather dress boots. On top of the dresser, just books and a bluetooth speaker, that will only play late Romantic classical music and opera. I guess I'll have a bathroom but I'd be comfortable only with a wash basin.

I have long wanted to design a home where everything was hard surfaces without any furniture. Basically so you could clean your house with hose. Everything you sit on would be pillows and mattresses, but have them be very easy to move for washing.
If I get to build my dream home this would be it.

I had high hopes when I started traveling but the experiences that I had always felt the same on some level, the landscape was different but it didn't feel different.
But I wasn't being sarcasting when I said I am happy for you, maybe I am just an old fart at heart so I can't enjoy it.

Stop with the extremist ideas. Just be.

looks sad and empty

But I love minimalist brutalism

I get anxious thinking of dusting all that shit. Minimalism is the most comfy lifestyle, change my life.

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I want Marie to rest her feet on my face

*my mind, not my life.

>stupid wall decorations
>random shit on the counter
She's not very good at this whole thing isn't she?

This is a person with no other interests other than consumption. Even outdoorsy types have plenty of gear related to what they do. Cyclists for example have a massive faggot ego that fills every room they're in

>crouching over a tiny laptop screen on a shitty chair
Yeah, sounds great.

There is no reason to get rid of decoration and komono as long as it sparks joy.

Minimalism is gay

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No.

would feel comfier with 1/3 less bloat
>6 typewriters really?
>7 chairs?
>blinds instead of curtains?
>a second ugly star clock and a chessboard near the bed?
>art above your head where you sleep, no fengshui
>the wooden shelf is larger than the arch leading to the other room, ocd triggered
>bed is ugly, table at the end of bed useless, carpet too
>metal chair is ugly and useless
>wooden floor should be in the lenght/light direction instead of width
>only direct aggressive light
>comfy

To expand on this, putting people in brutalist minimalistic environments makes them uncomfortable but also removes the stimuli/focus from the environment, so they act more human and focus more of their human counterparts.
Seeing what creative ideas people have from being forced to interact with such an environment is fascinating.

can i be a minimalist if i own a pressure cooker and a printer i barely use?

It's a luxury lifestyle for rich people who want to feel better then everyone.

that isnt minimalism it's just shit
that fucking cable at a stupid angle
that cheap ass desk
That fucking kiddy chair

Heres how you really become a minimalist
Console table
thenewcraftsmen.com/pilotis-console-table-by-malgorzata-bany/

domoniquelabarbera.co/minimalist-office-chair/

ikea desks and plastic shit is also gay

The problem here is not the lack of minimalism it is:
- le RGB gaming mause
- le RGB gaming keyboard
- le gamer mousepad
- dual monitor setup with different monitors
- ugly ass speakers
- piss poor cable management

>domoniquelabarbera.co/minimalist-office-chair/
This, and other pseudo intellectual after dinner sprout and roast potato farts

id rather have transformerism.
Like have a table that can turn into a chair and a blow up mattress you can decompress and turn into a cube.

This is epic. Is that your room? If so, how much did those chairs set you back.

>printer
no, a printer instantly make you a boomer living in a hell of dusty bloat

Or a woman that could transform into a decent curry and a six pack of beer at 2:30am

that looks cramped

The mouse isn't rgb
mousepad was a gift
speakers were also a gift
Yeah cable management is pretty awful

>mfw everything I own fits in a backpack

I don't even have a desk.

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Yes to all of this, didn't think people on Jow Forums cared much for interior design

minimalists are cringier than MGTOW

The true minimalist pill is learning how to properly squat, sit down with your legs crossed and on your knee like the Japanese and use these skills not only to improve dramatically your posture (thus your health) but also to give you the ability of staying comfortable almost in every place, inside or outside your home. This also reduces (if not eliminates) the need of chairs

im in the same boat, ive been homeless more than half my life so its just easier for me to be able to pack my gear and go in the same 15 minutes instead of planning how to move/store a bunch of pointless shit I don't even use between places.

This
Most basedboy minimalists also mix up minimalism with being a tasteless cheapskate

Having the smallest room in the house isn't fun.

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What is the point of owning anything you don't use everyday or need? There really isn't. Buying a bunch of garbage just to fill up your living space does nothing for you apart from drain your bank account. It's just conspicuous consumerism.

Minimalism is a offshoot of communism. Owning things is gonna be a thing of the past, renting hiring everything you need is gonna become standard

That looks like some cheesy 1970's martini advert set. That isnt minimalism. It's a horrible rehash of that 1930's affluent look, which itself was a rehash of the whole 1880's wealth thing

Your fault for being a sensitive autist.

this. why do grown men require attention and validation for every little shit? what the FUCK is wrong with people

I have a couple of inch thick bamboo sheets and wooden cubes of one foot I put them on. I reconfigured just today. Add in a futon and my room would be relatively clean, if I were into order.

I'm "minimalist" because i'm poor.

He's demonstrating a completely possible and novel lifestyle. WHat's wront with that

Rambo sheets?

Similar here. I've lived in cars on and off throughout my life. It's so much easier to just grab a backpack and run. Never tied down anywhere. Always free.

minimalists are never poor, the poor cant afford minimalism. Minimalism is the art of making the most difficult of crafts look simple, and that does not come cheap. Real minimalists will spend thousands, maybe tens of thousands, on items most people will spend 100 on

im french, no homo though
im always triggered by foreigner's interiors i see posted
is it really interior design if you're triggered by things like
>aggressive in your face bright lights
>furnitures too big for their spot or useless
>the absolute lazier choice of furniture (eg ikea desk)
>obvious laziness like bare light bulbs
>cheap and white plastic windows frames or door handles etc
>baby first painting mistake "that gray looked good on the sample, but turns out its fucking blue"

either this or things like o's pic
>boring ass nordic "minimal" design, uninspired and hipster shit screaming "im not self conscious at all with my decoration"

build yourself a custom desk user, it's easy

This or the ultimate poorfag cope.

What has sensitivity do with anything you retard? True creativity comes from boredom. If you feel so “creative” after watching hours of tv series and podcasts and shitty entertainment guess what, you are just regurgitating all the shit that passed through those eyes and ears with tho creative process of your own

What you actually want is huge spaces. Reduce the amount of items by the square foot. The bigger space you have the more items you can have, a giant office just to fit a desk and computer

>That isnt minimalism.
Read the post again.

Do you have cooking gear? If so, what do you own?

wrong. I barely own anything, all of it is useful and I spend almost nothing.

That's just your opinion. Creativity comes from stimulation. You only get random thoughts out of boredom.

Ah yes, the great french interior
the flea ridden bed... oh wait no, thats spain
the shuttered windows, outside and inside,
the propane gas stove, the breadboard
the cheese the bottle of wine, the dark cold interior on a blazing hot day
yep youre right. french interiors are great
and that comes from an englishman

Yeah, I call the cubes John.
Since everything weighs a fuckton, I don't even have to use screws and get a sorta workout, when I move each element.