Authentic Minimalism

By Irene S. Roth

One of the most important things you can do to live a fulfilling and meaningful life is to create an intrinsically authentic minimalist home. This is certainly one way not to overspend or over-consume. When you realize your intrinsic beliefs and values, and start living through them, advertisers will not have the last word on what or how much you will buy. Instead, you will be in the driver’s seat of your life, creating a home that is comfortable and authentic. No longer will you be like Pavlov’s dog, salivating each time another advertiser flashes a new, shiny device or object online.

Neither will you be tempted to over-consume. Instead, you will avoid such urgings and manipulations by being true to yourself. Creating an authentic life need not be hard. It is possible to achieve if we live in terms of our intrinsic beliefs and values. Only we can determine what this type of authentic life is. And only we can decide on our version of cozy minimalism by becoming more aware of who we are.

So, please take steps to build an intrinsically authentic life. Not only is it important to build such a life, but you will also live a meaningful life. And who knows, you may set a new trend in consumption. Your friends may also want to create their own version of authentic minimalism. Wouldn’t that be rewarding? I will show you how to create such a life in this ebook.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Irene S. Roth
• Release date: Sep 25, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005409906

Irene S. Roth

Irene S. Roth, MA is an academic and freelance writer. She writes academically, for teens and tweens and adults. When she isn't writing, she is teaching. She is also pursuing a Master's of Social Work Degree.

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Authentic Minimalism

Irene S. Roth

Copyright 2021 Irene S. Roth

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Principle 1: Consume Less

Principle 2: Determine Your Unique Style

Principle 3: Ask Yourself If You Really Need an Item before Purchasing it

Principle 4: Live and Shop Mindfully

Principle 5: Determine Your Relationship to Things

Principle 6: Avoid Compulsory Consumption

Principle 7: Curb Your Appetite for More

Principle 8: Realize That There is More to Life Than Accumulation

Principle 9: Develop a Cozy and Abundant Life

Principle 10: Determine Your Clutter Threshold

Principle 11: Create a Purpose for Your Stuff

Principle 12: Minimalist Need Not Mean Dirty or Dingy

Principle 13: Minimalism Need Not Mean a Lack of Abundance

Principle 14: Refine Your Definition of Sufficiency

Principle 15: Create a Cozy Minimalist Home

Conclusion

Resources

About the Author

Introduction

Currently, there’s a lot of ink being poured about minimalism. This may be because our tendencies towards overconsumption have grown exponentially for decades. Yet even today, people are still shopping endlessly and overspending. Many environmentalists and politicians are concerned that consuming too much will raise our carbon footprint, thus polluting the environment contributing to catastrophic climate change.

Therefore, sociologists and environmentalists are asking us to rethink our spending habits in favor of a simpler, more mindful approach. Further, overspending can have a negative impact on our health, well-being, and finances as well as our relationships. This is because the more stuff we have, the more unconscious we seem to become with ourselves and others. We live our life on autopilot. This mindless results in even more mindless consumption, culminating in a vicious cycle.

There are many reasons over-consuming causes real difficulties for us. One reason is because the more we purchase, the emptier and unhappier our life will be. Yet, we believe that buying more will make us happy. The difficulty with this type of