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At the moment I have similar problem. I was collecting notebooks. Dreaming that one day I'll use them as I have all those ideas I wanna put on paper. But on the end I don't use them as I think that I need "special thought/purpose" for them becouse they're too pretty xD or if I use them I forget about ideas as they're in too many places. Or I use pieces of paper to save notebooks for "better time", haha. So thank you for you comment. Recently I had this shy idea to maybe get red of them but you gave me the courage :)

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Same here and no regrets. Just like they said in the podcast, its a tool that we choose how we use.

+Sean Do I don't log-in to facebook (aka the wall), I just use it to message (aka text) people on my phone. Also events.

Facebook locking out of my account because of a name issue hurt at first, but it turned into a blessing in my life. I start turning into a minimalist without realizing I was becoming one. I don't think I would face my frustration of having way too much stuff if I was still distracted by Facebook taking up many hours of my time until I am too tired to do anything else much. I don't care if they want to take my account hostage because I found a new found freedom without Facebook!

+Sean Do Ive done that too only follow a few people whose posts I actually like or care to see. Like 3 I think :)

Hah. That is so cool

Listening to this was meaningful in listening to something productive while I do something productive! :-) Facebook was counterproductive for me because I do nothing but waste my day away on responding to posts and messages.

***** Probably about the same amount, but it's more enjoyable and intentional than before. I minimized non-enjoyable activities, so no more mindlessly watching TV or scrolling through the Facebook wall, etc. But I still use the laptop a lot, but for things I enjoy or enhance my hobbies, like music and guitar tabs, making floor plan designs, cheaper games through Steam, and learning with TED talks, KZfaq, and Reddit. . You can minimizing more than possessions. To do that figure out your top 5 priorities. I suggest writing them down. Then spend your time, energy, money, thoughts and space on those things. Which means you might want to get rid of non-supportive friends, jobs you don't like, and learn to say "No" to good things so you can focus on better ones that are more important to you.

+Scottosphere i'm just starting a blog, so eventually I can link that. For now I'll give you an example of my priorities to help you get started. God/Helping people, Be creative, Stay Active, Seek Enjoyment, Live simply, Continual Learning. Okay, so I have 6 or 7 priorities. Then under each there are 1-3 major focuses Reading, Prayer, Vocation, Service, Design, Guitar, Disc Golf, Walking, Steam, TED, Reddit, KZfaq, Minimalism, Sustainability. So I have 14 major outlets I try to spend most my life on. Balancing these things is important, otherwise I'm playing Steam games all day. I make sure my work meaningful, such as teaching English to refugees and rebuilding Katrina damaged houses in New Orleans. I have hobbies that take limited supplies, so I do most my hobbies, entertainment, and activities with only a gaming laptop, nice shoes, a few discs, and a guitar. Think what's important to you, be it, family, running, reading, music, gardening, self sufficiency, science, or something else. Knowing these things will only help you decide if what you're currently doing is actually matching what you want to be doing. If you find out that you're already doing what is important, then that's awesome keep it up and learn how to do them even better. But if you find out you're not following your priorities, then you have to decide what to change, what to minimize, what to add, and then you'll live a happier more fulfilling life. Resources I use or have used in my 7 years of minimalism: Leo Babauta, he's mentioned by the Minimalist on Podcast 003. If he can do minimalism with 6 kids, then anyone can. He's got mnmlist.com, which I've read every post of, and currently runs Zen Habits, but I've only read a few posts. Also he has free pdf/ebooks called Focus, Little Book of Contentment, Little Book of Mindfulness, The One Skill, The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life, and Zen to Done. I've read all these books, they're short and to the point, but packed with info to help you reflect on life and improve it. Just google search to find links to the books. I love love love Kirsten Dirksen's youtube channel, but that's more about simple living in tiny houses, so it may not fit your idea of minimalism. Reddit: Subscribe to your top 5 priorities (avoid everything else, Reddit can take over if you let it). We'd love to have you over at reddit.com/r/minimalism and reddit.com/r/simpleliving

***** I don't see a way to private message you, so I'll just share my WIP blog now, so I don't forget minimalwayne.wordpress.com

+Scottosphere Of the topics on the bottom of the front page, which one would you like me to add next? Hopefully your response will help me to finish the site faster. I plan to make it like a living book. The main topics will stay the same, hopefully broad enough that every topic is covered, but the content will adapt as better advice is learned on each topic.

Yeah, that's basically how I'm writing my blog, my story and some tips along the way. If that helps people great, if not, then there are tons of other blogs and resources out there. I don't want to just copy/paste the same things they share. I could however have a links section so all the resources I like, including Leo Babauta, Kirsten Dirksen, Konmari, The Minimalist, etc. Though I haven't use it Konmari is a twist on what I did, just more directed on how to do it. I couldn't tell you exactly how I got to my 50 piece wardrobe (including shoes, hats, belts and other accessories), but I know it was a process. All my suggestions were part of a process that included about a year for the first big purge and a continued effort over the past 6-7 years that will continue all my life. As long as you're intentional in what you buy, and keep, then you're doing great. However most people are consumers and marketing has influence on them. I don't know how I got to this point, but marketing has no influence on me. I looked at Black Friday ads last year and didn't even want anything. The low prices don't matter if you don't want the items related to them. When I do want something, over $50, I'll typically price shop for months or years before buying it.

For a bookworm I find it very hard to get rid of books. After reading and thinking about it a lot, I realized I can start applying minimalism to books by sitting for a long time in front of my bookshelf and start different piles of books: the ones I really loved/enjoyed, the books I really want to read, the books I didn't enjoy/hated and the books I would never read/less excited to read. After that, I took the last two piles and review again each book to see if I actually felt like it's a book that didn't bring joy to my life, and after that I had 20 books. 20 books that I gave away. I hope to do more in the future, maybe with the books I enjoyed but didn't love until keeping only my favourite books. That's my advise, maybe you can adjust it to your own but the important thing is to start even if it's a little step. :)

But you have to OPT IN to allow KZfaq to show advertisements with your videos, so they must have done that at some point. Also they can turn them off if they wanted to: support.google.com/youtube/answer/6332943?hl=en

Yeah, I got the ad too. Weird.

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