The document discusses minimalism, emphasizing its benefits such as reducing anxiety, lowering distractions, and promoting eco-consciousness. It provides practical steps for starting a minimalist lifestyle today, including decluttering physical and mental spaces, and offers long-term goals for maintaining minimalism. The guiding principles encourage individuals to focus on joy and meaning in their lives by removing unnecessary items and commitments.

1. m i n i m a l i s m
Realistic First Steps Anyone Can Take
& Long Term Goals Anyone Can Make

3. Part I
Why Minimalism
Part II
Steps to Start Today
Steps to Aim for Tomorrow

4. – Paige Pope
“[Minimalism] is about creating a lifestyle that is
streamlined and focused around only those
people and things that enrich you.”

5. Why
Minimalism?
Reduce anxiety
Less distractions
Save money
Feel uncluttered physically and mentally
More eco-conscious

6. Your Minimalism Today
Stop binging Netflix
Unplug during all your meals
Turn off social media notifications on your phone
Clear off files from your computer’s desktop screen
Clean off one space and commit to keeping it clutter free
For more easy things to declutter today, see this article

7. Long Term Minimalism
Set Goals
Take Small Steps
Focus on why
you started

8. Your Minimalism
Tomorrow
Guiding Principles for Long Term Minimalistic Thinking

9. Declutter Pyramid
Things You Can’t Use / Are Broken
Things You Haven’t Used
in Over a Year
Things That Don’t
Bring You Joy
Things You Honestly
Don’t Need

10. Your Minimalism
Tomorrow
Guiding Principles for Long Term Minimalistic Thinking
Remove the unnecessary from your life.
This includes unnecessary clothing,
paperwork, social media, Facebook friends,
negative people, negative thoughts, etc
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11. Your Minimalism
Tomorrow
Guiding Principles for Long Term Minimalistic Thinking
Think about the meaning you are adding
to your life by removing the unmeaningful.
On your way to work, picture your clear,
decluttered desk and imagine the possibilities
of what you can create there today.
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12. Focus on Your Top 3 Favorite Things
that Bring You Joy
If you have one pair of jeans that make you
feel amazing, only keep that pair. If you love
eating cinnamon oatmeal for breakfast, only
keep cinnamon oatmeal for breakfast.
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Your Minimalism
Tomorrow
Guiding Principles for Long Term Minimalistic Thinking

13. From
Replacing these 19 things with your iPhone
to
Committing to a capsule wardrobe
Remember, Minimalism comes in all shapes and
forms…

14. Decide what your daily
minimalism looks like, and
which aspects of your life you
want to simplify long term with
m i n i m a l i s m
diet
wardrobehome online
travel shopping habits
lifestyle

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16. SOURCES
• https://nosidebar.com/why-minimalism/
• http://thelala.com/minimalism-2017-resolution/
• https://artist.com/art-recognition-and-education/the-rise-of-
minimalism
• https://www.becomingminimalist.com/10-reasons-why-minimalism-
is-growing-a-k-a-10-reasons-you-should-adopt-the-lifestyle/
• http://exilelifestyle.com/sustainability/19-things-you-can-replace-
with-an-iphone/
• https://www.becomingminimalist.com/5-years-of-better/