{"id":140391,"date":"2020-04-01T14:57:57","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T12:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanguards.eu\/archives\/140391"},"modified":"2025-03-21T16:57:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T15:57:19","slug":"minimalism-in-times-of-corona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanguards.eu\/shop\/2020\/04\/01\/minimalism-in-times-of-corona\/","title":{"rendered":"Minimalism in times of Corona"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Corona-Crisis: “An Opportunity to declutter your home and your life”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The order is clear: stay\nhome to save lives! Without a doubt the best remedy to keep Corona from\nspreading. Staying at home is the new reality. And it can be a new chance. A\nchance to finally get rid of all the “stuff”\u009d that has been sitting in your\nbasement or in other places of your house or apartment and weighing on your\nconscience for far too long. Time to declutter!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You have to stay in? Get everything out!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Do\nyou know the feeling of being overwhelmed by the stuff that surrounds you?\nThings that have accumulated over the years and which, for whatever reason, you\nnever had the heart to sort out, to give or to throw away, even though you\ndon’t actually use them? You are in a state of confrontation with your own\ndisorder, the result of years of consumption and the urge to collect. After\nall, we were hunters and gatherers since ever, it’s in our genes\u2026 right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Well,\nno longer! Everybody knows the saying “Organization is half\nthe battle” and the “Clean up your room ” from our teenage\nyears still rings in our ears. Time has never been better than now to\nre-evaluate your way of life, to clean your home and your mind!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\nwill help you to cast off excess ballast and give you a short introduction to\nthe high art of minimalism. Indeed minimalism is the champions league of order,\nbecause it makes your life easier!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It gives you more flexibility, you spend less time\nsearching for things (i.e. when you are packing)<\/li>
Cleaning and tidying up become much easier and quicker<\/li>
You actually save money because you change the way you\nconsume<\/li>
A changed approach to consuming is also good for the\nenvironment<\/li>
You value your belongings much more and learn to\nappreciate things in a different way<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Own less, have more!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Apart from these very\npractical aspects, there are also spiritual reasons for a minimalist lifestyle:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Become independent of consumerism and social pressure<\/li>
Learn to concentrate on the essential, to focus<\/li>
Experience a new lightness of being<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
HOW TO?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
First steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Everything starts with\nthe questions, “What do I really need? What brings me joy every day? What\nis good for me?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Only\nkeep those items for which the answer is a clear YES. Everything else… toss\nit (give or throw away or sell). If the answer is not clear and unambiguous, if\nthere are doubts, put the item in a box, store the box away and check again\nafter one month. If the item has not been needed or missed for a month and does\nnot make you feel happy when you look at it again, it should be discarded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For food, medication or\nmake-up, simply check the expiration dates first. You will discard half of\nthem, for sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Clothes are an easy\nthing. Everything that does not fit any more needs to go. For the rest, apply\nthe same criteria: if it makes you feel good, if it makes you feel happy, looks\ngood on you, matches the rest of your wardrobe, keep it. If you have a doubt,\nput it away and ask yourself the same question one month later. You will know\nby then if you really need the piece or are emotionally attached to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Photos: keep only the\nbest and the most beautiful and put them in a nice album. Everything else can\nbe digitalised and the paper version discarded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CDs and vinyl (unless you\nhave an expensive and rare collection) can be digitalised and cloud stored. And\nthen there is Spotify, YouTube\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rule of thumb: anything\nthat hasn’t been used for 20 days, costs under 20 Euros and can be replaced\nwithin 20 minutes … get rid of it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DON’T BE TOO HARD ON YOURSELF<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Minimalism should be\nstress-free. It is not a competition. Everyone should keep what is really dear\nto them (e.g. the beloved vinyl record collection \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But you should question\nyour possessions, deal with them and ask yourself consciously – do I really\nneed this or that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of course, it is easier\nfor singles than for big families, i.e. for a house with garden you need more\ntools than for a small apartment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are objects that\nyou really need just on a few occasions (like ski boots). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And there are many items\nthat you can share with others and thus need only once within a family or\ncircle of friends:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the famous fondue set that is only used on New Year’s\nEve<\/li>
the lawn mower or the drill<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Keyword: Shared economy!\nIt’s all a question of agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conclusion: Not\neverything has to, but a lot can go. Everyone can and has to live their own\npersonal minimalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Corona-Crisis: “An Opportunity to declutter your home and your life” The order is clear: stay home to save lives! Without a doubt the best remedy to keep Corona from spreading. Staying at home is the new reality. And it can be a new chance. A chance to finally get rid of all the “stuff”\u009d that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":70423,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3128],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-140391","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-beauty","8":"pmpro-has-access"},"featured_media_global":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanguards.eu\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanguards.eu\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanguards.eu\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanguards.eu\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanguards.eu\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vanguards.eu\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140391\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanguards.eu\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanguards.eu\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanguards.eu\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanguards.eu\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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