On Joshua Becker, who defines minimalism as “the intentional promotion of the things we most value and the removal of everything that distracts us from it”
I have so much admiration for Joshua Becker, a self-described minimalist. In 2008, he, his wife and their 2 children decided to become minimalists and intentionally live with fewer possessions. They cleared the clutter from their home and he thoughtfully shares their inspiring journey of discovering the abundant life found in owning less.
In this interview on Mint.com, he speaks of minimalism, the challenges of applying it and the benefits of getting rid of the stuff you don’t need.
“Ultimately, minimalism forces us to identify our values and articulate the most important things in our lives. You can’t decide what possessions to remove until you decide what you want to accomplish with your life.
[…so] we began to define minimalism as the intentional promotion of the things we most value and the removal of everything that distracts us from it.”
Read more, or just take it from here.
Define what you value. The rest is clutter. Let it go.