Carry less

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“We need to aim at essential things, removing every redundant effect, every useless flowering. Elaborating a concept on mathematical bases, on fundamental ideas, on elementary structures. We strongly need to avoid waste and excess.” – A G Fronzoni

Carry less
Pockets like air

How much do you carry around with you, every day?

It’s something we don’t often think about, but each item we carry around is a little burden, and these little burdens add up.

They contribute to our general fatigue, they are one more thing to worry about, and they can cause actual back problems if we carry too much.

This is something I’ve greatly improved in my life, starting a couple years ago when I decided to try to be as minimalist as possible.

Read Leo Babauta’s full essay on minimalism.com

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01 – Podcast

On the latest episode of the Minimalism Life Podcast, New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn reads and discusses his essay "Off-the-rack self-righteousness."

02 – Community experiences

Read the latest entries of the Minimalism Life journal:

• I left everything behind by Angie Davila

• To protect and to preserve by Karen Weissert

• A mindful journey by Zainab Fatima

03 – Share your experiences

Do you have an interesting story you would like to share on minimalism.com? We want to read about it. Here, you have the opportunity to get involved and contribute to our journal.

04 – Found on the web

Other minimal things on the web you might be interested in reading:

• Slow Research Lab

• Slow design by Orbyt Studio

• The difference between Minimalism and Simplicity

05 – Brands anchored by simplicity and sustainability

Minimalism can be about frugality and owning less, but it can also be about supporting ethical brands with sustainability at their core (less but better). Here’s several that you might be interested learning more about.

• Rent the Runway: rent designer clothing

• Collars & Co.: minimalist polo shirts

• OMNES: sustainable & affordable fashion

• Luca Faloni: luxury Italian men's clothing

• BOLDR: minimalist home heating solutions

• Stiksen: premium caps from Sweden

• Oda: the modular everyday bag

• The Resort Co: eco-conscious and artisan vacation wear

• Axel Arigato: minimal sneakers, ready-to-wear, and accessories

• North89: shoemakers designing for Scandinavian weather conditions

• Dalgado: timeless accessories made to last

• Gant Lights: minimalist designed lights

• Neem: menswear made from recycled materials

• Form&Thread: mindfully sourced garments

• ASKET: ending fast fashion by making covetable everyday essentials

• Nordic Knots: rugs inspired by the beauty of the Nordic light, colors and landscape

• Oliver Cabell: minimalist Italian footwear and accessories

• Plainandsimple: circular t-shirts that are certified organic and ethically made

• Void Watches: Swedish watch brand