Becoming Minimalist

marco:

I had a thought last night that I wanted to wake up this morning and get rid of 75% of the ‘stuff’ that I own. […]

How do you start to get rid of these things?

Get some sort of external storage. The basement, a small rental storage unit, your parents’ place, or New Jersey. The less convenient it is to access, the better.

Put nearly everything you own there. Leave out only what you’d pack if you were going on a trip for 2 weeks.

From that point forward, remove only what you need, as you need it, from storage. You’ll almost never need to do this.

After a year, get rid of everything that’s still in storage.

I’ve done this. You know what I had to go get? The microphone for Rock Band. Who knew?

Permalink | Comments | July 3rd, 2009 at 11:42 am | 8 months ago
  1. whatalexlikes reblogged this from patrickrhone
  2. jwisser reblogged this from marco and added:
    I’ve essentially done this by leaving the majority of my stuff in boxes this summer. I think I may hold a yardsale early...
  3. xn--22h reblogged this from marco
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  5. jonathan-deamer reblogged this from marco and added:
    I like the sound of this, but it’s completely against a dream/ambition of mine to own some really nice pieces of art...
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  10. singulus reblogged this from marco and added:
    ’ Sage Advice …...better.” “Put...weeks.” “From
  11. gompr reblogged this from marco and added:
    This is how I think about all of my possessions, all the time.
  12. shoestringsocial reblogged this from thedailyfiona and added:
    keep a filing cabinet with important documents… make sure this doesn’t get thrown out.
  13. notdickless reblogged this from marco and added:
    Becoming a minimalist also requires that you have no use for sentimentality. Or fun.
  14. juliedaniel reblogged this from darcorgaosapatos and added:
    you could do what I did… try moving without the use of an automobile. itll make you want to throw EVERYTHING away.
  15. darcorgaosapatos reblogged this from marco and added:
    wow :D THAT’S IT!! I have waaaay too much junk I don’t need, I will definitely try that! =D great advice!
  16. patrickrhone reblogged this from marco and added:
    This is very sound advice from Marco. I’m in the process of doing this with the bulk of my clothing right now.
  17. thedailyfiona reblogged this from marco
  18. yasmary reblogged this from marco and added:
    I’ve done this. You know what I had to go get? The microphone for Rock Band. Who knew?
  19. reflect reblogged this from katieschenk and added:
    If you haven’t used/worn it in the last 12 months, you won’t in the next 12—get rid of it. This is fairly difficult...
  20. brainofg reblogged this from marco
  21. milquetoastintolerant reblogged this from marco and added:
    Interestingly, before I read this, I was thinking about ways to get approximately 75% more stuff.
  22. zackshapiro reblogged this from marco
  23. diablocodyisnotevenherrealname reblogged this from marco and added:
    I need to do this.
  24. marco reblogged this from katieschenk and added:
    external storage. The basement,...small rental storage unit, your parents’ place, or New...
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