Much of the following rules and notes are of The Minimalists ideas.
everything you own falls into "essentials", "nonessentials", or "junk"
Rules
90/90 (used last 90, will use next 90?) = “seasonality rule” covers seasons; spring = autumn
1 in 10 out trains letting go muscles
20/20 = replace item let go of for <£20 within 20 mins of location “Just in case rule”
emergency items = handful of JIC items to keep: ex first-aid kit, jumper cables, water, tire chains, emergency blanket (depends on location)
just for when = toilet paper, toothpaste
30/30 “wait for it” = anything costing >30, get by without for next 30 hrs? if >100, wait 30 days - assess value to life; intentional acquisition!
don’t upgrade = electronics, don’t upgrade if you don’t need to if they break:
- go without
- repair it
- replace it
10/10 material possessions theory Geoffrey Miller evo psych (Sex, Evolution, & Consumer Behaviour)
- list 10 most expensive possessions - anything owned last 10 yrs
- list top 10 most valued - can include experiences
see what’s in common
selling deadline = sunk-cost fallacy if behaviour pushes you to do things that are making you unhappy/worse, 30 days to do what you can to get rid of stuff, otherwise time more valuable ([donationtown.org](http://donationtown.org))
spontaneous combustion = feel good for sth to spontaneously combust?, delete! for all aspects of life
willing to walk = if house burning, loved ones + irreplaceable things… not forming too much attachment, don’t let happiness depend on sth you may lose
minimalist gifting = love is transcendent, not transactional, contribution is a love language, bottomless empathy, “presence is the best present”; experiences - more value than material gifts
minimalist gift getting = tell people about the experiences/local places/favourite charities etc
—› can adjust based on your parameters