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3 Hardest Categories To Start With Minimalism


These are the hardest categories for me when I started with minimalism. They are hard, but very necessary to do. I suggest you to do them, or any category that you feel as hard, at the end of the process. Finish all the easier categories first, then give yourself more time to process the hard stuff.

1. Hobbies & Tools

As it's name, hobbies are something that we like or aspire to do. Yet' they are neither our priorities, nor essential, to invest more time to master. And if you're like how I was, you'll collect a lot of tools first before you even dive into the activity itself lol. I pleaded guilty for my painting tools, calligraphy tools, etc. Sorting them out, not only make space and time for the important stuff, but also making a mental clarity of what really matters for us, and to not be distracted with everything else. 

2. Mementos

Old letters from people in the past, poems, old travel pictures, you know those stuff. things that became a part of who we were, and where we put our energy back then. Things that have deep emotional attachment with us. It took me a month to sort them up, and not gonna lie, with some tears, too. Lol. Some stuff I still keep until now, such as the memories of my unborn babies, some letters and pictures of people that I'm not gonna be able to meet again in this life. 

The rest, I scanned them, keep them in the cloud, and burnt the physical form. I know it sounds so dramatic to burn them, but trust me, it will release a lot of emotional baggage that you didn't even realize you've been carrying around. 

the process of sorting these mementos also kinda like a wake up call to us, of the reality now. Like, I had many letters from old friends whom I'm no longer talk or connect with. The relationship between us have simply changed, and those 'proof of closeness' and past memories are irrelevant now. Better make some space for the new and relevant mementos that soon you'll have. 

3. Old Journals

This one is the hardest for me. I wrote a lot since my childhood time. I can see how I grew, how far I've become, and I can still feel what emotions that little me felt back then on each of those pages. I still keep some that I feel as meaningful and important, but I burnt the rest. 

I have lots of journals, I kid you not. Even now, I have 4 active journals;
1 for To Do, health, and financial investment records
1 for book & movie summaries, memorable and insightful parts
1 for daily memories, moments that I wanna remember or need to learn from
1 for life values, I re-audit this every year, and re-write only the values that I wanna keep with me, or I still need to develop. You won't believe how useful this one for me. It helps me to track my growth and connects me to my core values. 

So, yeah. Sorting and burning them felt like burning parts of the old me. It was hard, but very necessary, since I could only go much faster and further when I have less mental baggage with me, and I still wanna live for a long time. I can't imagine bringing those baggage till I'm 100 years old. Lol. 

Hope it helps you to give it a try.

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