First, minimalism is subjective, right? For example, I personally like to keep less stuff around me. But another person may be different and they are too minimalistic in their own way.
I think it’s more common sense to be minimal when you don’t earn because you cannot afford to spend on random stuff, so it makes a ton of sense.
I am a minimalist person, like I know it right? One is it looks great, simple and elegant, second is that it costs less and occupies less space around me.
I think people who are addicted to something are minimalistic and people who are not addicted to any kind of stuff are less minimalistic. Because the people who are addicted to something usually are satisfied from their life through addiction, while those who are not are very loud in their day to day actions because they try to find satisfaction everywhere, which other people may find irritating at times.
One cannot force minimalism, it just happens once one perceives it when going through life.
For example, if there is a place with just a stone versus a place with a lot of different flowers, both the places serve two different purposes.
From the earnings side, if someone is not minimalist or if someone tries to be very outwards, then it costs them money, which should not happen because simply that person is dependent on other person so it’s just not in his control to have a choice there whether to be a minimalist or not, that is his only option.
Why more people like minimalism nowadays
It’s similar to people wearing jewels. Less people wear jewels because it’s not a style statement anymore according to the current fashion trends. Minimalism is what one desires to have because it’s, like mentioned earlier, elegant and simple which is naturally more attractive than wearing a lot of stuff.
Minimalism can also extend beyond materials and can take place in many forms. For example, one can be minimalistic with his time and energy and whatnot.
Minimalism is a style statement in today’s world and fortunately it goes well when someone has got no earnings.
Minimalism and mental clarity
Minimalism helps with thinking and decision making because of the choice set. Less choice leads to better decision making and better satisfaction levels compared to having a lot of choices.
It is one way to look at it. Look at people’s place who suffer from depression or other mental illness, their place is all messed up because there is no motivation to keep the surroundings clean because of no interest.
It happens both ways. Keeping the place clean leads to mental clarity and also clarity leads to naturally keeping the place clean and minimalistic.
Minimalism helps with decluttering and helps to focus the target. It’s always less that makes one focus, because when you give someone too many options, they lose focus. So minimalism = less= focus.