nice post! nearly everything I owned was destroyed in a moving debacle in July 2020. I was a minimalist who'd been living in 500 sq ft before this, but then I hit a new level of (involuntary) minimalism and it was an interesting experience. I was left with three boxes, 2 pieces of art, and 2 suitcases of clothing. It was at once liberating, shocking, and functionally challenging (I had no cookware). But I found myself reticent to replace more than the bed and desk for quite some time, enjoying all the space around me. Space lets me create, imagine, move freely. I have since bought a home and put some furniture in it, but not much. Closets remain empty. People mention how great it feels, sparsely furnished. They are amazed my garage only holds my off-season tires. The emptiness feels great...I see emptiness as creative potential, room to dream.
"Space lets me create, imagine, move freely... The emptiness feels great...I see emptiness as creative potential, room to dream." I love this, Carly. I think of FF this way in terms of time. The famous social scientist Amos Tversky said, “The secret to doing good research is always to be a little underemployed. You waste years by not being able to waste hours.”
Sorry to hear about the moving debacle! The things we didn't ask for can sometimes be the most miraculous things, eh? But it depends on your mindset afterwards. Something you've very good at.
Thank you for this! I am so grateful for what you bring to the world.
nice post! nearly everything I owned was destroyed in a moving debacle in July 2020. I was a minimalist who'd been living in 500 sq ft before this, but then I hit a new level of (involuntary) minimalism and it was an interesting experience. I was left with three boxes, 2 pieces of art, and 2 suitcases of clothing. It was at once liberating, shocking, and functionally challenging (I had no cookware). But I found myself reticent to replace more than the bed and desk for quite some time, enjoying all the space around me. Space lets me create, imagine, move freely. I have since bought a home and put some furniture in it, but not much. Closets remain empty. People mention how great it feels, sparsely furnished. They are amazed my garage only holds my off-season tires. The emptiness feels great...I see emptiness as creative potential, room to dream.
"Space lets me create, imagine, move freely... The emptiness feels great...I see emptiness as creative potential, room to dream." I love this, Carly. I think of FF this way in terms of time. The famous social scientist Amos Tversky said, “The secret to doing good research is always to be a little underemployed. You waste years by not being able to waste hours.”
Sorry to hear about the moving debacle! The things we didn't ask for can sometimes be the most miraculous things, eh? But it depends on your mindset afterwards. Something you've very good at.