Karl_ wrote:...I don't have a TV or a radio or a landline phone...
. Karl, that is an unusual approach! Do you watch programmes via your computer, or do you choose not to watch stuff? It's quite intriguing!
Karl_ wrote:...IMO you can definitely have a collection of things (like mini Eiffel towers or games or anime figurines...) and still be minimalist. Minimalism is about making a decision - "yes, I want to keep this, it brings me happiness" - about everything you own. It's not about owning as few things as possible per se though that is a natural consequence of trimming stuff you don't really like.
Absolutely, man. I would never get rid of all of, say, my gaming stuff; but I'm wondering if I could feel calmer and more content with a far smaller collection. Similarly with CDs and books... maybe I would better appreciate the things that I have, and desire to have, if I only kept those things that truly delight me. It's an interesting thought.