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by edblarney
3513 days ago
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Ha ha - you remind me of myself back in the day. Almost. You're not a 'minimalist' - you're 'lazy'. Ha - sorry, I'm kidding. A 'Millenialminimal' ... ha. You will one day (soon) discover that food is part of life, and you'll enjoy making it, and having it around. Eating and preparing food is as old as time, it's part of what living is for, many cultures revolve around that. I think it's embedded in our nature, so my bet is that you'll feel that pull within a couple of years. What you're doing is related to - but not quite - 'minimalism' - you should invent a word for it :). |
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Don't forsee the cooking enjoyment thing, particularly with travel schedule, lack of dishwasher, excess of stairs (5th floor walkup + grocery bags=sad), and the fact that I literally can only make scrambled eggs, but maybe you're right.
I think the lifestyle is definitely related to minimalism--I'm not outsourcing all of these things because I don't have time, but I also wouldn't consider myself a particularly lazy person. I simply like the feeling that my life is a well-oiled machine--everything is handled, no laundry folding necessary. It gives me less things to worry about so I can spend more time working, reading, exercising, writing... (and yes, sometimes, watching netflix).
I think my point was that the concept of minimalism (owning less things, being responsible for less choice, etc) has led to a bevy of innovations that are actively freeing up time for me to use my brain more, if I so choose--and isn't that the dream of technology, in the first place?