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The Minimalists: Less Is Now

Once your basic needs are met, the way that we as humansdetermine what is enough is...

Once your basic needs are met, the way that we as humans
determine what is enough is relative to the people around us

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Once your basic needs are met,
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the way that we as humans determine what is enough
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is relative to the people around us.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:54
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Booklight Productions,Catalyst Films

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Movie Summary

The Minimalists have reworked this phrase to create a sense of urgency for today’s consumer culture: now is the time for less.
Um, and so, that's where the saying "keeping up with the Joneses" came up. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:04
Um, and so, that's where the saying "keeping up wi...
We judge our furniture, our clothes, our car - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
We judge our furniture, our clothes, our car
It used to be that the people around us were of similar socioeconomic background. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
It used to be that the people around us were of similar soci...
So we were like, "It's cool. We all got the same stuff." - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:11
So we were like, "It's cool. We all got the same s...
I think that we are more stressed and discontented today than ever before, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:13
I think that we are more stressed and discontented today tha...
And the comparison is so much stronger than in generations past, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:09
And the comparison is so much stronger than in generations p...
This generation, more than previous generations, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:17
This generation, more than previous generations,
I first need time - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:11
I first need time
How might your life be better with less? - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
How might your life be better with less?
By answering that question, I was able to identify the purpose of minimalism. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
By answering that question, I was able to identify the purpo...
Not just the "how to," but the more important "why to." - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:17
Not just the "how to," but the more important &quo...
You see, I was able to understand the benefits of minimalism - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:08
You see, I was able to understand the benefits of minimalism
And so, when it came time for me to actually declutter, I started small. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
And so, when it came time for me to actually declutter, I st...
What if you removed one material possession from your life - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
What if you removed one material possession from your life
Let me tell you. I got rid of way more than 30 items in the first 30 days. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
Let me tell you. I got rid of way more than 30 items in the ...
It became this kind of personal challenge, discovering what I could get rid of. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
It became this kind of personal challenge, discovering what ...
So I searched my rooms and closets, my cabinets and hallways, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:13
So I searched my rooms and closets, my cabinets and hallways...
Pondering each artifact in my home, I'd ask, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:13
Pondering each artifact in my home, I'd ask,
The more you do it, the freer, and happier, and lighter you feel, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
The more you do it, the freer, and happier, and lighter you ...
A few DVDs led to deep-sixing an entire library of unused discs. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
A few DVDs led to deep-sixing an entire library of unused di...