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The Minimalists: Less Is Now

Pondering each artifactin my home, I'd ask, "Does this thing add value to my life?" The...

Pondering each artifact
in my home, I'd ask, "Does this thing add value to my life?" The more I asked this question,
the more I gained momentum and embracing minimalism
got easier by the day

Full Transcript

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Pondering each artifact in my home, I'd ask,
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"Does this thing add value to my life?"
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The more I asked this question, the more I gained momentum
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and embracing minimalism got easier by the day.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:25
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.
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...
A few decorative items - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
A few decorative items
It's a beautiful cycle. The more action you take, the more you wanna take action. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:05
It's a beautiful cycle. The more action you take, the m...
Once I started to get rid of stuff, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
Once I started to get rid of stuff,
[Rechna] When you open up those drawers and look at what's in the back of them, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:10
[Rechna] When you open up those drawers and look at what...
[Victor] It… It really helped by focusing on just one part of the house, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:13
[Victor] It… It really helped by focusing on just one part o...
A huge storage rental that we'd been paying for for years - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
A huge storage rental that we'd been paying for for yea...
I remember going through my CD collection, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:08
I remember going through my CD collection,
That was the one thing that made me think, "That's probably a reason - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:16
That was the one thing that made me think, "That's...
When I started going through it, I got rid of 14 pairs of pants. - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:04
When I started going through it, I got rid of 14 pairs of pa...
And so, I actually, you know, went through and counted them, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:15
And so, I actually, you know, went through and counted them,
It was a very freeing feeling, um, to just get started, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
It was a very freeing feeling, um, to just get started,
[Joshua] Over the course of eight months after my mother died, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:09
[Joshua] Over the course of eight months after my mother die...
Although, if you visited my home today, you probably wouldn't walk in and say, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
Although, if you visited my home today, you probably wouldn&...
This guy's a minimalist!" - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:15
This guy's a minimalist!"
Each of our belongings, - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:08
Each of our belongings,
As a minimalist, every possession serves a purpose - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:07
As a minimalist, every possession serves a purpose
With all that clutter cleared, I… - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
With all that clutter cleared, I…
Questions like, "When did I give so much meaning - The Minimalists: Less Is Now 00:06
Questions like, "When did I give so much meaning