The New York Times
The Unbearable Heaviness of Clutter
4 min · · A cluttered home can be a stressful home, researchers are learning. · Shared by 80, including Gretchen Rubin, HealthyWomen.org, Shelley Bonanno, MA, LLP (she/her/hers), Rich, Dominik Grolimund, USC, Liv 😷, Mike Taylor, Martha Stewart
The New York Times
Why We Clutter, and What to Do About It
4 min · · All that “stuff” in our drawers, closets and corners is a hazard, but there are ways to keep it at bay. · Shared by 28, including Dorlee Michaeli, MBA, LCSW, Liv 😷
The New York Times
The Oppressive Gospel of ‘Minimalism’
17+ min · · The movement turns possessions into objects of scorn and disgust — and self-denial into a virtue yet again. · Shared by 31, including Liv 😷, hiten.eth
Mission.org
How practical minimalism helps me focus
5 min · · A few months ago, I sold nearly everything, and moved to Colombia. · Shared by 37, including Arin Basu, Liv 😷, Rodrigo Prior
bullshit.ist
Against Minimalism
6 min · · Are We Destined To An Indefinite Eternity Of Blandness, Our Only Release Being Our Own Self-Destruction? · Shared by 25, including 150O, Dez S. Papp, Helmi, Niklaus Gerber, Kurt Weiske, Liv 😷, Fawzi A. Baba-Ali
ABC News
Longing for Less: Living with Minimalism
· From Marie Kondo to empty imboxes, cleanses and detoxes to light and airy instagrammable interiors, minimalism now touches every aspect of contemporary life. Art critic Kyle Chayka explains its… · Shared by 5, including Liv 😷
hyperallergic
A Minimalism of Ideas, Rather Than Things
3 min · · In The Longing for Less author Kyle Chayka searches for a minimalist mindset that isn’t “obsessing over possessions or the lack thereof but challenging our day-to-day experience of being in the… · Shared by 7, including Liv 😷
theminimalists.com
Podcast 238 | Neo-Minimalism
1 min · · Joshua and Ryan discuss what minimalism will look like after this moment of uncertainty, whether a movement of Neo-Minimalism will form in the wake of the reset, and they answer the following… · Shared by 7, including Ryan Nicodemus, Liv 😷
hyperallergic
Minimalism Takes Flight
5 min · · Within the many intersections between cinema and minimalism, there's a fascinating thread of nonfiction filmmakers depicting air travel. · Shared by 8, including Liv 😷
GQ Magazine
Cal Newport on Why We'll Look Back at Our Smartphones Like Cigarettes
17+ min · · The computer scientist on his new book "Digital Minimalism," why workplaces may go email-free, and why the tech backlash is about to go mainstream. · Shared by 238, including Vikram Dutt, Rodolphe Dutel, swissmiss, Sibylle Peuker, Guy Kawasaki, Tauno, Mark Kaigwa, Michelle Boisson, Mathew Ingram, Kiki, Bjorn Larsen, Liv 😷, Tom Connor, Azeem Azhar, Mike Taylor, Todd Henry, Chris Schultz✌️ & ❤️, Paulius Friedt, Ward Plunet
The Guardian
The empty promises of Marie Kondo and the craze for minimalism
15+ min · · The long read: From the ‘KonMari method’ to Apple’s barely-there design philosophy, we are forever being urged to declutter and simplify our lives. But does minimalism really make us any happier? · Shared by 599, including Liliane Ferrari ™, Jane, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Agnese Folli, Fern, Katja Evertz, Stephanie A Kowalski, Kyle Chayka, Esther Schindler, Tillmann Allmer, Guy Kawasaki, Ceferino Díaz, Felix M, Johannes Dornisch, Mars Rebello, Liv 😷
MINIMALISSIMO
Minimalissimo | Minimalism in Design
· Minimalissimo is a magazine about minimalism in design. We aim to deliver a diverse understanding of minimalism in many areas, including art, architecture, fashion, graphic, package, and industrial design. · Shared by 21, including Andreas Spiegler, shishir das, Liv 😷
The Atlantic
How Restaurants Got So Loud
9 min · · Fashionable minimalism replaced plush opulence. That’s a recipe for commotion. · Shared by 74, including luis antónio santos, Florian Hanke 🍎, Devon ☀️, Gretchen Rubin, Liv 😷, tante, Esther Schindler, death acab for cutie, Kim Dik, David Perell, Dominik Grolimund, Bryan William Jones
The New Yorker
The Pitfalls and the Potential of the New Minimalism
5 min · · The mantra of “less is more” still obeys a logic of accumulation—but it hints at genuinely different ways of thinking. · Shared by 245, including Stephanie A Kowalski, Stowe Boyd, Bjorn Larsen, Kyle Chayka, Mars Rebello, Rich, Liv 😷, Agnese Folli
Recode
Inside Instagram’s reinvention
7 min · · How Kevin Systrom got over minimalism and snapped into building mode. · Shared by 127, including Mihai M, ilaria defilippo, Alex Alexakis, Dominic Grzbielok, Katja Evertz, Johannes Lenz, Nando 💪🇦🇺🇦🇷, Liv 😷, Mark Kaigwa, Rate limit exceeded, Thomas Power, Stuart Chalmers, Aleyda Solis 🇺🇦, Chris Messina, Nir Eyal, Anthony Hamelle, Michael Duergner, Twitty, Tibor Martini 🇺🇦 @tibor@mastodon.social, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯