17 Stages Of Minimalism
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- čas přidán 11. 10. 2020
- There are stages of minimalism that almost all of us go though. over the past year as I've been on a journey towards living a more minimalistic life I realize that there's stages of minimalism that I have gone through and looking around and talking with other people I have discovered that other people go through a lot of stages of minimalism as well well they might not be the same for everyone I believe you'll be able to relate to some most or even all of these!
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What stage did i miss?
The stage where you relapse and make a bunch of purchases of stuff you don't need hahahaha
Biceps
Becoming more mindful of your impact on the environment?
Getting so excited trying to convert others..
OMG so trueeeeeee 🤣 helpppp
Stage 18: tell everyone to stop giving you knick knacks as gifts 😅🎄🎁
Felt that
Stopped giving that to my naturally minimalist brother
Oh… those ones …
Don’t worry
Just pretend that you like it and then either sell it or give it to someone else.
Just donate it later, that's what we did
I finally told my family I don't even want to do a gift exchange this year. I'm 31 years old and make my own money. I don't need anything. I just want to have a potluck and play some games with family. My dad made the comment that they'll still get me some little things like Christmas pajamas. I said I still have all the sets of pajamas that they've gotten me for the last three years. I don't need more than three sets of Christmas pajamas. I don't really even need the three that I have. 🤦😅 It's crazy what we do for the sake of gift giving and consumerism.
You’d think a minimalist would have less stages. 🤔
😂😂😂😂
Sus
underrated
😂👍 good point
Lol
Technology addiction is one of the hardest things to let go
That's partly because it's designed by professionals to specifically mimic lottery machines, watch "The Digital Dilemma" if you have Netflix 👍
The movie gave me huge relief that it's not entirely my fault. I immediately deleted my soc med apps and my life changed dramatically.
Same here. I'm improving with each day, but it feels it's gonna take some time before I win this battle.
There are way dangerous addictions than this.
@@paperchaser_number_one if you mean physically dangerous yes. It’s not going to kill you like drugs or alcohol might. My husband is addicted to his phone. We are about to check him into a 3 week rehabilitation facility. His actions and behaviour has affected his family drastically and who knows what long term affects that might have on his children. It’s a terrible problem that needs to be addressed.
You missed the stage where you watch a whole lot of 'Aesthetically Minimalist' youtube videos and feel like buying all those stylish stuff, instead of using your old stuff that work perfectly fine. I almost fell into that trap, and then deleted both eBay and Etsy off my phone and tab. Now I just improvise with what I have.
Hell yes same happened to me. I thought 'wait a second this doesn't seem right' then I realized minimalism has become another thing to sell us. The luxurious minimalism you have to buy is not true minimalism, it goes against real minimalism which should include some level of frugality.
I am happy to be not alone with this stupid idea. You are completely right. This is the wrong way. But if your old stuff is defective and you have to replace it, you can buy products with better quality and design. That’s what I learned.
this is real and happens more often than we would like to admit.
Oh yes!! Hahaha. Let’s wait until we need to change them. Hahaha
Same...
I am currently at the stage of sitting down to have a heart-to-heart talk with a vase
Lol, your comment was a month ago. By now, you realize thatbits just a stuff
@@AngelicaLumbo you guessed right. also had a huge digital declutter since then
@@eowyn3526 thats nice! Keep going! I lost my phone last week on a taxi and it made my digital decluttering so easy. I dont recommend that method tho
Lmao.truestory
@@AngelicaLumbo haha that sounds like a harsh yet quick and effective method :'D
same 😭 lamp and table were given by good friends
You forgot to mention "You threw out something which you didn't use but loved dearly impulsively and now you feel sad"
so true
This is why I love Konmari method since at least I get to keep sentimental things that spark me joy
Never once in 15 years have I had any regret about anything I let go of
@Shannon Beer
I'd give you a trophy but you'll throw it away!
I now try to take pictures of things I might have an emotional attachment to. I still keep things I have a strong attachment to though, these are weak attachment things, like recently all my bow hairclips I wore daily when I was a teenager
Stage 10 should be: realize you have nothing else to declutter and then start feeling lost and revert to obsessively watching every minimalism CZcamsr again
Your obsession with 'Matt' did not go unnoticed. hahaha "drive by matt's house again"
I noticed the restraining order one first lol
I recognised Ashlynne Eaton too. Lol.
@@pinkmagicali And Robert L Banks
Lmao
These were the steps for me:
1) watched minimalism the movie
2) purging and philosophy brought to another level
3) selling stuff on ebay
4) freecycle stuff
5) no-buy year
6) old collections (rock memorabilia, watches, etc) can finally be purged
7) some sentimental stuff can finally be purged
8) grey or white the patterns and off colors
9) trade the thing that works for a better more minimal looking version of that thing
10) rounds of purging get progressively harder
11) quit job, re-eval friendships and activities and figure out how to earn passive income.
Very detailed
Nice! I have a similar journey, I'm just leaving out 8 and 9 though, see no reason to dump perfectly good things just for the aesthetic.
I’m on my no buy year now!
Hey, what’s a no buy year ?
@lelexoxo303
Exactly. That's the difference between minimalism and superficiality, which I keep saying is why a lot of people do this. They don't understand minimalism, they only imitate what they see others doing, for all the wrong reasons, the main one being how it makes them look.
It took me 2 years to declutter my life from stuff that I didn't need to clothes that I didn't wear to how many channels I was subscribed to on youtube (was 800 now only 200) it takes time but now I feel free like I can do anything.
That's where I wanna get but right now it's just pain as I slog through the mess lol. Thanks for the inspiration man
It took me longer, great job 👍
I started earlier this year and sometimes it feels like I definitely made some progress, sometimes it feels like I didn't at all. Thanks for the comment. I realized I'm not alone and just gotta keep trying!
@@Methuselah5 No problem you'll get there, just focus on changing one thing per week like maybe next week do your phone or your clothes, it takes time but it is worth it good luck
@@spring7643 Thanks, i bet you feel more free now
Stage 18. Go back for the coffee pot you forgot on the bridge.
Lol ☕
Yep, cause it's your only one!
He can't because he got hit by the train that was obviously coming! 😂😅😂
Its actually part of decluttering
..and the camera ;)
Me and my husband had to start minimalism. There was one time he was like I DONT HAVE SHIRTS TO WEAR! I counted all his shirts that night and counted 74 shirts and 8 pants. I told him afterwards, he was very disappointed with himself. We started to sort out his clothes, sold some and then donated most. Now he has 15 shirts and is very happy with it. He gets to wear all of them in 2 weeks (just in time for laundry) and we have so much closet space! IT is the way to go
EXACTLY!
I'm dead! 🤣🤣🤣
I watched, got motivated and then sat in the middle of a pile of things and went back downstairs totally defeated and watched more videos.
This won't happen overnight.
This has been 6 months.
Thank you for making me spit my gourmet coffee out while watching.
Instant follow.
Minimalism is a solution for almost everything, to focus, to save money and energy, and to be grateful, it's great.
Agreed! Not having so much stuff makes you less anxious
Everytime I find a solution to my problems it comes back to minimalism
As nice as it is to have a big house with a lot of nice stuff iv learned that living in a tiny home as a minimalist is all one really needs to find peace, space, clarity, and tranquility
Minimalism is a most efficient way to pauperize your life. It's a voluntary poverty.
@@paperchaser_number_one I don't think so.
I've realized that it's a long process, especially getting rid of "sentimental" things. Once you realize it's all just stuff and you don't need it to remember anything or anyone it goes out the door very quickly.
I’m at the stage, “Do I really need all 357 of those books on the shelf?”
Yes. Yes I do.
Keep books. They are useful! And beautiful
If they make you happy keep em
need or want? They're all at the library.
Do it bring you joy? I believe in keeping things that keep me happy and that i can keep organized.
I have millions of books, but i outsourced their upkeep to my local library 😉
my "stages" usually include a lot of pausing...and staring..... lol
Shoo...My life includes a lot of pausing & staring so I feel ya
I know the feeling...
Relate! You guys INFJ?? Haha
@@thedownwardspiral69 Lol, close, INTJ
Oh yaass! Pausing, staring, mumbling. INFP.
I came across minimalism by accident, I work abroad, travelling a lot and I noticed that all my things that I need will fit in one luggage and bag. And I'm happy with that 🙌 Great video! 😊
“ Bye Mom”, that cracked me up!
This is where I find out if she really watches my videos 🤣
Me too. So funny!
@@GabeBult did she watch? Lol
🤣🤣😂
On my mom's tombstone we should put "See, I really was sick!!" 🙃 jk
These steps are SO accurate. I am on “stage 15”. I began my minimalism journey in February 2018, so it’s taken me two years to get here. I’m so grateful for minimalism. Remember to give yourself grace and there’s no standard timeline for YOUR journey!
Omg, there is still hope for me. This is exactly the track I am on. I still have too much stuff but I have been collecting and buying items for 35 years so I am not going to eliminate in one day.
100% it's a process
I will never be a true minimalist - I prefer tea to coffee XD
😱
Tea is for true men of culture.
yes! agreed with all the stages except the coffee one. haha. i prefer coffee but making my own coffee is wasting time
Same, I think we are next level minimalist. No need for grinders or coffee machines 🤣
I like my morning coffee (grind my own, make it in a cafetière), afternoon tea, and late night tisane. Diversity LOL
This was helpful - I'm cycling stages 2-6. I feel better hearing that what I'm experiencing is just part of the process. I'm not actually Stuck. Yay!
"drive past Matt's house again" lol....love the calendar!
Minimalist Mom has been my best inspiration. I'll never be as pared down as she is although she has helped me more than anything else that I've watched or read, and I've been looking for years. Dawn is awesome!
Agree. From Dawn's channel I learnt to invest in that which I love and not things. She n fam do projects which they love & improve their lives iso just shopping, living mindlessly. Also love Joshua Bekker' s channel.
I've moved 23 times, for the first 12 moves or so, I always ended up with more and more to move. And it was always this major, life sucking event...
every time.
Then we discovered minimalism, and each time we moved after that, we had less and less to move, and I can tell you of all of the things that I have owned, and therefore have gotten rid of through my minimalism journey I can say there are only a few things that I miss because they were sentimental.
The rest of the stuff I don't even remember and I certainly do not miss it.
Everything you own, is energy.
I equate it to the same feeling you get when you clean out a closet, how somehow you yourself feel lighter.
It is because you literally are shifting the physical energy of the space, thru being decluttered, and cleaned out.
While I love my things, and I do definitely have a hard time not hoarding beautiful objects. I do find that it weighs me down mentally when I have too much surrounding me. Especially if it's not important things or things that bring me happiness to look at.
Defend your calendar " that's super important.
It's taking me too many years to figure that one out and I'm 54. Don't wait until you're 54 to defend your calendar my friends! Know what your time is worth.
It's valuable.
I love how Gabe says room. Sounds like he's saying rum.
Hilarious 😂
The narration got calmer as it went on.
Nice.
One of the biggest mistake about Minimalism lifestyle that I learned is decluttering all at once, without meaningful important personal things. Declutter one by one.
This was probably the best video on minimalism I've ever seen! 🥰 Thank you for the encouragement to keep going even though it feels like I'll never even make a dent in the crazy. 😂
Also stage 8: You start hoping that things that are difficult to declutter will break and get happy when they do. "Oops."
I felt that one. In the soul. :D
😂 I FELT THIS ONE! I thought he was going to say that when the vase started to tip. 😂 That makes it so much easier to let them go.
I’m pretty sure some people will feel personally called out by steps 12-14, but hey, that social detox is definitely part of the journey. A little surprised you didn’t mention the young, up-&-coming minimalist / (not a) financial advisor, Mr. Nate O’Brien. I’m still waiting for the dream team, east coast collab. 😊🤞You deserve your 500,000+ subscribers too Gabe! 💯
That's true! I'd love to meet him we seem to be going though similar stuff
I feel like you deserve way more subs & views than you get. You have helped me so much with your videos & you put so much effort into your content. It’s definitely a journey, i started 3 years ago, it has paused a long the way but i’m slowly getting there. Every item i let go i feel more at peace & happier. People on you tube often don’t receive enough recognition for their hard work & efforts so thank you for your videos 😊
thank you for making me realize that my stress about starting minimalism comes from thinking its a destination but instead i now know its a journey
Now that everyone mentions it, you really do look like a love child of heath ledger and nick jonas 🤣
Yes! That's what I am seeing!
Yes this. When I saw Heath Ledger, I was like yes... but there’s something else mixed in.
Yes, I instantly saw Nick Jonas, glad I wasn't the only one ;)
Who is Nick Jonas and Heath Ledger?
Super love this one. I struggle more on sentimental items and gifts, but now I am free...
This was amazing! I've never seen this perspective in a video. I've actually experienced so many of these stages. (Even the gormet coffee!)
I love being a minimalist. With all of the decluttering I've done over the years, I am rarely faced with an item that is difficult for me to let go of.
I just subscribed! It took a 2nd major hurricane for me to finally be in the process of letting go. After spending 11 days priming and painting, still not done yet, but we started bringing some of the furniture back inside our house that is in a storage POD in our driveway and I afterwards I felt sad. I realized that I’m grieving. I’ve been asking God to help me let go & declutter my home, be careful what you ask for, lol. My mother-in-law is that person! In one week I think it was 8 times that I took it to her doctor appointments, she’s been doing this for years and they’ve never found anything wrong with her. I told my husband I cannot spend my life bringing her to the doctor, heck I’m about to be 59 years old! Thanks to your video, I know what I’m in for!! We Shall Conquer!! 🙌
Wow, the video is really good.
Really...ya think? I think it’s overly dramatic.
Stage 2.5 - Declutter a few things. Feel REALLLYYYYY good about it. Give the evil eye to all your partner’s stuff that needs immediate attention. On to Stage 3.
Stage 10 - *and plants. Make relevant Pinterest board.
i always think about what it must have felt like to have your house burnt down. losing everything must be devastating. but if u are a minimalist theres nothing much to lose. this gives me some motivation to declutter
This is extremely inspirational for me. I have it on repeat. The simple fact that you list the steps of admitting the break down and starting over helps me feel like less of a failure. Thank you
You're a hoot, I've been cycling on 2, 3, 4 fo eva lol
I really like this, it allows you to fail. I will conquer 💪...eventually
Aaaaah stage 8 was a long one... well, I’m still going through stage 8 while moving forward with stage 9-15. Now getting brave for stage 16 :) ... and stage 17 makes everything else do-able and understandable :)
Thanks for a fun and helpful video Gabe ❤️❤️❤️
I am officially a minimalist. I've been through so many stages already...but to get rid of the toxic relationships was the most liberating stage. Thank you Gabe for your videos and always inspiring me :)
Thanks Gabe being minimalist really helps a lot to be content
Anyone else love that 'court date for restraining order' was in the calendar?
Love this video it's so true and inspiring and I'm in stage 4.... Thanks for the inspiration ❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is sooooooo true Gabe!! I’m on abour stage 6 right now. I was starting to give up and I decided to turn on some minimalism videos and keep pushing through a problem room in my house. When I was done decluttering (well partially!) I was able to see sooo much more of the floor and it’s truly motivating me. This video is everything, incredible editing, it’s just like watching a movie we all need to see 10x over!
Been on this exact minimalist journey for past 2 years and proud to say I'm at the end of stage 15, beginning stage 16. It got easier when I combined mental health routines. I never want to look back
Although this is about living with less, which I am all for, I feel like another stage could be repurposing. I feel like for some there will always be items that feel like they're so much apart of us that we may want to keep them around. For example your vase would be repainted and hold a nice little flower arrangement or something. Obviously this probably wouldn't work for you, but just something to keep in mind. I really enjoyed this video!
That's a really good point! It's fun to repurpose things too and find a new life for them. Funny how things can work so well in other areas!
I agree. I watch The Minimal Mom's channel and she says that when you display those sentimental items instead of putting them in a box, you show how much you value them.
Nobody:
CZcams minimalists: obligatory matt davelia or however you spell it photoshoot
Xótdd
I am thankful to have found your channel. Informative and humorous! A perfect mix :)
I'm still cycling thru stages 1-6, mainly. And battling the "vases" in my life. Like all the stuff my dad kept giving me after my mum died. Oh, the highs and the lows of this process. I'm just glad to hear that the crying ends...eventually, lol.
I feel like the external and internal decluttering is happening together. Since I don't know anyone else going thru the Minimalism process, I had no idea other people were experiencing the same things. It's such a relief to know that, and it inspires me to keep going and stay committed to this lifestyle. Thanks to you, Gabe, especially for reminding me to inject some humour into this whole crazy process. And thanks to everyone here for sharing their experiences, much gratitude 🙏💜
Am I the only minimalist who became a tea snob?
I can vouch: no. But I'm also a coffee addict.
I was a tea snob before minimalism.
I'm at the I want to smash my smartphone + laptop stage.
And I don't even got social medias as facebook, instagram, twitter.
But I sure love to browse on youtube, reddit, quora...
Oh man, when he said “become a coffee snob” I immediately stopped what i was doing and side eyed the video. “ HOW DID HE KNOW?!”
love this! I became a minimalist after a traumatic experience and I have never looked back. It is my beautiful life now and I really am happier than I have ever felt before.
Love this! I'm at stage 8. Gourmet tea. It's like you were watching me for the last year. But I have learned "no". Constantly decluttering. I love walking into my living room now. Wide open spaces, it feels so good!
The snoopy shirt cracked me up.
Your filming and editing skills are really coming along man.
Wanted to share with you that I'm currently on the last stretch of packing up my childhood home with my Mom and moving to a townhouse. While packing today, my mom jabbed that I was far from a minimalist as I kept keeping childhood toys that I'd forgotten about and now brought back a rush of feeling and memory. I have been trying to adopt minimalism/essentialism for a year now and it has been so hard, stuff seems to reappear where I'd gotten rid of it. At the same time, I'm at a point where I'm too aware of the clutter's chaos that I can't go back to ignorant bliss. That's how I ended up on this video, which I'm really really grateful for for it's practical, honest, and realistic. Thanks for the major motivation :-)
really liked the video. Stages very true to what I went through with my wife. Thanks Gabe!
Después de ver taaaaanto contenido de Minimalismo en CZcams, este vídeo es totalmente algo refrescante al tema. Sé que habla del mismo tema (Y me incluyo ya que yo también llego a hacer videos al respecto) pero la manera en que lo haces es genial!
Es como ver un a versión renovada de la idea que Matt D'Avella nos dio a muchos que comenzamos a hacer videos.
Me encanto!
Exacto!!!😁
My stage 10 was get weirdly into loose leaf tea to the point that smelling the bag is almost as good as drinking the finished product.
That sounds awesome
Lol this is spot on.
Especially the trying to declutter and then giving up because you think it's too much work.
Then Building a system than improoves a couple things in your house.
Which gift do I donate?
Enjoy a clean room.
Then realize digital clutter is controlling me.
Sounds very familiar. Thanks for confirming the normalcy of the many stages.
It’s ok we all go through these stages
Look how much time you gained when you decluttered your Matt obsession, lol. Great video, Gabe!
Matt gave us back our time
Currently at stage 6💪 It's been two years of not really trying but admiring and now this month it's changing
Amazing content everytime Gabe! This just proves that I'm on the right track in my journey. 👌🏾
I needed this. Terribly so. My home is clean and tidy and everything has its place, but there is simply too much. I’m home every second of everyday, and have been for 5 years. Bed bound from chronic illness and what not.
I cried last night because I am so overwhelmed from all of my things. I just looked around and cried and got upset that I don’t have the physical energy (again, illness) to do anything about it, and got into bed.
Add in the elements of my attachment to many of these items are rooted in trauma and not simply memories, plus I’m trying to sell a lot of them since I do not receive disability, and it adds a whole new element of confusing stress into attempting minimalism.
I’m still confused and torn, but this has helped. And it just happened to be on my timeline; I didn’t even search for it or anything of the like. But again, it was exactly what I needed, and it helped. Quite a bit. Thank you.
Have you watched Minimalist Mom here on youtube? She has helped me more than anyone or anything. It sounds like we are in similar situations. I really want to move next year into a smaller place at a long distance from where I am right now. I believe I'll be able to do it as long as I keep at it and go back to Dawn's videos when I lose steam. Good luck! 🌹
Can anyone help you like family or friends? You need to be getting some help. My dad helps me sell stuff online, my best friend helped me declutter when I got stuck. I hope you have people in your life to help you declutter and organize 🙏
when I go to the store I no longer gets so excited in getting new stuff like I used to bcoz I know what it does to me after I bring it home .Too much stuff just create stress in me so im in the process of decluttering my stuff now.
I have been on my minimalist journey for 3 years now and I completely missed the magic. I decluttered A LOT. But it didn’t change my life so much. I had time for passion projects before as well. I just use minimalism for aethetics and having less to clean. I am more midful about what to buy and what to keep. But Iaöso decided, that it’s pretty lame to own too little things. You‘ll spend all your time online (during covid at least). I need my craft supplies. A LOT. And the other thing I noticed: Sentimental items will be soooo important when I am old! Keep those pictures and letters, guys! Just let go of the useless stutt that your aunt gave you for your birthday and you didn’t like it but you kept it to not upset her.
So true.. so true. .. passing through the stages... looking for bliss... side stepping toxicity... begin living !
Stage 18: you seek God, and find out His name is Jesus, and He was there all along and it is all about Him.
i stuck on step 6 and step 8 and its hard to be minimalist when you have other people who aren't minimalist
Omg! Spot on! Your best video so far and one I definitely needed!
Thank you so much for doing this!
Perpetual stage 4 here, hoping your video helps! I appreciated the humour, it brought some levity to the daunting situation
The whole point is enjoying the process the humor has helped me a lot when I can just laugh at myself
@@GabeBult humour is a lifesaver
Love the pics of the family at the orchard. Cortlands & Red Delicious are pretty, but I've heard the Yellow Delicious are like gleaming Chinese lanterns in the fall sun.
im on the listening to podcasts while decluttering but then needing to pause them so i can hear myself think and then realizing thats what this is about in the first place stage
The quality and the editing is crazy, keep up the good work
Omg I love this so much! You had me when you quoted Chuck Palahniuk. 😜 I think I’m between stage 4 and 6; good to know there’s light at the end of the tunnel!
I’ve just started my minimalism journey and have one room done with a heap of stuff for sale to one side. I didn’t think I owned that much... I already love this. Already feel like I am gonna hurt cos I can see I need a massive digital detox.
This is lovely gabe & so gently conveyed ... I am In the early stages of this journey , however have been wanting to get started with this important clearing of superfluous things in my home especially for a very long time & have now started . I have the benefit of seeing my
Kitchen floor now in the last week after it being an obstacle course for too long . My fully charged ( probable adhd ) 10 yr old son is fully enjoying having the physical SPACE to run & jump & move his body around freely as he needs - he needs a lot of space indoors to move in all directions & this stage 1 of kitchen clearing has given him the physical indoor space he needs .
Stage 2 I deconstructed my double bed & downsized to a single bed , this was a brave step to take , yet again it was to create more space in the adjacent area next to the kitchen . I was questioning my sanity prior to doing it , since my double bed was so perfectly comfortable & yet it took up so much space in this prime area . Astoundingly I actually prefer the single bed , for which I again had thought I may regret , but NO i feel it works & it creates more space in the area that is used the most in my home & consequently makes it a more spacious area & sweeping the floor took so little time due to the kitchen floor being clear of obstructions .
I can only do so much at a time , due to other matters that need my attention , yet I know this is what my family home needs , especially
since there is an entire room upstairs with around 10 years of things that have been awaiting being evicted from the room , so that the room can be used as a room for living vs a store room .
It feels right & it is already benefitting my
Lovely autistic son , which I wouldn’t have seen this if I hadn’t FOCUSED on STARTING the process .
Knowing where to start was part of my dilemma , yet it was VITAL to create space to be able to remove the kitchen items OUT from the kitchen , hence deconstructing my
Double bed & instead constructing the single bed provided that bit of space to free the kitchen , so it can breathe freely ...
This 1st step has proven to create what was needed & I understand to be confident to continue evicting as much other unwelcome items that have overstayed their welcome .
Thankyou for your gentle , humourous & helpful & explanatory vlogs that are logical & make sense to those others of us who may have inadvertently accumulated too many things .
For myself my reason for this is that I have 3 children & am a single parent & need to
Support my children a lot , due to them
All having additional needs in terms of daily living & needing caring support from someone who understands their autistic needs & also my health deteriorated such that this affects what I can achieve each day , so I have to listen to my body & stop when it says it’s had enough , yet progress has started & the benefit is being felt by my young child & that alone is sufficient reason 2 continue the hard but significantly rewarding work : for the benefit of my children & my well-being too . Thankyou again gabe 🥰
Oh, sigh** as I paused the video on stage 6, which is where I’m at now! I say I’m not ready for that stage 8 ugh, but nothing is stopping me! I’m going for it until I make it! Thanks, this video make my dad! And all off your videos are amazing! 🤩😍
I loved your video, it is so true. :D I finished these stages yesterday and now my life is much more organised
This was extremely accurate. Glad I’m not the only one who’s been on a long journey (almost 3 years) with the concept. Goal is success by year 5.
it's like you were in my head! Great job!
I like the humorous approach to describe your way to minimalism, Gabe! Apart from that, your video gives me that calming feeling that everything is going to be alright ☺️ I am so glad to stumble on your work!
So true!! Thank u for this video! ❤️
This is a very realistic perspective on the journey to minimalism. I'm finding myself moving in fits and starts with lots of breaks in between. However, I am determined to get it done!
My favorite was your very realistic mini vase moment staring down at it from afar on other side of table. And yes coffee coffee coffee!
Very entertaining and informative at the same time. A really good one. And that mom joke. Just WOW! haha
Been through 16 of those stages, but not necessarily in the same order. Loved what you had to say about stage 17 though. Very cool video 👍🏻
Love it, thank you!
Still watching but laughed so much at the Matt video’s comment 😂 brilliant content so far, as always!
Thanks panda 🐼! It's true lol
Hands down, the most honest and fun minimalism video I have ever watched!
Ive been stuck on the stage 6 for a few months! Haha. Thanks for this video! Good info
Soooo true! Love to see this while struggling with different stages :)