Simple living can be beneficial for some but minimalism may not be good for others. Downsizing may not be appealing to everyone and for good reasons they shouldn’t. I want to talk about the reasons why it may not be a good idea for someone to live minimally.
You are a collector
You might be someone who enjoy collecting possessions you deem valuable. I’m not talking about hoarding. Hoarding is a completely different thing from someone who like to collect things. You might be a car enthusiast and like collecting cars or you might like collecting paintings or antique items. Choosing to live minimally might hinder this from happening and I don’t think anyone would like to give up what makes them happy. However I think you can still have a hobby like collecting things and still live a minimal lifestyle but that will be in a separate post.
You feel alone
You don’t like the feeling of emptiness. I know there are people out there that feel depressed if their environment are too empty. Having fewer things occupying the house might make things worse for you. Some people get anxiety of empty spaces. If this is the case for some of you then decluttering will not solve your problem. I think that you might benefit more from compartmentalizing and being more organized. As I have stated in a previous post, jumping right into living minimally might not be a good idea. I think you should take a slower approach and do it gradually and see how you feel.
Occupying time
Minimalism may not be good if you like having things to do. Living minimally will certainly free up your time. You will have less things to do around the house and this may not appeal to you. Some people like having things to do around the house. My mother-in law likes to ever so often reorganize furnitures and my mom loves finding things to clean. You see having fewer things will eliminate all of this “chore”. The last thing you want to happen is being bored. Not everyone likes to go out and travel or find things to do outside the house.
Business
You own a business that requires you to have a lot of possessions. You may have a store or small business that you operate from home or have to bring home. Minimalism may not be ideal if you have more things around. It will make it difficult to maintain your business. Here is where organizing can be impactful. It can help you run your business efficiently when you know where things are.
Conclusion
These are some of the reasons I believe you probably shouldn’t practice minimalism. It can be a very difficult to stop a habit others may perceived as bad. Only you will know if you want to change. If you feel like you need a change in your lifestyle habit then minimalism can be beneficial. It can eliminate a lot of the things you didn’t know were affecting you. When I began cutting down buying clothes I realized that I was spending too much. It only made me temporally happy. This trickled downed to food and electronics. The only way you’ll ever know if this work for you is to try it out.