It’s not a trick question, when you are on the go, whether it be at work, school or around the park, what do you keep in your pocket? Before I really became minimal I would ALWAYS have my iPod touch, cell phone, Apple earbuds, my huge wallet, and my big keychain. Now I just bring along my binder clip wallet that is attached to my 2 item key chain via lanyard, and my cell phone. Although lately I have been bringing along a pen and my moleskin in my back pocket.
Too many people have too much stuff on them throughout the day, such as:
- Wallet: gift cards, hotel cards, membership cards, debit/credit card, cash
- Keychain: house key, unknown key, car key, other car key, flash drive, etc.
- Phone (sometimes more than one)
- Backpack: notebook, water bottle, laptop, pen, books, etc.
- Briefcase: papers and the like
- Purse
- Watch
- Hat
- Bracelet, necklace
Re-evaluate what you really need in your pockets. That iPod you have, how many times do you actually use it when you are on the go? Those mystery keys on your keychain, why do you have them? Get rid of those old membership cards or empty gift cards. Think about what you actually use throughout the day, get rid of things you do not use on a daily basis. Only bring along things that you know you will use.
Quick Breakdown: Being Minimal on a Mac
Just about every minimal Mac user will tell you that they HATE any icons on their desktop, they only like having one thing in their menu bar, oh and did I mention that nothing except the trash and Finder icon can be in the dock?
Well I’m a minimalist and I’m using a Mac so guess what? I can’t stand icons on my desktop, nothing can touch it. All I have in my menu bar is the a mini form of the time. I used to have my dock pushed to side of my screen because I never used it, I came to find that I use it more often then not when switching between apps and maximizing apps. I have since moved my dock back to the bottom. We minimal Mac users also love having a stylish, not too busy, desktop wallpaper.
Being minimal on a mac is really not too hard, Mac’s are just too sexy to be cluttered.
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