Perspective

How many times have you heard a person describe their college experiences as being a “poor student living on Ramen noodles”? Having little money and few resources has become synonymous with the life of a college student at this point. Students are caught in this half-way stage of no longer being a kid, yet not quite being a fully-functioning adult either. When we’re students, we can’t wait to get into the adult world, where houses, cars and spending money will finally fall into our laps. The ironic part is that many adults who have these things look back on their college years with fondness, wishing they could go back to those times for a little while longer with the knowledge they now have. While a portion of this sentiment is due to pining after our youth, there’s another thing we look for – the feeling of being in college again. What if it’s not the college-aspect of that time period that we miss, after all? What if it’s the way we lived our lives instead? The parts of what make our college years so great are actually related to the core philosophies of minimalism. Today, we’re talking about 7 crucial lessons we can learn about minimalism in college!

As people become aware of minimalism, they naturally become curious about practicing it themselves. People are beginning to recognize that they’re living in a cycle of meeting societal expectations and consumerism, which ultimately leaves us feeling unsatisfied. More and more people are beginning to seek satisfaction through experience and quality of life, rather than through material possessions or hitting milestones. Having said all that, one question remains: “How do I start a minimalist lifestyle?”. We’ll discuss a few ways you can start practicing minimalism right now!