Reframing The Minimalist Lifestyle
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🗓️ 29 January 2022
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
But many of the dominant voices ignore the ways history and culture influence how and why we consume.
Enter Christine Platt, The Afrominimalist.
Platt is a lifestyle strategist and author of The Afrominimalist's Guide To Living With Less. She examines how a history of oppression shapes a community's views on ownership and consumption.
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| 0:00.0 | Have you ever asked yourself, |
| 0:01.6 | do my possessions spark joy? |
| 0:04.2 | If so, you know who to thank. |
| 0:06.8 | Hello, I'm Maria Kondo. |
| 0:08.9 | That's Marie Kondo, queen of decluttering. |
| 0:11.7 | When you touch the item that sparks joy for you, |
| 0:15.2 | okay, you feel... |
| 0:17.6 | Cue. |
| 0:18.5 | Best-selling author with two shows on Netflix, |
| 0:21.3 | she is a master organizer, |
| 0:23.3 | creator of a Kondmari method with devoted disciples. |
| 0:26.8 | Even if you had no translator, |
| 0:29.1 | I would follow you to a cult compound and never leave. |
| 0:34.1 | For many, foaming the Kondmari method |
| 0:36.4 | has been a transformative experience. |
| 0:38.9 | Marie, she changed my life. |
| 0:41.3 | Confronting this tendency to over-consume |
| 0:43.6 | has had a huge impact on people |
| 0:45.6 | and on donation centers across the country. |
| 0:48.6 | In January 2019, right after tidying up with Marie Kondo, |
| 0:52.8 | dropped on Netflix, |
| 0:54.0 | thrift stores were swamped with new donations, |
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