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Invited Talk on Minimalism and Sustainability

 


In the modern world, people are always encouraged to buy more things. Television advertisements, fashion magazines, and towering billboards all offer what only the best, newest products can provide you happiness.
But can material possessions really provide happiness? And, what’s more, even if they could, should a culture of consumerism be something countries aspire to cultivate? One popular movement addresses these and other questions about human relationships to stuff. It’s called “minimalism,” and ironically, it’s everywhere.
To many of us, minimalism simply offsets materialism. The best part of going minimalist and consuming more responsibly is that it'll free up the time and money to spend on living more by doing the things you love, with the people that matter to you most. And you get to feel good about your low impact, sustainable lifestyle along the way.
Ms. Anita Lukose introduced this new concept to us by a small activity on buying things, which are more functional than fancy.
She pointed out that, the minimalist lifestyle doesn’t necessarily involve shunning worldly possessions altogether. Instead, it means only buying the things that have a lasting ability to provide real value. Minimalists approach all aspects of their lives with this perspective, choosing carefully to curate a life that makes them as happy as possible
She summarised emphasizing the statement that minimalism is a way of sustainable living and its customized. In the modern world, people are always encouraged to buy more things. Television advertisements, fashion magazines, and towering billboards all offer what only the best, newest products can provide you happiness.
But can material possessions really provide happiness? And, what’s more, even if they could, should a culture of consumerism be something countries aspire to cultivate? One popular movement addresses these and other questions about human relationships to stuff. It’s called “minimalism,” and ironically, it’s everywhere.
To many of us, minimalism simply offsets materialism. The best part of going minimalist and consuming more responsibly is that it'll free up the time and money to spend on living more by doing the things you love, with the people that matter to you most. And you get to feel good about your low impact, sustainable lifestyle along the way.
Ms. Anita Lukose introduced this new concept to us by a small activity on buying things, which are more functional than fancy.
She pointed out that, the minimalist lifestyle doesn’t necessarily involve shunning worldly possessions altogether. Instead, it means only buying the things that have a lasting ability to provide real value. Minimalists approach all aspects of their lives with this perspective, choosing carefully to curate a life that makes them as happy as possible
She summarised emphasizing the statement that minimalism is a way of sustainable living and its customized.

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