Our reporter Deng Nan

　　Donate clothes that you wear less than three times a year, streamline the items that "eat ashes" lying at home, purify the mobile phone desktop that is flooded with various apps, and cut out routine and ineffective social interactions... In recent years, the concept of minimalist life has been popularized by many people. Many young people accept it, from students living in ivory towers to office workers who manage their own finances, and have started their own minimalist lives.

　　What is minimalism?

Where to start with "Jane"?

At a time when material conditions are gradually improving, why do these young people choose to live a minimalist life?

Xinhua Daily Telegraph reporter launched an investigation.

　　"It's time to do the 'Jane' approach to life"

　　About 10 years ago, Douban, Tianya, Zhihu and other online communities created a trend of minimalism. Today, the number of people participating in topic discussions has increased dozens of times, and some group members have exceeded 360,000.

In the cyberspace, they discussed consumption and life views, thought about the relationship between people and things, and shared their life experience after choosing minimalism.

　　Not long ago, Mao Mao, a 24-year-old girl from Wuhan, posted a post on a social platform with the name "Record my minimalist life in 2022", and recorded the minimalist behavior of the day in the reply column - out of a puzzle, no new start s product.

　　"There seems to be a lot of things in the house, but most of them are actually idle." After graduating last year, Mao Mao joined a local institution. In more than half a year, the shared rental house of about 11 square meters has been filled to the brim.

There are shower gels and conditioners hoarded under the desk, the door of the wardrobe cannot be closed, toys and expired snacks are scattered around the room... Because I love to collect cups, there are more than ten thermos cups of similar shape in the furry house.

　　"It turned out that not only did I never think about throwing it away, but I always felt that something was missing." Mao Mao said, "It's time to do a 'simple' method for life." In the community where she posted, there are not a few people with similar situations.

　　After 1995, the girl Cubs came to Guangdong from Hubei after graduating from University. She is currently working in an architectural design company in Shenzhen.

In the past, she was keen to buy the latest mobile phones and brand-name bags, and her living space was once occupied by various sundries.

　　Talking about the original intention of minimalism, she said that the process of organizing is like examining inner desires.

Throwing away unnecessary or substitutable items, leaving only the necessities of life, can not only relieve the physical and mental burden, but also avoid being kidnapped by unnecessary desires.

　　Ren Zhihong, a professor at the School of Psychology at Central China Normal University, pointed out that frequent purchases of goods and receiving "short-frequency fast" information are an unconscious addiction behavior.

"But it's not actually a joy, it's a source of anxiety and emptiness."

　　What should be "simple" in a minimalist life?

　　What is minimalist living?

"This is not ascetic self-abuse, but a more humane, economical, environmentally friendly, relaxed and happy way of life." Oscar, a netizen who founded a minimalist life discussion group, shared on his personal homepage that the essence of minimalist life is Integrate and effectively use time and energy to maximize value.

This includes "disconnecting" items, restraining the desire to refresh the information flow meaninglessly, etc.

　　Xiaoxiong posted a post on the Internet titled "Don't buy useless furniture and home appliances". Through this essence post, netizens saw that Xiaoxiong's home has a spotless sofa and dining table, and there are only a few simple condiments in the kitchen. to debris.

"Minimalism doesn't mean having less things than anyone else. The true meaning is 'making the best use of everything'. I hope that my home will no longer be cluttered and my attention won't be distracted." Xiao Xiong said, "My friends often jokingly call my home a 'family with four walls' style, but I actually live in it. Good experience."

　　However, life is specific, and choosing a minimalist bear once faced the perplexity of his family.

"It is difficult to change the long-standing habit, but I insist on communicating with my mother." Xiao Xiong said with emotion.

After half a month, under her leadership and the lessons from the failure to purchase items before, my mother gradually began to reduce purchases.

Bear said, this is a successful minimalist "Amway."

　　The reporter combed and found that the scene of minimalist practice penetrated into many aspects of daily life: sorting out useless documents on the computer desktop; saying goodbye to expired warranty cards and singles; downloading only work-related apps, etc.

These minimalist ways of life are also in line with the current trend of green and low-carbon trends, such as buying as few things as possible, and selling and giving away "old loves" that have lost their use value; using used express boxes as storage bags, the largest Limit the use value of development items.

　　Behind the minimalism is quality improvement

　　In the past, minimalist living was considered exclusive to the elite. "People who actively and willingly live a minimalist life tend to live rich and experience the pressure of choice." A minimalist advocate has publicly stated.

　　At a time when material conditions are improving, more and more young people are gaining a new life experience by trying to be minimalist.

Some people restrained their desire to consume and completed a long-awaited trip with the money they saved; some people spent the rest of their time learning a new skill because they improved the efficiency of housework; some people reduced their exposure to "short-frequency fast" videos Get a good night's sleep with the news.

　　After living a minimalist life for 8 months, Sasha's biggest feeling after 90s is that her sense of happiness and concentration has improved significantly. "I have a clearer concept of what I need and like, the impulse consumption has been significantly reduced, and the disposable income has increased. Things can also be found quickly. After fixing the time and source of browsing information on the Internet, my memory has also improved." After this "Jane", Sasha "feels that life is more interesting", and this sense of satisfaction motivates her to continue to be minimalist.

　　Fan Yao from Shanxi is keen on stray animal rescue activities because she came across the sharing posts of the "Minimal Life" group in the online community by chance.

Fan Yao found that the new team members often asked questions: how to deal with the abandoned items?

Fan Yao actively posted, calling on everyone to donate unused bed sheets and quilt covers and discarded thermal supplies to a stray animal shelter in Yanjiao, Hebei.

She was worried that the postage might be a hindrance, but she did not expect that netizens responded enthusiastically and said that they would pay for the postage. "Within a day, more than a dozen people privately messaged me saying they would mail it."

　　Among the young people who talked to reporters, many people also mentioned the inherent simplicity, such as "rejecting passive participation in invalid social interactions, and trying to dispel random thoughts through deep breathing and meditation." 26-year-old Chang Jing said that in order to improve action Efficiency, he began to draw up an action plan every once in a while, and then focused on advancing according to the plan, "clarifying the priorities of important things in life can be targeted."

　　Li Xiangzhen, an associate professor at the School of Sociology at Wuhan University, said that the growing trend of minimalist living is closely related to the improvement of social productivity in recent years and the development of science and technology.

Behind the minimalism, it not only includes people's thinking on consumption and life, but also highlights the people in the new era who are always foresight, patient in times of safety, and optimistic and positive attitude towards life.

　　(Maomao, Xiaoxiong, Shasha, and Chang Jing are pseudonyms in the text)