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An Epicurean Exploration of Minimalism Leads to Hygge

​I am not a minimalist, but I have read various articles on the internet about adopting minimalist tips. I can see that the benefits and pleasures that would arise from this would be more clarity, order, time, space to create, and ease in finding things.  I am currently in a temporary situation staying with my sister, in which most of my possessions are in the one room that I sleep in (and in which I spend all my time in when I am at home). And there are a few other things I have left in boxes and keep stored in the garage. So trying to stay organized is challenging for me right now, since I am always digging through boxes to find things, and I don't have enough selves to organize everything. Through the understanding of Epicurean ethics, there is no absolute rule regarding what and how much one owns. So the choice is to decide what brings pleasure. I think that there are elements of minimalism that could aid in bringing happiness for people who might be drawn to the need