ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษด้วยเทคนิค Shadowing จากวิดีโอ: 8 Minimalist Habits That ACTUALLY Work (even if you're not a minimalist)

Minimalism works, but it doesn't mean

that you need to become some boss level minimalist who lives in an all white apartment with an echo, kind of like this, owns a single mug.

You mean I should declutter this?

And whose number one style icon is Steve Jobs.

Oops.

But you don't need to become a full blown minimalist to benefit from having minimalism in your life.

So I'm going to share with you the eight minimalist habits that you can start right now that actually work, even if you're not a minimalist at all.

Starting with the first rule that is so simple but saved me thousands over the years.

And that is to simply buy nice or buy twice.

Or another way I like to put it is you're too broke to buy cheap crap.

Which basically means you should strive to buy the best quality item

that you can afford and use the heck out of it.

And basically what this does is that it ensures that the money

that you do spend is going to be spent on something that is high quality and useful.

Basically this whole philosophy is about buying once and crying once.

Because the main thing to take away from minimalism is that the focus is on quality and not quantity.

And every dollar you spend is carefully considered.

And since by definition, minimalists don't really want to be surrounded by things that are not useful or joyful to them, they don't really worry too much about the cost of something

if they know that it's going to be useful and

that they're going to use it and own it for a long time.

This is a rule and a mindset that anybody can benefit from, especially now that things keep getting more and more expensive.

If you have a goal of keeping a tidy, clutter-free home and of saving money,

then the best thing you can do is start thinking in terms of cost per use instead of just cost alone.

And if you've never heard the term cost per use before, all you need to do is take the cost of the item divided by the number of times that you use it.

A $5 t-shirt that you wear once is going to cost you $5, but a $25 t-shirt that you wear 10 times is going to cost you $2.50 cents.

So at the end of the day, that $25 t-shirt is going to be the better value.

And the moment I started thinking about every purchase in terms of quality

and cost per use was when I saved so much money.

Because even if I did end up paying a little bit more upfront, those things that I ended up buying lasted me for years.

Like this kettle I have here, pretty expensive, but we've had it for going on seven or eight years.

This office chair cost me a thousand dollars when I bought it, but it is so high quality.

It's so comfortable.

It has saved my back so many times, literally.

And I've had it for years versus if I bought a cheap office chair, then I probably would have had to replace it a few times by now.

And even this t-shirt, which now has a water stain on it.

Oops.

This t-shirt did cost me a little bit more money upfront, but I have had it for the last two years and it still looks the exact same as when I bought it, even after multiple washes.

And I just want to say that this rule doesn't necessarily mean that you always need to buy the most expensive thing, especially nowadays as things seem to be getting worse.

What I really want to emphasize here is focusing on buying the best that you can afford.

At the end of the day, it means you're shopping with more intention beyond the price point.

You've done things like your research, you've read the reviews, you've done comparisons, and you already have a plan for this item in your life before you buy it.

And that's the key.

This next rule is going to come in

so handy next time you're decluttering

or next time you just kind of feel a little bit on the fence about buying something.

And that is the hell yes rule.

There is an amazing quote

that has stuck with me since the very moment I heard it by entrepreneur and writer Derek Sivers and it goes, if it's not a hell yes,

then it's a no. And I think this rule can apply to so much, not even in just minimalism.

And years ago when I started exploring minimalism to help me overcome a shopping addiction

and to help me pay off a remaining balance of $85,000 of student loan debt in two and a half years, I used this all the time.

I used it when I was thinking about spending money

and I used it when I was decluttering

because what I ran into all the time in my minimalism journey was self doubt, especially at the beginning.

When I started decluttering, I had a really hard time letting go.

I felt so guilty about the money that I wasted.

I kept thinking about things like, Oh, I could totally use this here or wear this here, or I can think of some outfits.

I think I'm going to keep this.

Sometimes that guilt creeps in and you can run into problems with holding on.

And as a former shopaholic, one of the biggest lessons I had to learn was to stop settling for just okay.

As soon as I started spending and decluttering by the hell yes rule, it just became so much easier.

It essentially teaches you to go with your gut so you can let go of something a lot easier.

And if you're planning on bringing something into your life, it better be really good and meet your certain set of standards before you even pull out your wallet.

And the best part is that you don't need to be a minimalist to live by this rule.

It's one of the best gatekeepers that I've found

that has saved me thousands over the years and has saved my home from so much unnecessary clutter.

And speaking of clutter, this next rule is going to help you so much in your next declutter.

And that is the number two rule.

And let me explain.

This is a rule that I actually learned from some of you in the comments of my previous videos, but it was such a game changer.

And I think it's so useful for anybody who's planning on decluttering.

If you feel like you still can't make up your mind after the hell yes rule, then just ask yourself if this had on it, would I be willing to clean it off?

I love it because I don't want to do that.

And if you are willing to clean it, then it's worth keeping.

It doesn't get any simpler than that.

And that number two rule is going to help you create so much space in your next declutter.

Because one thing that I think a lot of people get wrong, especially as they start getting into minimalism is

that they think they need to go out and buy all these bins and organizers.

Basically all that organization you see on Amazon, all of that becomes a huge waste of money if you haven't decluttered first.

And I know those organizational bins are really satisfying and very handy, but it really just becomes organized hoarding if you haven't gone through all of your stuff first.

So one of the best rules that you can live by, especially when things start to feel really cluttered and overwhelming is to make room before you need room.

Essentially all this means is before you go ahead and start organizing that space that feels really chaotic, you wanna make sure you declutter it first.

Create that space, create that breathing room, and then get organized.

Most people end up doing this reverse, and it's a mistake because it doesn't solve the stuff problem.

You're still gonna be surrounded by a ton of junk that's taking up way too much space, but now it's just a bit more organized, when the true benefit is really gonna be creating that space first.

This next rule is something that I still live by to this day, and it has completely transformed the way I think about shopping,

about buying things, and about how I organize my space.

And that is to focus on curation over acquisition.

One of the biggest lessons that I needed to learn about minimalism is that it's not necessarily a race to the least.

You can still buy and own the things that you enjoy.

And I think it's important that you embrace those things.

So for me, I'm a clothes girl.

I don't know what to say.

This makes me very happy.

I love my clothes.

I get dressed every single day and I really enjoy coming up with new outfits and expressing myself that way.

For you, it could be things like books, music, CDs, movies, games, hobbies.

There doesn't necessarily have to be a limit on the things that you enjoy, but I do think it is important to focus on the curation of those things rather than just accumulating them.

So even though things like clothes are my joy, I organize my wardrobe so that it feels like I'm shopping from a boutique every day.

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I organize my closet based on clothing type and by color so I know exactly where everything is.

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It's really easy to get dressed.

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And so it just becomes a positive experience.

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I don't feel overwhelmed when I open up my wardrobe.

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I don't feel like it's cluttered.

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I've curated my closet in such a way that it feels like shopping from my favorite boutique.

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But at the same time, curation is all about having constraints.

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So I don't allow myself to bring in an unlimited amount of clothing anymore.

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Been there, done that, does not work, leaves you broke.

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So now I do things like setting limits, like having a fixed number of hangers in my wardrobe.

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So if I do want to add something new, it means I need to take a look at this,

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assess it and see if there's maybe something I'm not wearing that has potential to be decluttered from my wardrobe.

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You can definitely continue to enjoy the things that you love.

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I think it's really important to not deny yourself of those things, but it is important to consume them and enjoy them within a set of constraints so that it doesn't overwhelm you.

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And that I think is the whole point.

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And speaking of curating and setting constraints, one of the best things you can do is to start to learn to do this when you're shopping.

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And this is probably one of the easiest habits that you can pick up.

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And that is to just keep a wishlist.

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I think a lot of people who get interested in minimalism or just want to start living a more minimalistic lifestyle, usually that can come from a background of overconsumption.

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And when I was on a journey of overcoming my own emotional spending problem, one of the hardest things I had to learn was not even to tell myself no, but to simply say not now.

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Because for years I gave into instant gratification all the time.

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As soon as I saw something and decided that I wanted it, I immediately bought it.

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But what I learned that most minimalists are really good at doing is that they can delay gratification.

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And one of the easiest ways that you can do this yourself is to just keep a wish list.

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I do this for everything now, because let me tell you, it is one of the most underrated habits that you can start right now,

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just to teach yourself that you don't really want the thing that you think you do.

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All you need to do is once you see something that sparks your interest that you kind of like, instead of buying it immediately, just put it on a wishlist.

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I just keep mine on a list on my phone.

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But what a lot of people also really like to do is add the thing to their cart, but then you just close out the tab and leave it.

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Whatever works for you.

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But the whole point here is that you're giving yourself some breathing room.

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And the wishlist is the best tool to separate the wanting from the buying.

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And let me tell you, every time I go to add something new to my wishlist, I take a look and I'm just like, what even is that?

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It's crazy how many things you forget you

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And it just goes to show you how many things we end up buying out of boredom

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or stress instead of actually needing those things.

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And the nice thing about keeping a wish list too, is that yes, you forget about a lot of stuff, but if there's something that you put on there

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that you can't stop thinking about and you've actually given yourself like a week or a month to think about it,

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then it probably means you genuinely want that thing and you can make a really intentional plan to buy it.

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And those tend to be the purchases

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that you end up feeling really good about because it's about as intentional as it gets.

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Don't buy a problem.

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As an extrapaholic, let me tell you that I absolutely specialized in buying problems.

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And you know, the more I bought turned into a whole bunch of other problems for me, like clutter, financial stress, credit card debt, feeling more and more hopeless and stuck.

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Because at the end of the day, every single thing that you decide to buy will end up costing you more than just money.

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As much as we want them, you need to start thinking about the other currency that you're paying.

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So things like your time, how many hours did you need to work to buy that thing?

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Things like maintenance and upkeep, and even the time that you may be spending getting rid of it later.

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And those potential costs could be a little bit harder to predict.

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Your needs change, tastes change, life changes.

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I think it's okay to accept the idea that stuff inevitably will come in and out of your life.

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It is very fluid and nothing in life is permanent.

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But I think the key here is just getting into the

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mindset of thinking beyond the thing that's in front of you right now.

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Being able to predict future costs and future problems when you purchase something just teaches you to start considering the bigger picture.

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When oftentimes it's just really easy to think I want this thing and I want it now.

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But if you don't start learning to think about this stuff and the cost of it beyond that thing, then I think you're just buying yourself a whole lot of problems in the future.

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This next one that I'm going to talk about is so simple, but you wouldn't believe how many folks just don't think about this.

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And especially in the age of things like buy now, pay later and credit cards.

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And that is simply the rule is if you can't pay for it in full today, then you can't afford it.

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And I think this is a mindset that

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so many of can benefit from

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because i think nowadays we are just bombarded with the idea

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that convenience and instant gratification are the ultimate goal but

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that obviously comes with the cost and i know i'm gonna get comments like isn't

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that just common sense sure

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but then the total u.s credit card balance is over 1 trillion dollars

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and the average american as of q2 in 2026 is carrying a balance of almost 7 000

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and in canada it's not much better at 4 500

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and these days you can do things like finance your door dash order

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or a t-shirt the truth is many people are subsidizing their lifestyles

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and their consumption habits with debt

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and we can blame things like peer pressure marketing social media

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all of those things they definitely do play a role

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and i fell victim to it myself but

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if you can start getting into the mindset especially for

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when it comes to your discretionary spending where

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if you cannot pay for it in full then you can't afford it then you are going to save

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so much money and at the same time you're teaching yourself the skill of intentional spending

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which a lot of of these companies don't want you to learn.

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It's a skill that you can start teaching yourself today and you don't need to be a minimalist to do it.

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But these habits are really just the beginning.

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So if you're feeling fired up to simplify and declutter your life, then you can watch this video next where I show you exactly how to declutter your entire home in 24 hours.

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Thanks so much for watching and I'll see you next time.

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Bye.

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Thank you.

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