{"id":4857,"date":"2025-07-05T16:37:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T16:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymind.com\/?p=4857"},"modified":"2025-08-08T16:56:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T16:56:08","slug":"on-changing-minimalism-finding-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymind.com\/on-changing-minimalism-finding-yourself","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udcad On changing, minimalism &amp; finding yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"article-beginning\"><em>This is our weekly inspiration roundup, where we share a few things that moved us or made us think this week.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here's what's on our minds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">\ud83d\udcad These cozy spaces<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/h3SjweulmsQcTqwOnJntLK-819x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/h3SjweulmsQcTqwOnJntLK-819x1024.webp 819w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/h3SjweulmsQcTqwOnJntLK-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/h3SjweulmsQcTqwOnJntLK-768x960.webp 768w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/h3SjweulmsQcTqwOnJntLK.webp 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hxcO2S0M4sEbgG08wOBOjR-828x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hxcO2S0M4sEbgG08wOBOjR-828x1024.webp 828w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hxcO2S0M4sEbgG08wOBOjR-243x300.webp 243w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hxcO2S0M4sEbgG08wOBOjR-768x950.webp 768w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hxcO2S0M4sEbgG08wOBOjR.webp 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"831\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cmBXQdbmcxOeAW1R0skS7P-831x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cmBXQdbmcxOeAW1R0skS7P-831x1024.webp 831w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cmBXQdbmcxOeAW1R0skS7P-244x300.webp 244w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cmBXQdbmcxOeAW1R0skS7P-768x946.webp 768w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cmBXQdbmcxOeAW1R0skS7P.webp 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 831px) 100vw, 831px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5ExVV4n1de6dy8W0X7xSYH-820x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5ExVV4n1de6dy8W0X7xSYH-820x1024.webp 820w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5ExVV4n1de6dy8W0X7xSYH-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5ExVV4n1de6dy8W0X7xSYH-768x959.webp 768w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/5ExVV4n1de6dy8W0X7xSYH.webp 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_ax59j2p7m\">Right click an image to save it to your mind. On mobile, long press and share it to the mymind app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">\ud83d\udcad This quote from Rick Owens<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt takes a certain amount of strength of character to decide you're not satisfied with something and then change it and to change it flamboyantly and ferociously and spectacularly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_ax59j2p7m\">Highlight the text, quotation marks included, to save this to your mind as a quote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">\ud83d\udcad Our secret color library<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gE5lh18hc65cEBq5u88KTz.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gE5lh18hc65cEBq5u88KTz.webp 1000w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gE5lh18hc65cEBq5u88KTz-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gE5lh18hc65cEBq5u88KTz-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=b4XV2XhF-i4\"><strong>Watch how to save colors to your mind \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_ax59j2p7m\">Click the + button in your browser to save this as a video to your mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">\ud83d\udcad This article from our co-founder about letting go of minimalism<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/07bPOpd2az9dXGQ27vQnKP.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/07bPOpd2az9dXGQ27vQnKP.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/07bPOpd2az9dXGQ27vQnKP-300x201.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/07bPOpd2az9dXGQ27vQnKP-768x515.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\"While minimalism started as a thoughtful movement against consumerism, it ended up becoming our aesthetic prison where museum-like beige walls, empty spaces and carefully curated Instagram feeds have replaced the chaotic beauty of personal collections and idiosyncratic tastes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the beautiful keyword here is idiosyncratic. It wasn't just about being different \u2014 it was about being authentically, unconsciously, and most importantly unapologetically ourselves. Something we've lost in this new age of conformity.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vanschneider.com\/blog\/edition-257\/?ref=the-desk-magazine-newsletter\"><strong>Read \u201cObjects of Affection\u201d \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_ax59j2p7m\">Click the + button in your browser to save this as an article to your mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">\ud83d\udcad The necessity of solitary time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"793\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dSu2mhuS0jzehZMOI5ciJa-1-793x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dSu2mhuS0jzehZMOI5ciJa-1-793x1024.jpeg 793w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dSu2mhuS0jzehZMOI5ciJa-1-232x300.jpeg 232w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dSu2mhuS0jzehZMOI5ciJa-1-768x991.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dSu2mhuS0jzehZMOI5ciJa-1.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_ax59j2p7m\">Right click to save an image to your mind with the desktop extension. On mobile, share it to the mymind app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until next week, take care of your mind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is our weekly inspiration roundup, where we share a few things that moved us or made us think this week. Here&#8217;s what&#8217;s on our minds. \ud83d\udcad These cozy spaces Right click an image to save it to your mind. 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