A review of a documentary that walks through the Minimalist movement as a path to improve personal and financial wellness:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joshua Fields Millburn\u2019s world pretty much crashed in 2009 when his mother died and his marriage ended \u2013 in the same month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
At that point he seemed to be living the American dream<\/strong> as a successful young professional, with a six figure income, a beautiful home in the suburbs, an expensive car and all the latest gadgets. But, as he describes it, buying all the status symbol \u201cstuff\u201d was only feeding his anxiety, financial stress, guilt and depression.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s when Millburn stumbled across some websites describing the \u2018Minimalist\u2019 movement.<\/strong> At first he had no idea what the term even meant, but became more and more attracted to the idea of living with less and simplifying his life. He started with little experiments like paring down his possessions and getting rid of his TV<\/strong>, and couldn\u2019t help but notice the growing feelings of internal freedom that came with less external clutter in his life.<\/strong> He also found it gave him clarity about his life choices.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n One day his best friend of 20 years, Ryan Nicodemus, asked him an interesting question: \u201cWhy the hell are you so happy?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Minimalism: A Documentary about Important Things<\/em> follows Milburn and Nicodemus on a year-long book tour, travelling in their car to many towns and cities across the U.S. <\/p>\n\n\n\n