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Every time someone tells me, “I could never be a minimalist,” I think to myself, “But you are already.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because everybody is minimizing something. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re not minimizing your possessions, you are minimizing your money, time, and potential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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