Tried being a minimalist ever? Nope, that's fine. Yup, probably sure you enjoyed it or failed it badly. Minimalism is the pursuit of using less, possessing less, but at the same time also not giving up on the essentials. Let me start out with an example. Couple months back I was talking to my English professor about minimalism and she said that she tried being a minimalist once but screwed up in the end. She only kept a single pair of shoes and dumped away all the other ones. As it happens she also threw away her winter shoes which are very much essential in a country like Canada. Hence, with being a minimalist you also have to be intellectual about your needs too. Thus being an Essentialist. This means not to have dozen pairs of different shoes but instead just the ones needed and not compromising on those needed. Recently I was listening to a podcast where the guest speaker was Jack Conte, CEO of Patreon. He was talking with the host Matt D'Ave...