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True or false: The mole tends to consume more than necessary.
False
True or false: Minimalism is a lifestyle trend that focuses on reducing clutter in our lives.
True
True or false: Extreme asceticism is considered true minimalism.
False
True or false: Minimalism should be used as a means to display wealth.
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True or false: Possessions define who we are and help us experience life to the fullest.
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True or false: Minimalism facilitates spiritual growth.
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True or false: Epicurus emphasized vain and empty desires in his hierarchy of needs.
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True or false: Simplicity is not a form of sophistication.
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Study Notes
- The mole only drinks what it needs, unlike humans who tend to consume more than necessary.
- Minimalism is a lifestyle trend that focuses on living with the bare essentials and reducing clutter in our lives.
- Extreme asceticism, going below the minimum, is not true minimalism, as it leads to self-destruction.
- Minimalism should not be used as a means to display wealth, as it should focus on detachment from possessions and status.
- Possessions do not define who we are and prevent us from experiencing life to the fullest.
- Minimalism facilitates equanimity and leads to spiritual growth.
- Epicurus created a hierarchy of needs, emphasizing natural and necessary desires, while avoiding vain and empty desires.
- True wealth lies within, and social status is not only an unnecessary luxury but also difficult to obtain and easy to lose.
- The joy of a simple, easy life outweighs the burden of status and extreme wealth.
- Simplicity is the ultimate form of sophistication.
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Test your knowledge about minimalism and philosophical concepts related to living with the bare essentials and detaching from possessions and social status. Explore ideas like true wealth within, simplicity over extreme wealth, and the joy of leading a simple life.
