Movie Review: Minimalism

"Minimalism. A documentary about the important things"

"We spend so much time on the hunt, but nothing ever quite does it for us. And we get so wrapped up in the hunt, that it kind of makes us miserable" said Dan Harris, author of "10% happier". People are sucked deep enough into the consumerism that we are blind from our actions. We behave on an autopilot, buying and getting stuff that we don't really need. Basically, society is so overwhelmed by the items people "need to" buy that people forget what they want, let alone who they are.

Vicious circle. Hooked - brought - bought. What do we miss? There's more to life than bills, money, and work. To be absolutely sincere, It's terrible to acknowledge that some people live to work and work to buy. Their life lays somewhere in between the aisles and somewhere in the middle of an online shopping site, doesn't it sound like a dystopia? Yes, it sure does. 

Well, you might ask: "If it is so terrible, what can I do to break out of this ever-going machine?". Here are three things you might try, which are mentioned in the movie: 

1. Meditate. We are always distracted by things like phones etc, and meditation is an antidote to these distractions

2. Be conscious of what you're consuming. You need to be authentically yourself to understand what is actually important to you and not to society. 

3. "Love people and use things, because the opposite never works."

Tanya's movie rate: 5 of 10, very inspiring though 

Watch an official trailer of this documentary :)