Enoughism, Essentialism, and Other Names for Minimalism

Enoughism, Essentialism, and Other Names for Minimalism Sometimes people avoid minimalism because the word itself sounds extreme, radical, subversive; afraid of stepping outside cultural boundaries, these people avoid simplifying their lives because they don’t want the label: minimalist. If minimalism  seems too austere, you can re-label your flavor of simplificationâ€"and we suggest any of the following isms: Intentionalism Enoughism Essentialism Selectivism Curationism Naturalism Stoicism Epicureanism Appropriatism Simplism Lessism Practicalism Livingwithinyourmeansism Any others? Create your own label and share it with us on Twitter using #SimpleLabel, and then see what other people are sharing. Call it whatever you want: no matter which ism  you prefer, the only thing that matters is that it helps you live with intention. Just remember: labels help define you, but they are not you. Subscribe to The Minimalists via email.