Fewer relationships to enjoy stronger relationships! This is the art of minimalism in social relationships 😉
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⚠ Social contacts are important for well-being, for personal development and for developing a professional network
The importance of social relationships
According to an article from Helsana health insurance1. Having good social relationships helps you be healthier and live longer.
👉 On the other hand, as minimalism has taught us. When we have too much, it's too much and it's counterproductive.
The number of friends
I am very open by nature and I like to chat with people if they are interested in me. 😊
➡️ I love understanding how and why people think in different ways!
I love inviting people over and I love being with a small group. I consider myself a rather social person 🤗
👉 On the other hand, it doesn't mean that I have a lot of friends. I have a lot of contacts but the people I consider a friend are not many.
It’s actually a choice! 😉
Why limit the number of friends?
➡️ There are mainly 2 reasons:
- Remove negative relationships
- Make more time with my loved ones
Remove negative relationships
👉 Sometimes in life we have to sort out the relationships we have.
Sometimes, just stopping seeing a person changes our daily life in a positive way.
In reality, it happens that we give importance to someone and that person thinks... that we are insignificant.
Or, it happens that a person changes over time and no longer suits us.
➡️ I believe we shouldn't force someone to accept us or change. We must accept that sometimes social relationships change, restart, or end without any valid explanation.
👉 Therefore, Remove people who bring us nothing in our lives. In my opinion, it can only have positive effects ✔
Make more time with loved ones
The second reason concerns time ⏲
In reality, if I had a lot of friends, I would have to make time for each one.
👉 The more there are, automatically the less time I have to devote to each person I consider important.
Therefore, the less time I spend with a friend, the more likely it is that person will become a secondary contact over time.
On the other hand, if, on the contrary, I spend more time with a friend, the more likely it is that our relationship will remain strong!
➡️ This is why I keep the people I consider friends to a minimum! In order to make my precious time available to them 😉
Indeed, my free time, I want to spend it with my friends and my close family 👩🏽🤝🧑🏻😀
As minimalism taught us.
“Less is More”
👉 therefore, less I spend time with people I like moderately. More I spend time with people I love very much 😁
Enjoy solitude
Loneliness is often perceived badly.
Indeed, for many people, people who like solitude do not have "friends."
I think exactly the opposite: people who enjoy and do activities alone are often very open, determined people with a great capacity for adaptation.
For example, here are some benefits of being alone:
- Doing an activity without submitting to the desire of others
- Allows you to focus on yourself and your desires
- Helps reduce stress
- Practice physical activity according to your desires
Do not isolate yourself
⚠️ Although I think that liking solitude and having a minimum of friends is beneficial. This does not mean that you should have a “too” small circle of friends.
👉 It is important for personal development to be in contact with other people to learn more!
Indeed, you have to find a happy medium between solitude, friends and acquaintances.
In my opinion, we should not neglect a good occasional conversation with the people around us, such as a neighbor or a work colleague.
In reality, sometimes "only" nice people become friends and friends become "only" nice people.
👉 Therefore, except if you think a relationship will be toxic, you should not close the door to new acquaintances.
Development of this topic
If you want to become minimalist with your social contacts and you would like to develop this topic.
In this case, I suggest you read chapter 3 of the book “Minimalists, what really makes you happy” and the chapter “minimalism in relationships” of the book “Minimalism” by Judith Crillen.
I was indirectly inspired to write this article. I thank the authors for writing😀.
Conclusion
➡️ If you want to experience the art of minimalism with social relationships, you need to work through 5 steps:
- Remove bad company
- Define the people who are close to you
- Make your time available to loved ones
- Accept that social relations are not indeterminate
- Do not isolate yourself with loved ones and open up reasonably to other people
👉 In my opinion, if you regularly apply these 5 principles, your social relationships will be healthier and deeper. 😊
Additionally, it allows you to understand why you are closer to one person compared to another.
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Without realizingI started to focus on saving and investing to depend on a boss for as little time as possible and to speed up my personal projects.
For several years I have felt happy and I have become richer in a way that I would never have imagined given that I have an average salary in Switzerland.
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Are you rather minimalist or frugal Jonny?
I am as minimalist as I am frugalist. However, there are situations where I lean more towards an art of life.
To conclude, I think the most important thing is to feel comfortable in your lifestyle 😊
The art of minimalism in social relations
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