Shinji Sverige

  When you go shopping, you may wonder about buying cheap products or going for the authentic ones, in most cases expensive ones, but it is always difficult to decide which one to choose. As a minimalist, I have a clear concept and philosophy about shopping and would like to share some tips. I hope this article will help you to judge with a clear mind when you go shopping next time. Let's jump into it Why buying cheap things frequently is not good? First, I am not trying to deny the whole action of buying cheap things . There are so many people who are satisfied with buying cheap products and using them for a long time. If you are compensating by choosing the cheaper one even though you actually want to have the authentic and expensive one, then there are enough rooms to improve the way to think about it. The reasons why I recommend avoiding cheap products are. They break easily We have to buy many times It is not good for the earth They break easily  You may have...

If I should introduce one best specialty coffee shop in Nagoya, it will be Glitch Coffee Nagoya . If you are a coffee geek visiting Nagoya, this place is going to be one of your wishes on the bucket list.  Glitch Coffee Nagoya will blow your mind A couple days ago, I have got a chance to visit Nagoya. When I visit a city for the first time, I always try to find good coffee shops. Glitch Coffee Nagoya provides 10+ types of light-roasted specialty coffee. I had 2 days of my stay in Nagoya and have tried out 4 types of pour-over coffee, so let's take a quick look at the coffee that I have enjoyed. About Glitch Coffee Roasters Glitch Coffee Roasters was first founded in Jimbocho, Tokyo in 2015 with its strong will to spread the beauty of the light-roasted coffee culture in Japan. In 2015, light-roasted specialty coffee wasn't as popular as now, and Glitch Coffee is known as one of the most inspiring coffee roasters in Japan. I have also included Glitch Coffee in the ...

Less is more is a very famous saying left by the German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe; which means that Less is the key to More . Many minimalists including myself are positively affected by this famous and moving saying. In this article, let's look at the philosophy behind this and consider what we can learn from it to utilize in our minimalist lifestyle. Let's jump into it. Table of contents Definition of Less for me Definition of More for me What can we learn from Less is More? Definition of Less for me This is all my personal perspective and opinion towards "Less", so I would like you to take mine as an example to think about your definition of less. For me, the word less means " comfortable decrease " of  Physical quantity Human relationships Schedule Let's take a look at each of the above. Physical quantity  I do now own many things.  For the past five years, the physical things that I have with me have been always less than 50. I ...

　   Some people may have their own morning routine, but some may not like to have their own routine. There are also pros and cons to having a routine but my personal perspective is I am very into having a routine. In this article, I would like to share the minimalist life tips "morning routine", and how the morning routine has changed my life in terms of mindset and time management. Table of Contents Why do the morning routine? The morning routine can help you to manage time more precisely What happened to me after I started my morning routine? Why do the morning routine? I suggest you at least try out the morning routine because many of my friends who have their own routine told me that they feel comfortable and relaxed by having the morning routine; so do I. I want to share with you one example. According to the Japanese web article , the famous baseball player " Ichiro Suzuki " is known as having a very strict routine in his life. Before he stan...

  This is the third article of the series "Why I can't clean my house?", and in this article, I would like to share some tips on how to organize things inside the shelf. The skill to organize things on a shelf is very important to clean your house. If you put so many things randomly on a shelf and if inside yourself is not organized well, it doesn't mean you have cleaned your house or room. I have my own method for organizing things on a shelf so I would like to share tips on it. Let's jump into it. Summary of Part1 & 2 The links to previous articles are as below " Why I can't clean my house? Part 1: Minimalist with less than 50 possessions teaches the ultimate method " " Why I can't clean my house? Part 2: the ultimate shopping method for minimalism " Let's quickly summarise the content of part 1 and part 2. In part one article, I have shared tips on the procedure of cleaning your house and those steps are... Know wh...

Have you ever felt that cooking takes quite an amount of time than you have expected? Many people want to decrease the amount of time spent on cooking but at the same time, they want to be healthy so they don't want to quit cooking. What would they do? In this article, I would like to share one of the best minimalism lifestyle tips from my own experience; Time management when cooking. If you are having trouble with your time management, especially when cooking, I do believe the method that I'm going to share with you in this article will blow your mind. Let's jump into it. Table of contents Time management when cooking is so important The steps of the freezing method The benefits of the freezing method Summary of the content Time Management when cooking is so important This is what it looks like after I cut the vegetables for freezing. Everybody living in the century is busy, so time management is one of the most important skills that everybody should h...