Why I Don't Own a Normal Wardrobe | Minimalism

I haven't talked about the benefits of a minimalist wardrobe in quite a while. And it's funny because adopting a capsule or minimalist wardrobe was one of the most appealing things to me about minimalism, and to this day I still believe is one of the best benefits of becoming a minimalist. So today in this video, I'm going to go over some of what I believe are the best benefits of a minimalist or capsule wardrobe, and why I will probably dress mostly the same forever. And please note that the words mostly and forever are very loose, and who knows how I'll feel 10 years from now. But for the foreseeable future, this probably isn't going to change. But first, if you're new to my channel, thank you for stopping by. Here we talk about minimalism, frugal living, tech, and things of that nature. So if that sounds good to you, and you end up liking the video, be sure to like and please put a Deathstalker Scorpion in the subscribe button's bed when they're sleeping. Let's get started. The first thing is, I realized my favorite outfits were always the same few pieces. It took me taking on an entire new identity and calling myself a minimalist to realize that I really just prefer wearing the same few things. For years of my adult life, I owned way more clothes than I actually liked or even wore, and this sort of led to a bit of frustration when it came to deciding on outfits to wear. And I would ultimately land on just the same pants or shirts that were my favorites. I learned that naturally, the more clothes that I owned, a smaller and smaller percentage of those were actually things I loved wearing. I would eventually identify things that became my favorites because they were either the most comfortable or versatile. And since clothes are things we're wearing all day every day, this is something I just wanted to be more strict with when it came to only owning my favorites. A few notable favorites of mine are just my pullover hoodie, these jeans, and my black t-shirts. The next thing is repeating outfits were simpler. This is pretty much a given, so I'll only elaborate on it briefly. Adopting this capsule wardrobe really made my life and routines simpler because I always just had a set default for outfits. And I'm never spending more time than I should deciding on what to wear just for the sake of switching it up. I think a good way to look at this is that the best clothes just sort of disappeared into the background of my life and were just so reliable that I was never really thinking about it. I'm sure I saved myself so much unneeded headache just spent on picking out clothes for an occasion or a regular day by just sticking to repeating outfits. The next thing is I care more about comfort now. It's really silly that I put comfort anywhere else but priority number one when it came to clothing. Admittedly, comfort used to be something I would consider after appearances and I would be able to deal with something being a little less than comfortable if I just really liked how it looked. Part of this probably came from getting a little bit older while another part probably came from caring a little bit more about the materials these clothes were actually made out of. But it doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand that being comfortable in the clothes that I'm wearing has a direct effect on how good I feel about everything else throughout the day. There are way too many things already to be stressed about and stressed out about on a daily basis. So for me being in complete control of how comfortable my clothes are is not something I'll take for granted and it really makes things that are otherwise really tedious or annoying just a little bit easier to deal with. Caring more about comfort rather than other things sort of leads into my next point which is I'm less interested in impressing strangers. I recently had a couple days in a row where I had to go somewhere and dress sort of nicer than usual and as someone who already owns a rather limited amount of clothes it meant wearing the same collared shirt a couple days in a row was very much on the table. I was a little worried about people noticing and even being slightly judged for it but then I thought about how honestly stupid it sounds that at this event where I am most definitely a background NPC people would notice me wearing the same shirt twice in a row and I'm talking serious background NPC with no program dialogue or pathing. I'm overall much less concerned with what people think especially strangers and I at the very least recommend reflecting a little bit on how if you dress is more about impressing others rather than yourself. The next thing is my outfits are tied to routines I enjoy. Now I don't actually have a strict morning or nighttime routine at least not as strict as I used to but there's definitely some correlation in what I'm wearing and what thing I'm actually engaged in doing. I'd be lying if I said there was no link between what I'm wearing and how productive I feel but when it comes to my favorite clothes being tied to things that I enjoy it'll pretty much explain why I'm wearing my green hoodie so much when I'm recording videos or gaming. Those are two of my favorite things and I've subconsciously tied my favorite piece of clothing to my favorite things. So when I am wearing this I feel like I'm about to do something I really enjoy and when I'm wearing my robe in the morning it just enhances that first coffee a little bit more. The next thing is the more I simplified my clothes the less I thought about clothes at all. This point in itself might be the reason why I haven't even made a dedicated clothes video in like two years. I'm simply not thinking about it as much. Solid colored shirts and jeans are timeless and I just haven't gotten tired of wearing them. Unless I found a spontaneous huge interest in fashion I really want the only time that I'm thinking about clothes to be when I'm putting them on. And simplifying my wardrobe has pretty much solidified that being the case. Like most things there's always going to be new versions and temptations to upgrade or replace things like the clothes that I have but so far sticking with this simple wardrobe I have has streamlined my thought process behind what I wear and how I prioritize simplicity over constant change. These are a few ways adopting a capsule wardrobe or minimalist wardrobe has benefited me. I'm really curious to hear about any capsule wardrobe items you guys might have and let me know down in the comments some of the benefits you've experienced by adopting a minimalist or capsule wardrobe. Anyways as always I appreciate the time you spend here and I appreciate you watching. If you did like this video and you like this type of content be sure to like and consider subscribing to my channel and I'll see you next time.