I'm also sold on the minimalism of possessions, but somehow I'm not as sold on the aesthetic and cultural/work-habits stuff that articles like this tie in, which I don't think necessarily have to go together. I don't want to own tons of stuff that I have to spend money on, haul around when I move, etc., but I actually like clutter, distractions, etc. The way I combine those preferences is by outsourcing the clutter: for example, instead of owning a huge library of books, I spend my time in libraries that other people own (universities, public libraries, the occasional book-heavy coffee shop). I couldn't imagine working in a minimalist environment!
I haven't made much use of it myself yet, but hacker spaces do that with offices to some extent as well. You can have a minimalist apartment, but still work in a hectic, filled-with-stuff place like Noisebridge.
I haven't made much use of it myself yet, but hacker spaces do that with offices to some extent as well. You can have a minimalist apartment, but still work in a hectic, filled-with-stuff place like Noisebridge.