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0 pointssafety1st2y ago0 comments

> Replacing broken or worn items often feels like a nightmare of upheaval and system change

It seems like if this is where someone's application of minimalism lands them, they have missed the point.

On that note I went from owning one pair of shoes last year to three. It was a great non-minimalist decision. My shoes now take three times longer to wear out, and now I'm always wearing shoes that are more useful or more fashionable for the situation (or both) than what I used to wear.

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pfannkuchen2y ago

Whenever I try to do this, I inevitably settle on wearing one of the three 100% of the time. How do you manage it?

oefnak2y ago

Buy identical shoes in different colours.

safety1stOP2y ago

I go by function. A pair of everyday shoes for regular days, a pair of cross-trainers for gym days, and an expensive pair of boots for days when I get dressed up.

tharkun__2y ago

Im finding out that the way I was brought up is not universal. I was always taught that you have to alternate shoes every day to make them last longer, because feet sweat too. That's why expensive dress shoes have shoe trees (not just to hold the shape better).

So two pairs of shoes for the office so they always have a full day to dry out etc. Now with WFH that sort of goes out the window as I don't wear shoes for as long any more.

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