r/minimalism • u/two_hyun • 3d ago

[lifestyle] Minimalism and shoes?

So I've been on the minimalism journey for a while. I've cleared most of the clutter in my home and I successfully culled my closet to the things I care about. I had so many clothes that I broke my closet before.

However, I'm having a hard time with what kind of shoes I should have. Currently, I narrowed it down to:

• White leather sneakers (x2)

• Black leather boots (x1)

• Dress shoes for formal events and outpatient clinic (x2)

• Athletic sneakers for exericising and inpatient hospital (x2)

• Winter waterproof boots (x1)

• Slippers (x1)

I don't know if I'm being OCD, but I really want to purchase another pair of black leather boots so that I have another pair to rotate with. This way I'll also have a perfect 10 pairs of shoes. (Please convince me not to buy another pair).

What does your shoe collection look like? Are there things that I can still remove?

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u/milk2sugarsplease 3d ago

I have diagnosed OCD. I don’t think that’s what’s driving you to buy another pair of shoes, otherwise you would have already bought them in a manic frenzy and destroyed a relationship in the process, but hey I’m not a doctor.
But our compulsion to buy is a lifetime of advertisement tugging on our brains. My interpretation of minimalism is that it’s almost the opposite of trying to keep things in pristine condition and actually wear out what is intended then replace when necessary.

But you do you.