# Everything You Need

Source: https://www.theminimalists.com/everything/
Published: 2011-01-15
Updated: 2024-06-12
Author: The Minimalists

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How often do you say you *need* something? I *need* a new pair of shoes. I *need* that new widget. I *need* mo’ money!

I need,\
 I need.\
 I need!

Perhaps we *need* to choose our words more carefully.

There are times we actually*need* something: Sometimes we really do need a new pair of shoes, a new winter coat, or a triple-tall soy latte (probably not). We obviously need food, water, housing, and clothes. And, to live a fulfilling life, we need our [health](https://theminimalists.com/vehicle), our [relationships](https://www.theminimalists.com/values/), our [sanity](https://theminimalists.com/dan).

But there are many things we do not need: the majority of things we think we *need*, are only things we *want*.

You already have everything you *need*.

Look around—you’ll never need more than this.

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