Day 132 - Second Semester - First Year

 After discussing with my supervisor, he made me realize I went astray from the initial market formation theory. He told me to forget about the conflict itself and instead focus on what exactly consumers did in both conflictual and non-conflictual situations. After doing that, I was to separate each tactic into categories and provide an explanation with examples for each classification. I did that and sent him what I had so far. 

I'm also still experimenting with minimalism. I have two boxes full of stuff at my front door that I plan to get rid of. Because we are in a lockdown, I'm not too sure what to do of them. I have mostly decluttered my book shelf - keeping only the books that have value (including sentimental). Much to my liking, I have very little stuff laying around and I'm quite proud of my minimalist kitchen (I actually have room to cook!). However, I still see some problem areas that I will have to inevitably address at some point:

1. My Clothes
While I did reduce the number of clothes I own I still have a full closets. From the top of my head I can say that I own at least 7 coats and jackets (including a lab coat?) and more sweaters than I can possibly wear. I did create some capsules for winter and summer clothes, but I think there is still lots of room for improvement. There are clothes that I don't really like but that I'm struggling to part with either because they are nice or because they were gifts. 

2. My Bathroom
I have these cubes that hold all of my bathroom essentials. However, my apartment being quite tiny, I'd love to find a more elegant way to organize my stuff so that the bathroom doesn't feel as crammed. Also, how many towels does one really need? I think I have at least a dozen which hardly makes sense. 

3. My Bed
I'm really in a love-hate relationship with my bed. Some days I just want to snuggle up all day - to the point of considering moving my TV to the bedroom. Other days the wooden frame, the dust under the bed and most importantly the (sweat?) stains on my mattress make me want to yeet the bed out of the window and get myself one of those Japanese Tatami Mats instead. So what's keeping me from doing that? Probably not wanting to look like a complete slob who sleeps on the floor. 

4. My Desk
Probably the most cluttered area because I still don't know what to do with my office supplies that I use regularly. I don't particularly want boxes on my table but I'm still looking for a solution to this problem. 

Back to work!