Does it have form, function, and maintenance?

I always hear people say that we should not be materialistic. Some even say that we have to practice minimalism and constantly purge ourselves of material things in order to find happiness. To some extent, I agree with this. But the problem here is that it becomes a cycle of obtaining things and getting rid of them. Purging becomes an excuse to get something else which has a pretty good chance of becoming purged in the future.

I really want to stop that. I am not saying that we should not give out items we do not need or we should not buy things. Actually, I am all for buying material things. I'll put it out there and say, material things are good! I'll even go so far and say material things can actually make you live a happy life!

Make the material things work for us, and not the other way around. (Photo by: Wu Yi)

But what we have to understand is pretty simple. In order for this to actually work, we have to make the material things work for us, and not the other way around. For some of us its common sense and may even know this already, but because we are rational beings with irrational minds, our minds will always come up with enticing justifications to make us choose to work for material things.

I want to break that.

So I am on a mission to look for things that serve its purpose well.
I want people to use material things as a means to live purposeful lives.

And I have experienced that, I am sure you did too.
Great things help us do our tasks well and even elevate our mood. This in return helps us live.

This has brought me to wanting to write proper unbiased no BS reviews on things. I'll be reviewing them objectively with the same standard I choose my things. I believe that things should possess all these three qualities:

Form, Function, and Maintenance.

The FFM standard

Form

• Is it nice to look at?

Function

• Does it do what it's supposed to do well without effort?

• Do the features complement what it does?

• Do the materials used complement what it does?

Maintenance

• Is it easy to maintain?

Each question does not merit a point. It won't give you a rating scale of sorts. It is straightforward. Yes or no. And if it is a yes, then it is up to you to answer these three important questions.

1. Is the price fit for you? (You may want to use the Object Usage Worth formula)

2. Does it complement the look of your other items?

3. Do you have space for it?

Most people or media will tell you that a certain object at a certain price is worth it and you should definitely get it. I'll tell you if something is good or bad based on the standards I set, but at the end of the day, it should be you, the end user deciding using the three questions above if it is worth it for you or not.

I want to make it very clear. It's you. Your stuff. Your happiness.
The moment you want to get something to affect the emotions of others, then do not even think about getting it.

Again, let us use material things as a means to live purposeful lives.

Thanks for reading! I really want to hear your thoughts and start a conversation with you guys. Tell me what you think or just say hi from and mention where you’re from. Would love to get to know you guys more!

-Dae