I prefer minimalism since I have experienced not the effects of minimalism and being a minimalism is as much as good for every other than others who are trying to make there life simpler. Minimalism gives a ways to staying clear and minimal of requirements and makes a person more productive in day to day activities.
Although I myself have tried very hard for being productive in work I become sometimes and for the fact that I am a human being I sometimes skip of being any thing. Yes! being a minimalist by passion and habits will help a person for more productivity in work. Its like a new era of fabulous colored world with the spit of old years.
I am writing this not as a professional, so do not think as a discovery of new sequence of human psychology on minimalism. But since the blog is a blog. I would also like to recommend something so, I wrote what I like. That being minimal is always a great to me.