I dare say most of those on this forum would agree heartily with you. The trick is in following the procedure faithfully, and tweaking your minimalist pack for various situations and seasons, and still keeping everything small enough so that it goes with you.

I find that more and more often I prefer clothing with lots of pockets. That way I can distribute stuff in various places and keep things on me, not in a pack from which I can be separated. And I always have a good answer to the eternal question "What's it got in its pocketses?"