Never underestimate the importance of abandoning crap you don’t need.
Encouragement is important in all areas of life, but especially when trying to live a life different than those around us.
Encouragement provides us with motivation to persevere. It invites us to dream dreams of significance for our lives. And it begs us to work diligently with optimism and promise.
Overcoming the pull of consumerism is a difficult challenge regardless of our stage in life. Simplicity requires encouragement. To that end, I hope you will find motivation in these articles below.
Each post was intentionality chosen to inspire simplicity in your life. For maximum effect, find a quiet moment this weekend and enjoy them with a fresh cup of coffee or tea.
How to Program Your Mind to Stop Buying Crap You Don’t Need | LifeHacker by Patrick Allan. If you struggle with clutter, impulse buys, and buyer’s remorse, here’s how to put your mind in the right place before you even set foot in a store.
The Cost of Paying Attention | The New York Times by Matthew B. Crawford. Attention is a resource; a person has only so much of it. And yet we’ve auctioned off more and more of our public space to the highest commercial bidder.
Why I Put My Closet On A Diet (In 6 Simple Steps) | Refinery 29 by Drew Barrymore. “We have to make space in our minds for bigger and better things.”
I Bought Nothing New For a Year | ABC Open by Sash Milne. “It occurred to me this project was actually about something bigger. It was about building community.”
A Brewing Problem | The Atlantic by James Hamblin. “I don’t have one. They’re kind of expensive to use” —John Sylvan, K-Cup inventor.