A radical viewpoint from Graham Hill, who writes in the New York Times, about living a simple life. The point he makes about de-cluttering our lives is not outrageous. Some of the drastic scaling down may sound.
He talks about material stuff and how it ended up running his life, or a lot of it. He says 'The things I consumed ended up consuming me.'
He queries aptly 'What exactly are we storing away in the boxes we cart from place to place?'
'Intuitively, we know that the best stuff in life isn’t stuff at all, and that relationships, experiences and meaningful work are the staples of a happy life.'
'After a certain point, material objects have a tendency to crowd out the emotional needs they are meant to support.Often, material objects take up mental as well as physical space.'
He summarises 'I sleep better knowing I’m not using more resources than I need. I have less — and enjoy more. My space is small. My life is big.'
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He talks about material stuff and how it ended up running his life, or a lot of it. He says 'The things I consumed ended up consuming me.'
He queries aptly 'What exactly are we storing away in the boxes we cart from place to place?'
'Intuitively, we know that the best stuff in life isn’t stuff at all, and that relationships, experiences and meaningful work are the staples of a happy life.'
'After a certain point, material objects have a tendency to crowd out the emotional needs they are meant to support.Often, material objects take up mental as well as physical space.'
He summarises 'I sleep better knowing I’m not using more resources than I need. I have less — and enjoy more. My space is small. My life is big.'
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