Tag: enough
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Wealth Consists Not in Having Great Possessions, but in Having Few Wants
Most advice about money starts with earning more. Epictetus started with wanting less. He was born enslaved in Hierapolis, taught philosophy in Rome, and wrote like someone who had already tested the math on both sides of the ledger. “Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” Epictetus That line is…
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You Can Remove a Significant Amount of Stress by Reducing the Items in Your Closet
Courtney Carver’s line about a smaller closet, and one tote of maybes parked out of sight for a week.
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A Man Is Rich in Proportion to the Number of Things He Can Afford to Let Alone
Thoreau’s line about wealth as what you can leave alone, and one almost-purchase this week you do not buy.
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Love People and Use Things, Because the Opposite Never Works
The Minimalists’ ranking, and one hour this week that goes to a person instead of an object.
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Money Is Something We Choose to Trade Our Life Energy For
Vicki Robin’s line about life energy, and one way to spend it on purpose this week.
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The Easiest Way to Organize Your Stuff Is to Get Rid of Most of It
Francine Jay on why bins are not the fix. One drawer, no new organizers, same-day bag.
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More Was Never the Answer. The Answer Was Always Less.
Cait Flanders on why adding more rarely fixes a tight week. One small no-buy experiment to try.
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Tiny House Quotes for People Who Want a Smaller Life, Not Just a Smaller House
A tiny house can be a floor plan. It can also be a sentence about how much life you want to administer. These quotes are for the second kind of person: the one who wants fewer rooms, fewer bills, and fewer objects asking for a Saturday. The house is the tool. The smaller life is…
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How to Simplify Your Life Without Making It a Personality
Simplifying your life is not a rebrand. You do not need a new wardrobe in oatmeal, a manifesto, or a photo of a single plant. You need fewer open loops. Rooms, calendar, money, and phone. That is the work. Do it in private if you want. The results will show up as quieter Tuesdays, not…
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50 Simple Living Quotes to Want Less and Live More
50 simple living quotes from Thoreau, Epictetus, Marie Kondo, Mary Oliver, Kahlil Gibran, and more — short lines you can use this week to want less and live more.