I recently read a book called, "The Art of Non-Conformity." It was given to me by a close friend who knew I was struggling with the feeling of being stuck. I wanted to branch out and experience something new but felt like I had too much to lose. The idea of having a house full of stuff was bumming me out but for some reason I couldn't do anything about it. As I was reading this book, it mentioned something called radical exclusion.
"Radical exclusion is the process of eliminating things that are unnecessary or even stepping away from almost everything for a set period time."
People are comforted by their stuff. They buy a home and naturally want to fill it with new stuff. The idea of not having stuff makes them uncomfortable. I would even go as far as to say they value this stuff more than life experiences. It's not necessarily intentional, it just happens.
How many memorable things could we have done had we decided not to buy that flat screen TV? A backpacking trip to Europe? Getting certified to solo skydive? Fly to Alaska to see the northern lights?
Because I would like to enjoy more life experiences and less stuff, I am challenging myself to only own 100 things.
I do have a couple exceptions:
My socks and underwear don't count.
My camera equipment doesn't count.
I don't know if I'll make it to 100 items or not but my efforts will definitely eliminate a large amount of my stuff, prevent me from gathering more stuff, and allow me to have more life experiences.
"You'll regret the things you didn't do much more than the things you did do."
"Radical exclusion is the process of eliminating things that are unnecessary or even stepping away from almost everything for a set period time."
People are comforted by their stuff. They buy a home and naturally want to fill it with new stuff. The idea of not having stuff makes them uncomfortable. I would even go as far as to say they value this stuff more than life experiences. It's not necessarily intentional, it just happens.
How many memorable things could we have done had we decided not to buy that flat screen TV? A backpacking trip to Europe? Getting certified to solo skydive? Fly to Alaska to see the northern lights?
Because I would like to enjoy more life experiences and less stuff, I am challenging myself to only own 100 things.
I do have a couple exceptions:
My socks and underwear don't count.
My camera equipment doesn't count.
I don't know if I'll make it to 100 items or not but my efforts will definitely eliminate a large amount of my stuff, prevent me from gathering more stuff, and allow me to have more life experiences.
"You'll regret the things you didn't do much more than the things you did do."
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