About 18 months ago, I gave away most of my physical possessions in a successful bid for simplicity.
Now, blog writers do craft catchy leads for impact. I could have written, “I gave away a pile of old clothes, books and junk, which collectively comprised 51% of the individual objects I owned.” Yawn. But overdramatic phrasing aside, this action greatly improved quality of life.
But possessions merely chipped a bit from a Sisyphean boulder of excess. The real application for this “ fewer, nicer ” philosophy is time and attention. I long resisted hard decisions, because I have so many interests, in no particular hierarchy.