How do I get rid of unnecessary things and why you too should do
A Life / / December 19, 2019
Tim Denning (Tim Denning)
He writes about business and self-development for the Entrepreneur, Medium and Addicted2Success.
Three years ago I had four computers, two laptops, five mobile phones, two tablet, two closets, scored clothing, more than 20 pairs of shoes and a mountain of CD- and DVD-ROM drive.
I bought a new shirt every time I was invited to a birthday party. The situation is rapidly getting out of control. Then I have not started working on myself and not feeling well. Purchase useless things It dulled the pain, but not for long. So I decided to change my life.
I started with the largest, with his BMW. I have a lot of time and money is spent just to keep it in working condition. He looked like a screaming child who constantly need something. I did not want to spend more time taking care of the car, just to look successful in the eyes of others.
I put the car up for sale. It was very hard. Each potential buyer find in it any defects, and all of this red tape is not giving me a new life. In the end I sold the car for next to nothing. But the important thing is that I get rid of it. After that, the process of transition to
minimalism It began in earnest.Trying to give someone their unwanted stuff useless.
It seemed to me the things that I wanted to throw it away, can someone come in handy. Only here to find a man is quite problematic. I spent a lot of time and effort negotiating with people and sending them to their belongings.
It's not worth it. If you are serious about living minimalistic, discard all unnecessary. Of course, the clothes, shoes and electronic devices can donate to a charitable organization. So you can help those who are not able to buy a new one.
If you do not use the thing for a year, discard.
When I examined their belongings, it was found that some I did not take into the hands of more than five years. We tell ourselves that one day even use them, but that day never comes. All of these things are transformed into trash.
And it is not only physical, but also digital. I still need to parse more than 10 terabytes of data. They slow down the operating system, make it difficult to find information and constantly need to spend on a place in the cloud.
Do not worry about where to start, - act. Dispose of at least one unnecessary thing every week.
The hardest thing was to throw out my old Mac Pro. I am very long time to it decide. In the end, I was angry with myself. During the time that I spent on reflection, I could have done a bunch of other things.
Freeing the space around them, and you will loose your thoughts. You will have more time for what really matters to you.