Three Steps To Lighten Up Your Life
Posted: November 30, 2012 Filed under: learning | Tags: goals, innovation, minimalist, obstacles, personal development, simplify, work 4 Comments »
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I got a new work bag.
I love it.
It’s light, and mostly empty.
My old bag was heavy and filled with junk I never used, but carried around everywhere.
Why did I do that?
I let the inertia of the old junky stuff drag me down everyday.
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I learned three things about this experience:
1. Unload the junk.
When I changed bags, I only moved the stuff I use, my iPad, a folder and a portable hard drive. That’s it. All the magazines, and receipts and loose change can get lost.
2. Keep it up
I bike to work a couple times a week and use a waterproof backpack. So on a regular basis, every week, I transfer over my three items, cleaning out anything that accumulated in the bottom of the other bag. This keeps me on the straight and narrow.
3. Don’t look back.
My burden is lighter as I travel to work. I don’t travel very far, so I can imagine if I did how much more of a difference it would make.
Now I have also taken this attitude to the rest of my life. What other junk is laying around my house that I need to get rid of? There is plenty I need to work on. Or also how much debt is dragging me down? All of this feels the same, lightening my burden by reducing the unnecessary.
I feel more in control of my life since my wife and I started purposefully eliminating our debt, since I changed work bags, and since I realized I can simplify one step at a time.
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What are you carrying that is unnecessary?
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I really enjoyed Michael Hyatt’s book Platform. He spells out starting a blog, or getting onto Twitter, etc… That’s what started my journey. Then I found some other good blogs like, Problogger. I think the biggest thing is to start and keep it up, get into the habit. Thanks for the comment.
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I just used the Clean Home theme By Mid Mo Design. I modified it and I like the clean look. Thanks for the compliment though.