Mini Motivation #52 - Why Lesser is Sometimes Better

Sidenote: Fully understood the sarcasm in the quote, but I figured I'll take another angle of it.

When people saw the limited amount of cloths I have, they sometimes asked me if it really works, this easier-to-make-decisions thing.

I can honestly tell you, just like how I tell them, it does. After 3 years of just five black tees (I have a couple extras of the same because I was caught in a jam before), two shorts, one long jeans, two sports wear and a couple of boxers, it really cuts down a lot of my decisions.

BTW, I did a longer post on my wardrobe choice a while ago here.

When I see any of my cloths on sale, I'll just ask if I need to replace my existing ones, and if yes, I'll just buy them. Regardless of the occasion - birthdays, weddings, business functions - I put on the same dress code. Initially I did feel the awkwardness, especially growing up in a culture where black means death and wearing that color to auspicious events are disrespectful, but as I observed over time, I've never been questioned on my decision.

Since then, I've also used the same minimalist approach to reduce other decisions in life. It's not about being lazy really, because what these habits and mindset has created for me are more empty spaces to think and work and expand my creativity, with minimal distractions. If there's only 24 hours a day and I can cut down one hour of decision making, then I'm essentially winning back time.

And yes, if you evaluate your day, you will realise you do spend an hour or more on just making the decision. What to eat, what to wear, where to go during the weekend, to buy or not to buy etc.

So from time to time, I've gone into a habit of asking a series of questions, and I thought maybe I'll share them you, so you can benefit from them too.

• If I really force myself into a tight spot, what are the things in my life that I don't have to do, or don't have to have?
• How many of the things at home that haven't been used for over a year?
• All these just-in-case-I-need-it stuff, do I really get into situations to use them?
• How much time do I actually spend on deciding vs acting on them?
• If I look back at my calendar items for the past week, what could have been eliminated?
• Am I adding too much significance and meaning to certain "activities", to respect an old tradition that may no longer be valid? Or I am just being sentimental?

Mini Motivation is my own daily strategy to inspire myself. Mostly 3 minute reads.

From Motivation, we gain Inspiration. From Inspiration, we achieve Momentum. And the rest, they say, is history.

Hope it helps nudge you a bit too in the right direction.

Oh it did? Let me know in the comments, and of course an upvote would be a nice motivation for me. :)

Stay awesome!

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