Have you ever wondered why Mark Zuckerberg wears the same design of t-shirt everyday? It is because he doesn't want to spend too much time deciding on which clothes to wear everyday as he is too busy looking after the world's largest social network. In fact, Mark once said:
I'm in this really lucky position where I get to wake up every day and help serve more than 1bn people, and I feel like I'm not doing my job if I spend any of my energy on things that are silly or frivolous about my life, so that way I can dedicate all of my energy towards just building the best products and services."
WHAT ARE YOUR ANCHORS?
As we all know, an anchor is the thing that keeps a ship at bay, planted in the harbor, stuck in one place, unable to explore the freedom of the sea. The same as an anchor of a ship, we also have our own personal anchors. These are circumstances that are keeping us from realizing real freedom – debt, superfluous bills, excessive material possessions, bad relationships, and unhealthy lifestyle. When you eliminate these anchors, you can focus on life’s most important “things” such as health, relationships, passion, growth, and contribution.
OWNING LESS STUFFS
Owning less stuffs means lower expenses since these stuffs have maintenance expenses. You car needs repairs, gasoline, and insurance. Two cars will double these expenses. Owning a mansion means higher maintenance costs and real estate taxes. The list goes on.
If these expenses exceeds your income, then you will just go into debt and your life will become more miserable as you will need to work harder to get higher pay in order to pay these debts. Oftentimes, too much possessions ends up possessing its owner. The more you own, the more it costs to keep them.
Things fade and you can never get contentment in possessing more things as there is always new around the corner and someone else has more than we do.
Owning less stuffs means you can focus on fewer more important tasks, and having less in the way will give you more time, more freedom, and perhaps more meaning into your life. Having more time causes less frustration and less stress. More freedom adds less anxiety and less worry.
The concept of Less is More should not entail that you should be laid back and be complacent in life. Instead of accumulating things, focus more on your health, on spending your time with your friends and loved ones, on discovering new things by travelling to places, and on pursuing your passions.