The art of simplifying your life (by getting rid of stuff) [View all]

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As a telecom executive, Joshua Fields Millburn would wake up at 4.44 every morning and immediately check his phone for emails.

It was also the last thing he did at night. Staying constantly connected to work had landed him a six-figure salary, a big house and everything else he’d ever wanted. But in 2009, at the age of 27, Joshua lost his mother and his marriage within a month, forcing him to question everything.

Joshua realised that his life had been focused on accumulation: of possessions, of status, of debt.

The average American has 300,000 items in their home and $16,000 in credit card debt, Joshua says, so the idea of pursuing a more deliberate, meaningful existence with less stuff seemed attractive.

http://www.huckmagazine.com/art-and-culture/the-minimalists-how-to-simplify-your-life/