It may sound weird but relationships should be decluttered too. I am talking about relationships with people who negatively influence your life. Want it or not but you are directly influenced by the people who surround you. Their constant criticism and demotivation will fill you up with negative energy and will not let you grow. So don’t let them rent a valuable space in your head. It is an important step otherwise you will have to return to …
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Decluttering your Life: Part 2
Have you ever been in a state when you feel yourself unfocused and restless because of lots of thoughts and ideas on your mind? That is the state I used to be in all the time earlier in my life and that is what I call mental clutter. I had lots of ideas I wanted to implement but I couldn’t focus on any of them. I had lots of thoughts about my past, the mistakes I had made and the opportunities I missed. And all this mental clutter was holding me from making decisions on how to move forward.
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Decluttering your Life: Part 1
Life decluttering is not a one-time only activity but a lifetime activity that should be done on a regular basis. It is not just about throwing needless things. For more success and happiness, a full life declutter is needed involving your physical, mental, emotional environments as well as habits and relationships.
Let’s start with the physical environment. It’s your home, workspace, handbag, car, etc. There can be a lot of old and useless things that you have kept over years. You may keep tho…
Let’s start with the physical environment. It’s your home, workspace, handbag, car, etc. There can be a lot of old and useless things that you have kept over years. You may keep tho…
Starting a Minimalistic Life
It took a long time for me to realize that the time is the most valuable currency that we use to pay for everything. I got very much concerned with it especially after watching the “In Time” movie that reflects “Time is money” saying in a very direct sense. In my opinion the movie has a lot of flaws but it can make you think about the value of your lifetime.
As soon as I got rid of materialistic behavior and stopped spending my lifetime in vain by paying for the stuff that wasn’t making me happy…
As soon as I got rid of materialistic behavior and stopped spending my lifetime in vain by paying for the stuff that wasn’t making me happy…
Stopping the Materialistic Behavior
Let me start with some confessions.
There was a time I was shopping-addicted. I could go for a shopping when I was feeling stressed. It was some kind of stress therapy for me. No matter, what I would buy. It was providing a temporary relief for the stress I had. I could buy things that I would use once or twice. I could buy expensive gifts for people who were not too close to me. I could pay a large amount of money for a fitness package but don’t attend it as it was not suiting my needs. And all…
There was a time I was shopping-addicted. I could go for a shopping when I was feeling stressed. It was some kind of stress therapy for me. No matter, what I would buy. It was providing a temporary relief for the stress I had. I could buy things that I would use once or twice. I could buy expensive gifts for people who were not too close to me. I could pay a large amount of money for a fitness package but don’t attend it as it was not suiting my needs. And all…
What Is Happiness?
This is a question to which each of us may give a different answer.
However, the key is to realize that:
However, the key is to realize that:
- happiness is not in possessing the things you desire, no matter of their quantity
- we can feel happy with the things we already have by reevaluating our value system
- redirecting our continuous desires for new things/possessions into experiences may bring a lasting feeling of happiness.
Do Possessions Make You Happy?
Most people think that happiness is in possessing everything they need.
Everybody has basic needs and people live and work to satisfy those needs such as food, shelter, clothes, etc. When those basic needs are satisfied, new and new needs arise and people think they should have more money to satisfy those needs. They make a goal to earn more to possess all those things they need.
It is important to understand that the essential things people really need are not as much as they might think. All …
Everybody has basic needs and people live and work to satisfy those needs such as food, shelter, clothes, etc. When those basic needs are satisfied, new and new needs arise and people think they should have more money to satisfy those needs. They make a goal to earn more to possess all those things they need.
It is important to understand that the essential things people really need are not as much as they might think. All …