When to change. What to change. Why to change.
I've made a lot of substantive changes in my way of life in 2008, changes in food, clothing, shelter, and transportation, changes that arise from--and go on to create--changes of mind, of belief.
So yesterday during the five-and-a-half hour meeting from hell, I got to categorizing the changes I've made. You know, when the actual meeting material wasn't riveting me to my chair.
Many of them are reductive and eliminative: I no longer use shampoo or grocery bags; I've cut my driving by half, my use of electricity by ten percent or so, and my clutter by 75 percent.
Some are additive and enhancing: I've increased my savings; I have more free time; I walk more.
Some of the criteria I've used in deciding to make a significant change:
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What do you think? Good reasons? Missing any really obvious ones?
So yesterday during the five-and-a-half hour meeting from hell, I got to categorizing the changes I've made. You know, when the actual meeting material wasn't riveting me to my chair.
Many of them are reductive and eliminative: I no longer use shampoo or grocery bags; I've cut my driving by half, my use of electricity by ten percent or so, and my clutter by 75 percent.
Some are additive and enhancing: I've increased my savings; I have more free time; I walk more.
Some of the criteria I've used in deciding to make a significant change:
(Click for the big version.)
What do you think? Good reasons? Missing any really obvious ones?