Is it possible to own nothing?
Well, maybe not nothing. Nothing is a little extreme. But is it possible to own close to the nothing? I hope to have the answer to that question soon. Inspired by a a book or two, I’ve decided to try to see if I can rid my life of most of the clutter. The goal? Condense my life into 2 bags and 2 boxes.
How will I do this? It seems simple to just say: get rid of everything. To realize how much junk I own, I have put myself through the misery of documenting every single possession of mind, no matter how insignificant. This gives me a solid metric to measure my progress against. I will be explaining the finer details of this in future posts.
The 2 bags and 2 boxes principle will hopefully allow me to live anywhere and move instantly. This is the Cult of Less.
While I don’t consider myself to be some sort of ascetic or societal recluse, I’ve found that more stuff equates to more stress. Each thing I own came with a small expectation of responsibility. I look into my closet and feel guilt. I glance into my desk drawers and see my neglect. When was the last time I wore this? Have I ever even used that?
Instead of trying to distribute my time too thin among all of my possessions, I will simply get rid of most of them. I will eliminate a large part of stress in my life and I will truly cherish the few things that I own.
This wouldn’t be a proper project without a deadline and some constraints. I will detail everything in the future
As with many of these little one-offs that I’ve gotten into the habit of doing, I hope other people will also try it out for themselves. All of the systems I’m developing to help me empty my life of possessions have the potential of many users using the system in mind.
This system was built with two purposes in mind: (1) to offload everything and (2) to document the triumphs and failures. As a reader, you will have the chance to purchase or receive (for almost free) most of my stuff. Again, I will explain the finer details of this as this progresses.
In the meantime, the deadline for the 2 suitcase, 2 box singularity is: December 1.
