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To offer a counterpoint, years ago the wife and I moved from NYC to California and purged quite a lot of stuff. We shipped everything we owned via UPS, to give
by dharmon 10y ago
To offer a counterpoint, years ago the wife and I moved from NYC to California and purged quite a lot of stuff. We shipped everything we owned via UPS, to give you an idea of what we pared down to.
There was no sudden bursts of creativity or inspiration in our new life on the west coast. If anything, it was kind of annoying living out our daily lives without some items that didn't survive the move.
I have nothing wrong with minimalism, or owning fewer things. In fact, I'm all for it, but don't fool yourself that throwing out the fondue pot is going to help you finish that novel.
My guess is that the stimulation of such a new environment is more responsible.
- majewsky 10y ago> My guess is that the stimulation of such a new environment is more responsible. This. Environment means so much to productivity. For example, the reason why I frequent my local hackerspace is that being there puts me into a getting-things-done attitude, whereas at home I usually end up chatting on IRC, watching Youtube or playing video games. And sometimes, all of the above at once. :)