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I own a business. If I was to do a full inventory, I would probably find I'm in the possession of tens of thousands of items. I'm currently in the situation whe
by jungletime 6y ago
I own a business. If I was to do a full inventory, I would probably find I'm in the possession of tens of thousands of items. I'm currently in the situation where something breaks daily. It has forced me into being very picky. I no longer buy things, if I can avoid it. Every thing I buy has the potential of being a problem down the line that will require time and attention. Even disposing of broken things can be a big hassle. If I do buy something, brand new, I will take a close look at it and think about how it will fail. And try to reinforce those failure points.
Minimalism is definitely a valid strategy, at large scales.
- jmnicolas 6y agoYes once you own too much your possessions starts to own you.
- jungletime 6y agoYes so true. The golden toilet in Trump's 5th bedroom, has no practical utility to him. He never even uses it. In fact, its a liability. It will likely fail and flood his mansion eventually. If it serves a purpose, it is to be symbol of his wealth and power. Like a juggler, that juggles a sixth ball. To wow and impress. There is a point where all possessions become a liability. This is why I think rich people are sometimes caricatured as Scrooge McDucks. Every new possessions is a problem. So some overreact, and would rather just hold onto money to an extreme. A local billionaire patches his rusty international bridge with wood beams. Extremely rich people fascinate me, because their psychological faults, and inherent human pathology has the fuel to really flower.
- nsxwolf 6y agoGreat reminder, if you have a house with Too Many Toilets, go check on them now. And any other uncommonly used water fixtures.
- lostlogin 6y agoI agree with your point. In regard to this comment: > it is to be symbol of his wealth If this week’s papers are any guide, the symbolism has become more complex.
- dredmorbius 6y ago"Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away." -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Airman's Odyssey
- Answerawake 6y agoI'm looking forward to my final perfect iPad being just a slab of aluminum. It will be perfection.
- chiefgeek 6y agoA la 2001's obelisk
- dredmorbius 6y agoSee also: As simple as possible, but no simpler.
- seg_lol 6y agohttps://clipboards.com/6-x-10-aluminum-clipboard https://clipboards.com/6-x-10-aluminum-clipboard Looks like you attach ground effect lights, pen holders and some form of computation. Wireless, always on, potentially waterproof with rite in the rain paper [1] (great notebooks btw) [1] https://www.riteintherain.com/printer-paper-20-pound https://www.riteintherain.com/printer-paper-20-pound
- m463 6y ago"Simplify, then add lightness" https://www.lotuscars.com/lotus-philosophy/ https://www.lotuscars.com/lotus-philosophy/
- sixstringtheory 6y agoThis advice applies directly to software. Bring in more dependencies, bring in more custom tooling, and you're bringing in more maintenance burden. There will be bugs. Make sure you really need that shiny new framework.
- jungletime 6y ago"All code is garbage" - Techlead.
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