2022-06-20 Less is more

A philosopher named Diogenes of Sinope built the idea that ‘he has the most who is most content with the least’.

Today we see this play out in many ways, most notably with the minimalism movement.

Essentially it plays into this idea that a life lived with less ‘stuff’ leads to a happier one because in the absence of these desires you can enjoy the ‘real’ stuff in life, like relationships.

The happiest people I know desire much less than the average Joe.

Life can be sabotaged by thinking of the past and worrying about the future. You forget what is right in front of you.

That can lead to a life less lived. Instead, what makes more sense is to spend time in this moment. You right there, absorbing the words here and asking questions of yourself in the moment.

That’s what the happiest people I know do.