October 27, 2006
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Begin the Day By Throwing Away
Every day should begin with throwing something out.
Each morning, awake thinking about what you’ll toss. Take a piss, pull the consciousness into your mind with some coffee, have a bowl of cereal, and then throw something out.
Something good. Something you didn’t think you’d throw out.
Taking out the recycling, emptying the compost jar in the kitchen, deleting old emails, anything counts. But the real bonus score comes when you put your favorite books in a free box by the curb. When your favorite old LPs end up at the used record store. When your 5 dollar bills are stapled to the trees in the park. When you’ve given away all your change to the guy begging on the freeway entrance. When your cherished memories are ‘blogged so you can forget them.
Awake. Drink coffee. Toss something. Then go on.
Cultivate the habit of the ending of refuse.
Comments (7)
I already live this way. I’m about as minimalistic as it gets it a modern, urban society. At the same time, I don’t want to cultivate more of a throw-away society. But maybe a give-away challenge. Give something away daily. And not necessarily something disposable. Maybe even something cherished. It grounds you in the non-importance of material things, I think.
/me stares at the dusty crate of Apple ][ components in the corner…
Sage advice. I love throwing things out.
I need to add this to my daily ritual. It would help me out a lot. ryc: One of my favorite books – and one I always recommend to teachers, along with Borderliners.
a work in progress but a great idea…
Today I was inspired and threw out two skirts. I felt quite refreshed
I love this!
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