"I' m not sure where this minimalist urge came from. I've always been more of a maximalist, as one glance at my bag collection (54 at last count) or my coffee-maker constellation (six, more or less) or my leather-notebook ensemble (don't ask). Enough, I decided. This must stop. I know many people dismiss the efficacy of New Year's resolutions, but I like them. They help me make vital course corrections. So, on January 1st I resolved to buy nothing."
"I took this vow of nothing not for masochistic reasons or ecological ones, or out of some latent ascetic impulse. It was, rather, a nagging feeling that I was squandering my precious life energy on....crap. Not just the accumulation of crap but the curation of it, the hours spent searching not for any V90 dye-free coffee filter but the best V90 dye-free coffee filter. Always the best, always more. It was exhausting."
A habitual maximalist with dozens of bags, multiple coffee makers, and an extensive leather-notebook collection resolved on January 1 to stop buying nonessential items. The resolution excluded only food, medicine, and gifts. The decision arose from a feeling of squandering life energy on acquiring and endlessly curating possessions, always seeking the best version of items. New Year's resolutions were used as a tool for course correction. The purchase moratorium lasted one hundred days and was successfully maintained. The experience clarified how much time and energy consumption habits and curation demand.
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