Thought of the day.

[gavroche]

I am presently watching a program on Netflix about Minimalism and something they said struck me:
" You never have enough of what you don't really want."
I think this is a very powerful sentence and so true.

 

[raleighnut]

Nah, it's whoever has the most toys wins ..........................................................innit.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

I am presently watching a program on Netflix about Minimalism and something they said struck me:
" You never have enough of what you don't really want."
I think this is a very powerful sentence and so true.

I can disprove it in four letters: b-e-e-r.

Acually, I can disprove it in three but this is a family forum.

 

[arch684]

With bikes it's you can never have enough of what you don't need

 

[Markymark]

I like the mantra....more is more.

 

[Cycleops]

We cyclists are generally an acquisitive lot but how many bikes can you ride at one time? My wife is on a minimalist kick at the moment and the amount of handbags and shoes she's chucked out would make Imelda Marcos blush.

 

[Salad Dodger]

I cant claim to be wholeheartedly minimalist (not with 4 guitars, 3 ukuleles, 4 amps, and a bunch of other miscellaneous music stuff, not to mention 2 bikes), but Mrs Salad and I have certainly cut back a lot on chasing the acquisition of "stuff". A couple of years ago, we moved into a smaller house, and it forced us to address the issue of the amount of stuff we owned, that we barely ever used. A hell of a lot went to the charity shop, or to the tip.

Our life now feels simpler and a recent health scare for Mrs S has called into focus what's really important. Health, good friends and being content with what we have got, rather than envying those with more and constantly striving to match or exceed them.

 

[Oxo]

We cyclists are generally an acquisitive lot but how many bikes can you ride at one time? My wife is on a minimalist kick at the moment and the amount of handbags and shoes she's chucked out would make Imelda Marcos blush.

Wait until she decides to let you in to the secret that she is about to restock.

 

[screenman]

I was very materialistic until I was 34 and moved from Twickenham to Lincolnshire, no more flash cars, boats, and stupidly expensive meals out, to be honest I do not miss them and have no desire to own them again.

The less we spend the less we have to earn, the less we have to earn the less stress we have.