Just like @Homer Potvin it's antique furniture and one badass lamp. I have a picture of that lamp here in the Tavern's Member Picture Gallery, link if you are curious: https://www.writingforums.org/threads/taverns-member-picture-gallery.9830/page-557#post-1899753 Got that lamp at a flea market for around $25. The picture shows my wardrobe as well. I actually don't have a single classical painting, yet. I do have a mosiac-like plaster of a winged bull in my kitchen.
I think I’m rather unique in that I love minimalist design (websites, homes, etc) but don’t live by it. In fact I’m prone to hoarding out of sheer laziness.
I don't work 80 hours every week, but a lot. The trouble with being a good businessman is that you have to take care of customers, they really do come first. We have a few months that we are behind in orders, and the only way to stay caught up is to work long hours. It does balance out, sort of. I do get some blocks of time to goof off. What keeps me sane is that I know I have the ability to stop at anytime, go home, go play, turn away someone I don't like as a customer. I get to give special treatment to those I like, and I am to busy for those I don't like, 'real freedom'. If someone told me I had to work these hours, I would quit. I tried retiring once, what I found is that if everyday is Saturday, Saturday is not worth much anymore.
Very, very true. All that stuff you like to do isn't special anymore when you have all the time in the world to do it. I'm coming to the end of a 6 week break after hernia surgery, and after about 3 weeks of goofing off I found myself bereft of entertainment with no work to offset the funsies.
What's necessary is some kind of pursuit. Pursuit of knowledge, skills, goals, or what-have-you. But you need to be actively engaged in something where tangible results exist so you can gauge your progress. Otherwise you feel like you're just drifting aimlessly (because you are).
Being a minimalist sucks when you keep procrastinating doing laundry. Seriously, a causal wardrobe is like two loads of laundry.
I guess it (minimalism) could be a good idea if you have a good reason for that. I must confess that I am not. But, on the other hand, some times I definitely think I should be a little bit more a minimalist kind of person. So, I just give some old stuff, or just get rid of it. At the end, I try to stay somewhere in between a minimalist, and the opposite. My advice? I´m not an expert on that, but I´d say this: If you think you should live that way, then go for it.
I'm trying to be. The less stuff I have, the more I can focus on BEING rather than HAVING. It's a big difference. I already got rid of a ton and my life has gotten so much lighter, better and easier.
I agree with that. Having tons of things could not be wise. I would add: Having tons of things and try to keep them all.
