When it comes to getting things done, options aren’t always a good thing.
When everything is a possibility, it actually becomes harder to make the right choice. Meanwhile, when we place a constraint on ourselves, it can become much easier to get something done.

The paradox of choice

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<li>Buy items that fit your current system</li>
<li>Each time you make a new purchase, give something away</li>
<li>Go one month without buying something new</li>
<li>Realize that wanting is just an option your mind provides, not an order you have to follow.</li>
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How to foster minimalistic consumption

Obtaining a new possession often creates a spiral of consumption which leads you to acquire more new things. 
As a result, we end up buying things that our previous selves never needed to feel happy or fulfilled.

The Diderot Effect

Choosing one priority guides your behavior by forcing you to organize your life around that responsibility. 
Your priority becomes an anchor task, the mainstay that holds the rest of your day in place. If things get hectic, you have already decided what is urgent and what is important.

A minimalistic schedule

It means focusing on and committing to the fundamentals, instead of wasting time, money, or energy on details.
A minimalistic approach can be applied to consumption, goals, schedules, tasks, design, and much more.

Minimalism

What is Minimalism? What is Minimalism? Let's define minimalism. "Minimalism is not a lack of something. It's simply the perfect amount of something." -Nicholas Burroughs Minimalism is about more than just possessions, though. Minimalism is focusing on and committing to the fundamentals, instead of wasting time, money, or energy on details.

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