I'm having trouble imagining a version of this that would be as compatible with our capitalist world as decluttering and eating disorders, but some more extreme version of mindfulness/meditation where people could sell you home retreat paraphernalia, sure. Thr less-is-more 4 hour workweek stuff cycles constantly through the business world, so there's that. But Jesus, you can't just drop out and call that a lifestyle choice! How will you pay for your kale and alcohol for your tiny house stove? You have to monetize it somehow.
There is a more sophisticated analysis along these lines, surely, but time fails me.
I certainly feel this way about family holidays. When I was a kid, I'd be driven up the wall by mum's habit of overly planning vacation time, so that there was never any time to just relax or explore.
I feel this way now, that is, most scheduled activity is an imposition that interrupts either a train of thought or a beer.
Meeting with people is the corner case-- some conversations are worthwhile, and there's no good way in advance to tell which ones. Even people who are often tiresome or void of insight will sometimes sparkle, so that obvious way of triaging is self-limiting.
Yes. No more 6 emails to schedule a 10 minute phone call and fewer parent arranged play dates for the kids. More sitting on the dock of the bay wasting tiiiiiime.
ought to stare at walls all day
Finally! Something I'm minimalist at!
I stare at computer screens all day. Close enough?
"I'm having trouble imagining a version of this that would be as compatible with our capitalist world as decluttering and eating disorders,"
If you have a lot of capital, you can sit around on your ass. If pickitty is right and wealth inequality is on the rise we will see more of this.
Begin countdown to someone posting the knit thing on my fb wall because I am interested in all things related in any way to knitting.