Chapter 44 ★Forty-two to reduce your living needs

In the 1980s, there was a myth that people always thought that owning more things and employing more people to serve them would make life simpler and more comfortable.In the process of simplifying my life, I found that the opposite is true. Reviewing your shopping habits (method 40) and changing the way you shop (method 41) will reduce the hassle of organizing your items.Other ways this book outlines will reduce your need for service in your life. For example, once you start to simplify your life, you will definitely feel that you don’t need a cleaning woman, and it is very easy to tidy up the house by yourself; your diet does not need to be as laborious as a recipe; Similarly, run around or hire a driver for some chores; and your wardrobe can be reduced to the smallest state, no fashion consultant is needed anymore; your investment is simplified, and no financial consultant is needed; Your shopping is also minimized, so you don't need more shopping; your entertainment is reduced, so you don't have to hire a nanny; your phone system is simplistic, so you don't. No need for extra answering and transfer services; your lawn is gone and you don’t need a gardener; your home is simple and tidy and you don’t need an interior planner; your relationships After simplicity, you don't need to see a psychiatrist; your health and weight loss plan is simple and easy to implement, and you don't need a nutritionist anymore.

Now, let's talk about personal choice.We each have to make decisions for ourselves, whether to burden us with the addition of goods and services, or to stop adding them and make life simpler.Our purpose in life, above all, is to allow us to easily manage our lives, yet get most of the necessities in life, and have the life we ​​want.By giving up most of the goods and services in our lives, we can gain a new sense of relief. However, those goods and services that we used to think we must have, now, you can try it, without these goods and services, Is it possible to survive.