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The Diderot Effect

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.

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How to foster minimalistic consumption

  • Buy items that fit your current system
  • Each time you make a new purchase, give something away
  • Go one month without buying something new
  • Realize that wanting is just an option your mind provides, n...

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A minimalistic schedule

A minimalistic schedule

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 ...

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The paradox of choice

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.

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Minimalism

Minimalism

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.

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”The Diderot Effect states that obtaining a new possession often creates a spiral of consumption that leads to additional purchases. “

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The Domino Effect

Our past luxuries just end up being necessities in a blink of an eye, once people get used to them.

This also creates new obligations and the domino effect of a further set of expenses and tasks, leading to new kinds of services and optimizations.

The Generation Effect

We retain things better when we make our own version of a learning material.

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