“To live within limits. To want one thing. Or a few things very much and love them dearly. Cling to them, survey them from every angle. Become one with them–that is what makes the poet, the artist, the human being.”

–Johann Goethe

“We don’t need to increase our goods nearly as much as we need to scale down our wants. Not wanting something is as good as possessing it.”

–Donald Horban

“This is what we want from everything we let into our lives: a good fit, so we can achieve full mastery of our tools, so we can milk all the potential out of everything that we have. If we can do that, we can truly appreciate our things.”

—Frank Chimero

Hmmm…

“Appropriatism” sounds like just the thing. How much stuff I’ve got that I really don’t actively appreciate is kinda embarrassing. The more things we accumulate (be they physical, digital or mental) the less likely it is that our brains and psyches will be able to comprehend and integrate them into our lives. Interesting thoughts…