I keep imagining a tradition I’d like to invent. After you’re established in your career, and you have some neat stuff in your house, you take a whole year in which you don’t start anything new or acquire any new possessions you don’t need.

No new hobbies, equipment, games, or books are allowed during this year. Instead, you have to find the value

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Your appetite for novelty and your fear of missing out sucks the joy out of you—the more you eat, the hungrier you are. The more you spend, the more vapid you feel. You lack spirit, not another fashion identity. You don’t need another aesthetic, you need stronger values.

I believe it is always worth asking yourself these questions.

1. Do you want to have it, or do you want others to see that you have it (how does this relate to your values)?

2. Will it disrupt your finances and plans, and are you choosing it over something you really need?

3. Do you like it, or do you just want to fit into someone else’s definition... See more