The desire to live a simpler life

Recognize your desire to be entertained by life, and break the habit.

The modern motivation for practicing frugality might be summed up in one word: escapism. Don’t be a cog in the machine. Escape the nine-to-five grind. Retire early. Hack life. Tune in, save up, and check out. But we need to be running to something, not just from something. Having a void in your life in which you wake up every morning with no struct

you should identify and strive to cut out all the superficial things in your life. You should be fully intentional with how you spend your most precious resource of all: time.