I've been following the "Cult of less"
It's a funny thing: You read an article about some kind of cult/trend/movement, and you realize that you are following the same idea or concept described in the text, but without thinking too much about it.
That happened to me when I read this BBC piece about the "Cult of less". For some years I have been trying to get rid of stuff I don't need, things that only stand somewhere in your appartment waiting for the removal of dust. The more our life is centered around digital content and information, the easier it is to replace tangible with intangible goods. It might sound like a nightmare to collectors and people who love to live between billions of things that have nothing more than emotional value. But for me, it's an attractive lifestyle (for now).
The advantage of the Cult of less: You are much more flexible and mobile, which is a plus in our globalized world. Put all your stuff on a harddisk and back it up in the cloud (or the other way round), and you can go and do whatever you want. And the best thing: Wherever in the world you are, you feel like home when you start your computer or smartphone.
Although I wouldn't want to go as far as some of the people mentioned in the article, who voluntary got rid of their appartment. That's a bit too minimalistic for my taste.
