Here we go again (moving from a spark to a flame.. ♫). Yes, I’ve been silent for quite some time. Almost two months - I can’t believe it. What happened?
It started with a rash of unexpected events. My life switched to interrupt-driven. For a while, that was kind of fun - don’t look out for any long-term issues, just juggle the events at hand. Until I realized that that meant I had no way to actually pursue my long-term interests.
Now, moving back to an organized life is hard if the fire hose of life’s events is turned up to eleven. So I spent a bit of time going through my life, reorganizing my priorities, and discarding the parts that were more distracting than helpful. That includes both obligations and possessions. Recently, I have been selling quite a few things that clutter up my life and my apartment, and I’ve been cutting back on my obligations.
The funny thing is, after I started doing it, uncluttering became sort of a web trend. There’s Unclutterer that’s been gaining quite a bit of steam recently. 43Folders has declared a War On Clutter. Steve Pavlina is talking about “Making Time for The Important“. Zen Habits writes about escaping materialism.
What does that actually mean? Not much for this web site, or iCalFix. I took stock of things I love doing, and both of these ended up very high on my priorities list. If anything, it means I now actually have time to work on iCalFix.
Anyways - it’s been really fun decluttering my life, and I’m glad to be back to writing here!
Good on ya. Less is more.