THE PHILOSOPHY OF SUBTRACTION —
A Guide Through Laozi, Buddha, Stoicism, Jung, and Steve Jobs**
Introduction — The Truth Hidden in Plain Sight
i used to improve my lives by adding more:
More goals. More money. More productivity. More books. More motivation.
but the more i search, the more distance i am from what i want.
and from this year, i did something oppisite, and to my suprise, it changed my life.
only now i understand the deepest transformation comes not from addition, but from subtraction.
i removed news in january, late night scorlling in feb, sugar in march, dependence in may, wanting to be seen in july, desire to prove myself in nov., seeking for extenal validation in dec.
the more i removed, the more disciplined i become, the more clarity i have, the more meaningful my life become, the more clear my purpose becomes.
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