To Remind Yourself of Something’s Value, Let It Go

Inside Minimalism Nº121

Words by Shawn Mihalik

Sometimes, the best way to know whether something truly adds value to your life is to get rid of it for a while.

Take coffee, for example. On a rational level, I know I don’t need coffee in my life. Humans have been drinking coffee for only the last 600 years or so. That means we created vast civilizations and great works of art wit…