What path are you walking? Is the path you want to traverse one that leads to happiness, growth, and freedom?
Minimalism is simply the tool we use to clear that path, to make it easier to find and then easier to travel. If you’re having trouble finding your own minimalist path, stop looking. Instead, search for contentment. Find that path—discover what makes you happy—and then allow minimalism to help you clear the clutter that’s keeping you from moving forward.
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The Four Paths
By Joshua Fields Millburn
Whenever we fail to make a decision, we fail to grow.
As we approach each of life’s proverbial forks in the road, we are not faced merely with two potential courses of action; rather, as many as four choices appear at each fork.
The Right Path
Often the correct decision is glaring: the right path is illuminated, clear for miles, obvious to everyone. Whenever this is the case, seize the opportunity—take the right path.
The Wrong Path
Some paths are blatantly incorrect, crammed with unnecessary obstacles and venomous creatures. Avoid these routes, even when they seem beautiful, tantalizing, or easy.
The Left Path
Sometimes the fork presents two equally viable options: the right path is right, but so is the left—or maybe you cannot tell which path is correct. In these instances, it is most important to simply pick either path, using all available relevant information, and keep moving forward. Even if we pick the wrong path, we grow from the failure.
No Path
When faced with two unknown paths—left and right—we often freeze with indecision, and then we stay stuck with decision-making paralysis. This is the worst option of all: not deciding is always a bad decision.
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