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Seeking Out Shipwrecks
Focusing on the Daily Stoic Meditation for August 26 — Seeking Out Shipwrecks, as outlined by Ryan Holiday in the bestseller 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance and the Art Of Living.
“I was shipwrecked before I even boarded . . . the journey showed me this — how much of what we have is unnecessary, and how easily we can decide to rid ourselves of these things whenever it’s necessary, never suffering the loss.”
— SENECA, MORAL LETTERS, 87.1
Most of what we have is unnecessary
Take a look at your space — your room, your workplace, your desktop — and identify how much of the things surrounding you are actually necessary. You’ll find that there’s only maybe 20% of those items are the things that you actually need, and the remaining 80% is clutter, mess and unnecessary extras.
Most of what we have is unnecessary, and this follows the 80/20 rule;
The 80/20 principle is the idea that 80% of effects (the outcomes and results) come from 20% of the causes (the efforts and the actions)
- 80% of your wardrobe is clutter, while 20% are the things you actually wear.
- 80% of the things in your room are decorative or useless, while 20% of the items in your…
