Title: Toward a simpler lifestyle | |
Author: Solène | |
Date: 04 January 2021 | |
Tags: life | |
Description: | |
I don't often give my own opinion on this blog but I really feel it is | |
important here. | |
The matter is about ecology, fair money distribution and civilization. | |
I feel I need to share a bit about my lifestyle, in hope it will have a | |
positive impact on some of my readers. I really think one person can | |
make a change. I changed myself, only by spending a few moments with a | |
member of my family a few years ago. That person never tried to | |
convince me of anything, they only lived by their own standard without | |
never offending me, it was simple things, nothing that would make that | |
person a paria in our society. But I got curious about the reasons and | |
I figurated it myself way later, now I understand why. | |
My philisophy is simple. In a life in modern civilization where | |
everything is going fast, everyone cares about opinions other have | |
about them and ultra communication, step back. | |
Here are the various statement I am following, this is something I self | |
defined, it's not absolute rules. | |
* Be yourself and be prepare to assume who you are. If you don't have | |
the latest gadget you are not "has been", if you don't live in a giant | |
house, you didn't fail your career, if you don't have a top notch shiny | |
car nobody should ever care. | |
* Reuse what you have. It's not because a cloth has a little scratch | |
that you can't reuse it. It's not because an electronic device is old | |
that you should replace it. | |
* Opensource is a great way to revive old computers | |
* Reduce your food waste to 0 and eat less meat because to feed animals | |
we eat this requires a huge food production, more than what we finally | |
eat in the meat | |
* Travel less, there are a lot to see around where I live than at the | |
other side of the planet. Certainly not go on vacation far away from | |
home only to enjoy a beach under the sun. This also mean no car if it | |
can be avoided, and if I use a car, why not carpooling? | |
* Avoid gadgets (electronic devices that bring nothing useful) at all | |
cost. Buy good gears (kitchen tools, workshop tools, furnitures etc...) | |
that can be repaired. If possible buy second hand. For non-essential | |
gears, second hand is mandatory. | |
* In winter, heat at 19°C maximum with warm clothes while at home. | |
* In summer, no A/C but use of extern isolation and vines along the | |
home to help cooling down. And fans + water while wearing lights | |
clothes to keep cool. | |
While some people are looking for more and more, I do seek for less. | |
There are not enough for everyone on the planet, so it's important to | |
make sacrifices. | |
Of course, it is how I am and I don't expect anyone to apply this, that | |
would be insane :) | |
Be safe and enjoy this new year! <3 | |
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