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| -rw-r--r-- | pilgrim-happiness.txt | 22 | ||||
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| -rw-r--r-- | published/2016-01-01_pilgrim-happiness.txt | 16 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | unused/mountains-descriptions.txt (renamed from mountains.txt) | 0 | ||||
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| -rw-r--r-- | unused/vienna walk.txt (renamed from vienna walk.txt) | 0 |
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diff --git a/pilgrim-happiness.txt b/pilgrim-happiness.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 001f971..0000000 --- a/pilgrim-happiness.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,22 +0,0 @@ -I've been thinking about this little mantra ever since I saw it five or six years ago. I don't think I've ever seen what I consider the secret to happiness so succinctly and completely captured. - -I'm reprinting it here because I've been putting into action lately. And the author of this little guide happiness, Mark Pilgrim, removed his entire online presence back in 2011. When he originally published it in '09 or so he said he was on step 4. I assume he eventually made it to step 8. - ->1. Stop buying stuff you don’t need ->2. Pay off all your credit cards ->3. Get rid of all the stuff that doesn’t fit in your house/apartment storage lockers, etc. ->4. Get rid of all the stuff that doesn’t fit on the first floor of your house attic, garage, etc. ->5. Get rid of all the stuff that doesn’t fit in one room of your house ->6. Get rid of all the stuff that doesn’t fit in a suitcase ->7. Get rid of all the stuff that doesn’t fit in a backpack ->8. Get rid of the backpack - -I would say I am simultaneously on steps 2 and 4, with 5 in sight. - -For the record, while I understand wandering monks, I personally have no desire to go beyond step 7. - -I'm reprinting Mark Pilgrim's little mantra because I don't think I've ever seen what I consider the secret to happiness so succinctly and completely captured and I don't want to forget it. - -pursuit-of-happiness-mark-pilgrim - -The Pursuit of Happiness diff --git a/nightbefore.txt b/published/2014-12-19_night-before.txt index 0eba09a..0eba09a 100644 --- a/nightbefore.txt +++ b/published/2014-12-19_night-before.txt diff --git a/published/2016-01-01_pilgrim-happiness.txt b/published/2016-01-01_pilgrim-happiness.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b051265 --- /dev/null +++ b/published/2016-01-01_pilgrim-happiness.txt @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +I've been thinking about this little mantra ever since I saw it six or seven years ago. I don't think I've ever seen what I consider the secret to happiness so succinctly and completely captured. + +I'm reprinting it here because I've been putting into action lately. And the author of this little guide happiness, Mark Pilgrim, removed his entire online presence back in 2011. When he originally published it in '09 or so he said he was on step 4. I assume he eventually made it to step 8. + +>1. Stop buying stuff you don't need +>2. Pay off all your credit cards +>3. Get rid of all the stuff that doesn't fit in your house/apartment storage lockers, etc. +>4. Get rid of all the stuff that doesn't fit on the first floor of your house attic, garage, etc. +>5. Get rid of all the stuff that doesn't fit in one room of your house +>6. Get rid of all the stuff that doesn't fit in a suitcase +>7. Get rid of all the stuff that doesn't fit in a backpack +>8. Get rid of the backpack + +I would say I am simultaneously on steps 2 and 4, with 5 in sight. + +For the record, while I understand wandering monks and the like, right now I personally have no desire to go beyond step 7. diff --git a/mountains.txt b/unused/mountains-descriptions.txt index fffeaf4..fffeaf4 100644 --- a/mountains.txt +++ b/unused/mountains-descriptions.txt diff --git a/toilet.txt b/unused/toilet.txt index db74ad3..db74ad3 100644 --- a/toilet.txt +++ b/unused/toilet.txt diff --git a/toiletresearch.txt b/unused/toiletresearch.txt index 2de0bfd..2de0bfd 100644 --- a/toiletresearch.txt +++ b/unused/toiletresearch.txt diff --git a/vienna walk.txt b/unused/vienna walk.txt index cb88f54..cb88f54 100644 --- a/vienna walk.txt +++ b/unused/vienna walk.txt |