Update #6 - 100 Thing Challenge
It has been some time since I've posted on the 100 Thing Challenge. I thought a quick update might be in order.
When I first started the 100 Thing Challenge, I did not want to just get rid of a bunch of stuff in order to check off the 100 Thing Challenge as if it were some task on a to do list. For me, the 100 Thing Challenge is much more about a lifestyle change. My goal has been to sustain the efforts I'm putting into the 100 Thing Challenge for at least a year. But since I'm a theoretical kind of guy, I also did not want to simply think about the 100 Thing Challenge and never do anything. So early on I forced myself to purge. As I've mentioned, the hardest part of the 100 Thing Challenge so far has been getting rid of stuff. I feel like I can honestly say that I only use about 70-80% of the roughly 100 things on my list of personal items I'm keeping. But getting rid of the stuff that did not make the list is not easy.
Also there has been a lot of things happening in the background recently. I have a new job, and that always takes time away from other activities. Moreover, the new job requires some new clothes, so I'm in the process of modifying my 100 thing list. I still "use" less than 100 things on a day-to-week-to-month basis, but unfortunately I "have" more than 100 things in my closet now. Not a lot more. But too much given my commitment to purge and simplify.
In addition, I've been working on a more positive statement of Stuck In Stuff. I like the web site StuckInStuff.com. It says in a catchy phrase what so many of us feel as we live day-to-day in our consumer culture. But hey, I'm entrepreneurial and kind of restless. I don't like being "stuck" in anything. So without giving anything away, I'll let you know that some of my StuckInStuff.com energy and time has been going toward a more positive reaction against consumerism that I hope to have online by the middle of the year.
That's where things stand. I'll try to give an update to my 100 thing list soon. Keep up your good work. I've seriously been so amazed at how many of you are moving in positive directions to not let stuff rule your lives. Way to go!
100 things! I like your challenge! I'm going to have to think about doing something similar.
Posted by:Ariah Fine | January 28, 2008 at 07:47 AM
Looking forward, Dave, to what's to come. Glad you landed another job; I pray God's blessings on you as you get adjusted.
Posted by:Jamie Cain | January 28, 2008 at 03:56 PM