Nature vs. Netflix: Has Comfort Killed Our Wild Side?
Minimalism: Your Key to Freedom.
During my travels in places like KwaZulu-Natal (Eastern Cape, South Africa), I met local people being disconnected from wildlife. For most of our time, society has been steering us away from nature — especially people who are accustomed to living in cities, offering nothing more than parks and an abundance of concrete.
'It is my belief that if more people start building fulfilling lives, they will eventually discard a way of life that is primarily tied to 'owning stuff'. For they will come to realise it is actually eliminating their freedom and mobility to act and think big.'
My connection with nature only started coming back once I travelled around the world, and could not believe the beauty I was seeing. A wake up call, saying we need more impact storytellers to educate and change the perspectives of people.
Great communicators such as Oliver Dauert are also referring to a 'short-sighted shareholder focus', being one of the reasons — alongside humans who have embedded the habit of living in abundance.
A lot of creators in the likes of Dan Koe, Andrew Huberman, Julian Pistone and so forth, need to put their heads together, developing value systems that encourage and sustain this harmony (amongst humans & nature) we so aspire to achieve, and need.
Lastly, it is my belief that if more people start building fulfilling lives, they will eventually discard a way of life that is primarily tied to 'owning stuff' — as they will come to realise it is actually eliminating their freedom and mobility to act and think big.
I see it like this: If you are reinventing yourself, everything you own becomes a drag. Part of your new journey, will involve a lot of self-education that will overwhelm you. During these moments, you will start disliking most of the stuff you own, and discard naturally. That's how I own close to nothing today, except a backpack — including all the tools, required to create impactful stories. Back in the day, when I worked in the corporate world, you can't imagine what kind of ‘hoarder’ I was..
If you're not there yet, it's a great practice to free one day and walk around your house or room. Here you will notice subtle emotions. Anything that feels bad, or hasn't been serving you for a long time, sell or gift away the item. There is many sources out there like Sellpy — If not, make someone happier who really needs it.
More stuff = less focus or a cluttered mind that does not know where it is steering towards.
You basically are what you own “How are you creating more freedom in your life?"
Have a nice weekend!
Antoine
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