15 Things
Andrew Hyde, a post social vagabond and a coder released a new service today called 15 things. The concept behind the service is simple – list 15 things you would carry when you are on the road. It is a great little concept that forces you to think what is important to you and why. I have always maintained that you should be able to pack your life in a single suitcase and this idea is not very different from that concept. Though the suitcase gives one the capacity to pack up to about 30 things.
I created my list but didn’t include basics such as socks, toiletries and underwear. I also didn’t include my medications. But frankly I could live in those 15 things for a long time. I did when I was traveling in Berlin, Munich, Paris and Delhi over past few months.
If I would miss anything – my nice outerwear cashmere coat and a few sweaters — otherwise life doesn’t have to be that complicated.
Here is my list by the way.
March 11th, 2013 at 11:50 am ★ ↓
We’ve recently moved back to our “starter” home and thought it so much smaller than I remembered. I believe it’s healthy to go through this type of purge every now and then. We’ve (at least I’ve) committed to not getting a storage unit. Stuff and figuring out how to keep stuff really does complicate your life.
March 10th, 2013 at 6:13 pm ★ ↓
I tend to over-pack. So I need to really think about my 15 things. Maybe this exercise will teach me how to only carry the essentials and be okay with it.