What is it about moving that’s so hard? 2 weeks to pack, 12 hours to move, then 2 more weeks to figure out what box you put your life in. The older you get the more stuff you collect. Plus it weighs more. How ironic that in a world where global networks daily tear away at the walls of time and place in our work that we still so held back by time and place in our lives?
My new roommie’s got a computer, a TV, a VCR, and a sleeping bag. Roomie says, “My M.O. is that everything I need should fit in the trunk of my car” Sure, no complaints about the new HDTV, stereo or futon in the apartment, but still… how great is that? He packs and moves like geese - anywhere, anytime. I shoot cross-state 3x/week with laptop, Nano, and cell. Production. Education. Communication. What else do you need, really?
Lao-tzu once said, “Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.”
Perhaps it’s time to eBay some complexity.
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[Source: Apple Student Blog]
