Hack Away.
“It is not the daily increase, but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.” — Bruce Lee
I absolutely love this quote. There is so much wisdom in it.
I am a huge fan of Bruce Lee quotes. Mainly because I feel he was ahead of his time and the fact that he always said incredibly powerful things using easy to understand words.
On my road to more freedom, the idea that adding more things (which we then have a responsibility for) is what we push as a sign of wealth is something I scoff at.
To me, this quote says what I have always felt: it makes no sense to add things when in fact, freedom is about REMOVING the unnecessary. When you remove what doesn’t serve you, then you can focus on what essentially leads to growth, fulfillment and happiness.
Insecurities, negative thoughts, negative people, things that make me unhappy — all things that need to be removed. We understand this idea in theory but how many people are ACTUALLY willing to put in the work to remove things that don’t serve us? It takes courage and intention to remove the unnecessary.
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This is not a task for the faint of heart because sometimes the negativity is coming from our own families or even our own minds.
I am willing to be one of these people.
As life becomes more complicated, I am trying to go the opposite way.
I am looking to get back to simplicity.
Its time that we begin to realize that the bullshit ideas about what makes us happy or worthy that we consciously or unconsciously subscribe to, often doesn’t serve us in the long run.
I have actively removed ideas about materialism, and money, and comparing my accomplishments to others — all things that have only held me down.
And if you are reading this, it’s time that you do the same.
HFITS
JC
