I decided to simplify my life for years
you know I was convinced that I had to
make more money more money and that
money would bring me freedom and
happiness I was just scared of making a
change but as soon as I made that change
I knew right away that it was the right
thing to do because I I felt like this
weight lifted off my shoulders I got a
pretty cushy government job right after
graduating from university so I had all
this money I was single so I decided to
buy myself a house bought a big house in
the suburbs for a bedroom house and my
new obsession was buying furniture and
from there I sold my house and bought a
condo kept the same job kept making more
and more money every year for 11 years I
stayed in that job and I had the golden
handcuffs you know I had the pension the
benefits I was making 80 thousand bucks
a year I had all this you know freedom
to go shopping if money was a non-issue
so I could buy whatever I want I could
get all these toys all these musical
instruments saw these microfiber couches
but deep down I wasn't happy I would
come home from work and I was miserable
and I dreaded going to work every day my
job was super super unfulfilling it
wasn't making me happy being in an
office an hour today just sitting there
at a desk staring at a computer screen
you know you're sitting down you're not
doing much but it's actually exhausting
and I was trapped I felt trapped once
you get into this you but you go on this
path of buying things you get addicted
and you feel like you know you're stuck
and you have people around you telling
you that you know you're you're set for
life and it would be crazy to leave this
job like why would you leave this job
you're you know what maybe nuts you're
set I flipped out I just flipped out one
day and I realized yeah this is not
making me happy and I made some changes
and what did it for me is a silent
retreat for ten days and just did a lot
of soul-searching and I realized yeah
this this can't go on I quit my job but
the condo up is up for sale and I just
walked away I was super scared but I
knew I had to change my life if I was
gonna you know be happy and looking back
I have no regrets zero regrets
whatsoever it was the best move ever
made my entire life and I work three
days a week in a grocery store I have a
lot less money but I have a lot more
time a lot more time to do the things
that I love spend time with people I
love do a lot of you know personal work
and personal growth kind of stuff which
is really important to me and that's
what makes that's what makes me happy so
I have less money but you know so that
means you have to simplify your life so
I got myself a super small apartment
it's easy to take care of I bike to work
I love biking it's the cheapest way to
travel and you know because I cut all
these expenses now I'm able to work only
three days a week where I work now at
the grocery store it's you might think
it's you know boring or mind-numbing but
actually I'm on my feet all day I'm
running around dealing with customers
and talking to people and actually leave
work feeling invigorated and energized
so once I downsized to a smaller space
that's when you realize like oh my god I
have a lot of stuff and to me having a
lot of clutter in your physical space to
me it makes
like have clutter in my mind so it just
stresses me out so when I sold my condo
I sold a lot of stuff I gave stuff away
I put stuff away in storage living in a
small space in my bachelor apartment
you're forced to live simply you're
forced to be more organized and just to
be clutter free of course this is not
the solution for everyone doesn't mean
that you know if you do if you do what I
did that you're going to be happy that's
not what I'm saying at all you know I
still have problems I still have
challenges that doesn't go away but if
there's something that you know you can
change in your life and that's gonna
make you happy or you should do it if
you know there are things you can't
control you have to accept that but I
think you have to have the courage to
you know take charge and make that
change if you can