Thinking about thewhitespace’s comment on my last post about black and white thinking, I’ve realized that there’s a fine distinction between simplicity and making things way too simple.
The simplicity I’m aiming for isn’t the black and white simplicity before thought, i.e. ignorance, but the simplicity that comes after the far side of complexity, i.e. clarity after thought.
July 27th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Simplicity for me means when everything seems to occur in its own natural order, in its own timing. I think its more of a mental space than anything. That lovely feeling when you feel you have enough time and energy to give to each task.
When I feel rested and energized, everything seems simpler. At the moment I’m working on simplifying my life by getting enough sleep. Its a banal approach, but its working well!
July 28th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Getting enough sleep is one of my current goals as well Wendy and boy does it make a difference in the day
I think you’ve hit the nail on the head. I think what I’m really aiming for out of all this simplifying is to get more ‘flow’ experiences - when “everything seems to occur in its own natural order” and that “lovely feeling when you feel you have enough time and energy to give to each task” indeed.