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In 2010, Danny Dover assigned a deadline of May 25, 2017, to his life. He was tired of hearing about other people's exciting lives and decided to jump-start his own by taking steps to actually live as if the end was in sight. He tattooed his deadline on his butt and made the sole purpose of his life to complete his Life List (a list of more than 150 life goals). While pursuing his list, he inadvertently became a minimalist in order to gain the necessary focus to create a more meaningful life. This seemingly small change in mindset (which he later detailed in The Minimalist Mindset) dramatically changed his life for the better.

As of 2017, Dover has completed his entire Life List (which included living alone in the wilderness for a month, tra
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Secondly, you must write a lot. Not all of your writing in this context will be good but the practice will likely lead to improved results.(less)
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How do you want to remember your experience of the pandemic?


2020 has been a terrible year for many. At this point, millions of people have already been harmed by the illness caused by COVID-19. Countless people are anxious about political unrest, a faltering economy, natural disasters, and general global instability. All of that is already happening, and looking forward, a return to normalcy looks far off. We have another hard year ahead of us.





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Published on November 02, 2020 22:30

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“Minimalism is the constant art of editing your life.”
Danny Dover, The Minimalist Mindset

“Habits, not ideas, are the programming language of human beings”
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“To gain a new mindset you need to repeatedly practice habits. Habits, not ideas, are the programming language of human beings.”
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