Does This Add Value to My Life

Does This Add Value to My Life I don’t own many thingsâ€"but everything I own adds value to my life. Each of my belongingsâ€"my kitchenware, furniture, clothes, carâ€"functions either as a tool or adds positive aesthetic value to my life; that is, as a minimalist, every possession serves a purpose or brings me joy. Over time, though, situations’ll changeâ€"they always do. So I’m forced to ask the same important question over and over and over again: Does this thing add value to my life? In other words: does it serve a purpose or bring me joy? And it’s not just material possessions at which I posit this query: I ask it in regard to relationships, social media, and any other potentially superfluous matters in life. I constantly ask this question because circumstances constantly change: because something adds value to my life today doesn’t mean it’ll add value to my life tomorrow, so I keep asking and I keep adjusting accordingly. Does This Add Value? is an excerpt from Everything That Remains.