KISS: Make Choices That Make Your Life Less Complicated.

Sometimes I have an "auto bevlieging". A fit, caprice, whim to buy a car. (I looked it up, Dutch word is better for my feeling.)

I'm kind of on an island here in my village. The bus doesn't come on sunday, and doesn't come late in the day. I wanted to visit a friend that is ill, but can't get there. And I want to get back to my cats in time.

I often have to bum rides from friends to get to an event.

However, a car is a complication I don't want. (I sold my last car in 2012). It's a cut in my budget. It can break down. I can cause an accident.

Sometimes I get a Girlfriend Bevlieging. Often when I a mourning a death, I entertain a whim to get into a relationship perhaps even with kids. However, romantic relationships seem like a major cause of conflict and stress. Let alone with kids. I lost my libido along the way which adds a further complication.

In engineering, they say KISS: keep it simple stupid. (Engineering simple things can be deceptively complicated. 😉)

The world is overwhelming. I think no one is in control of this thing. Capitalism pushes our buttons and we aren't in control of ourselves. Trump is addicted to attention. So is Elon Musk. I'm addicted to writing, posting, coffee... less addictions than before. The internet makes the world a lot more complicated. Everyone is connected and waves of strong emotions ripple across the world in seconds. They are competing to yell over each other.

We are apes that were adapted to live in a tribe of some 30 individuals, looking for Nuts&Berries and Hunting Animals. Now we have to manage The Planet to survive. And we suck at it.

I think we need to be Less Connected and we need to Simplify. Don't take on board more Stuff and Systems that need to be maintained.

No one has absolute control. You cannot ignore the blizzard of the world. But as we run out of Energy and Materials, The Great Simplification is coming. The sooner the better.

Make choices that make your life less complicated.


peace

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