How Would You Complicate Your Life By Leo Babauta

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Living simply is a hard concept to do. I don’t think I’ve lived the simplest life that I could but I definitely don’t use up tons of energy. The idea of living simply isn’t to appealing to me because it’s different than what I’m used to. Doing the experiment of living simply for a weekend in class was quite difficult. However, on the days were I am live more simple I feel more relaxed and less stressed. Some people, like Thoreau, wanted to get away from the beaten path because he wanted to be happy with his life. Others, like Kingsolver, understand the fact that we are using too much and live simply because they can make an impact on the Earth.
Thoreau was a guy who went to the extreme to live simply. He went to the woods, built himself a house, planted beans, and lived in nature. Thoreau wanted to live simply and enjoy life with the basic necessities. Thoreau said, “My greatest skill has been to want but little.” I never would be able to live like Thoreau did, to go without everything I’m used to and
Leo Babauta is the writer of the article “Simple Living Manifesto: 72 Ideas to Simplify Your Life” where he lists 72 ideas about living simpler and discusses what it means to live a more simple life. Leo says, “A simple life has a different meaning and a different value for every person.” I agree with this because many people will want to eliminate everything and others, like myself, will do what they can, go slow, and do the little things to live a more simple life. Leo also says how living simply won’t be for everybody, “If you’re interested in simplifying your life, this is a great starter guider, if you’re not interested, move on.” I like that he says this sometimes I’m one of those people who isn’t interested in living simply and will sit down and be a couch potato but other times I will try to relax and take a few things out of my