The Coffee Buzz

 

Slow down the Internet, Let’s get more productive.

Yes, a slower internet connection could actually positively impact your productivity. This is also the explanation behind the  why people are more productive in areas (like coffee shops) where the bandwidth is being consumed by a lot more people, thus over-congesting the network. So, how about that?

Get out there and visit your nearest Mugg & Bean or Starbucks. Just set up your laptop/netbook, then let the creativity spawn-in through the noises of stuttering cups from shivering nervous waiters and the lovely aroma of the blend of coffees and the air … (And a cup of coffee for yourself too,  hopefully).

This would actually be a great opportunity to network!

Various creatives are trying-out every avenue available, so as to adequately harness this abundant source of creativity that freely exists. So, chances are: on your quest for those 70 decibels of noise, you’ll encounter other such people looking to do the same thing.

Now, what’s more inspiring than an environment OF inspiring people?

CREATE MORE, CONSUME LESS

 

Every human being has the innate desire to create. We all want to add value to the world. Hence, we are all creators of some sort. Some of us are writers, painters, musicians. Some people scrapbook or take photos or make cool things with their hands. (For a long time the two of us—Joshua & Ryan—created, gulp, spreadsheets in the corporate world, although we weren’t terribly fond of those number-filled grids occupying our glowing screens.)

Every human must also consume. There’s nothing inherently wrong with consumption. It’s necessary. We must eat food, drink water. Plus, we all tend to purchase hygiene products and furniture for our homes and other material possessions that bring us joy—books, music, etc.

Shortly after the industrial revolution, though, corporations found themselves wading through too much supply and not enough demand. So, via advertisements and various talking heads, people were told they needed to consume more. Even today, we are told that in order to “keep the economy going” we have to buy more stuff. What’s worse is that we buy into this lie.

Marketers do a great job convincing us we need more. They establish a void so we will try to fill it. This is no secret. In fact, we take it for granted now; amongst the bombardment, we realize what advertisers are doing, yet we still give them carte blanche with our attention—we let them into our homes and onto our screens and into our personal lives via Facebook and other outlets—and when we do, the void gets deeper. [Read more at The Minimalists]

My Minimalist Bedroom

The Wardrobe

This is my new wardrobe. It has only the clothes that I need. So I definitely don’t have any shorts or boxers  hanging around- It’s winter out here.

The Books- Education

I have some of the books that I have recently read on the top shelf of the wardrobe. I often need to refer back to some quotes or even some incomplete thoughts.

Minimalist Bed Set-up

The whole set-up of my bed, reading chair and night-stand makes me focus on my sleeping. The reading chair is specifically there to allow me to do some blogging and reading before hitting the sack. This all makes the focus of the whole section more concentrated on my sleep. Being a striving entrepreneur, my hours of sleep are very limited thus however limited they are- they need to be as valuable as possible.

This is all that exists in my room. Having adopted this new lifestyle, productivity has become the name of my day-to-day game. As soon as you begin to extract all the things that don’t matter from your bedroom and ultimately- your life, you also start to focus most if not all of your attention on your goals. The chances of you reading a book in a white room with absolutely nothing but the book in there are far higher than if you had a lot of “junk” (all that is detrimental to your success) in there to distract you from your goal.

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(PEEP: an updated 2013 version of My Minimalist Room later this week)