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“Set aside a certain number of days, during which you shall be content with the scantiest and cheapest fare. This will show you that you need not despair if you must do without luxuries at any time.”
Seneca · On the Shortness of Life
What it means today

Voluntary simplicity is the antidote to involuntary fear. If you have practiced going without, the going-without that life eventually imposes cannot break you.

Try this todayToday, do one thing with less than usual — a simpler meal, a smaller purchase — on purpose.
Today’s questionWhat luxury am I dependent on without realizing it?
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