this Wednesday: Tips for what you don't have to do--and what you do.

Every Wednesday is Tip Day.
This Wednesday: Tips for what you DON’T have to do and what you DO have to do.

Don’t confuse what you must do with what you choose to do. For example:

You don’t have to carry around a bottle of water.
You don’t have to finish a magazine before you throw it away.
You don’t have to dress to express your individuality.
You don’t have to drink wine with dinner.
You don’t have to carry a wallet.
You don’t have to watch reality TV.
You don’t have to take a shower every day.
You don’t have to check your email every minute.
You don’t have to get a manicure.
You don’t have to answer your phone.
You don’t have to use hair conditioner.
You don’t have to send out holiday cards.
You don’t have to read or watch crime reports.
You don’t have to keep up with sports news or celebrity gossip.
You don’t have to have house plants.
You don’t have to wear uncomfortable shoes.

You do have to keep some cash around at all times.
You do have to call when you’re going to be late.
You do have to remember the birthdays of your immediate family.
You do have to back up your computer files.
You do have to exercise regularly.
You do have to keep a cache of toilet paper in the house.
You do have to keep your phone charged.
You do have to keep a spare key.

Comments

[Jude]

These tips show how variable needs and wants can be, depending on where you live. For example, I never need to keep cash around. Since 2/3rds of my doors don't lock, I don't need to carry a spare key. I live in the west, where it is advisable to always have water, if not on my person, at least in my vehicle (and definitely with me on a walk of any duration). The rest I pretty much avoid, although I have to keep up somewhat with celebrity gossip so I can discuss it with my IM colleague who always asks me how I feel about such and such--most recently, about Michael Richards' comments. I value the relationship I have with this colleague, so I quickly research the latest gossip so I can discuss it with him. Another thing you never have to do in the west--carry an umbrella.

[Jude]

I regularly recycle magazines, but I would never throw away a magazine.

[emilie]

excellent post.

[Michael]

I would add:

-- you don't have to watch television at all
-- you don't have to accept a plastic bag at the grocery store when you are just buying a carton of milk
-- and you don't have to create little moral tests for yourself all day long like whether you are watching TV or using too many plastic bags or recycling magazines

[Jules]

I love this. I'm going to link you, and also steal this idea. It's funny how sometimes we don't know the simplest things, until we someone else says it outloud.

[Helen]

Hmmm. A little too easy. What about the things that you don't have to do or, at different times at least, you have convinced yourself that you don't have to do? I don't have to make my bed in the morning and it is much easier not to do so. But how wonderful it is to slip into a made bed at night. Some things I don't know I should choose to do until I reap the rewards of doing them.

[Jon N.]

You don't HAVE to do anything.
We only have to do certain things in order for other certain things to happen.
What people call true needs, are things normally needed for survival, but even survival is a choice.
Choosing to live, instead of living because nature demands us to, to me, makes for a hightened sense of freedom.

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