J.D. Yoder > Quotes

“There’s a Zen proverb that states “If you’re too busy to sit still for 10 minutes, you need to sit still for an hour.”
― J.D. Yoder, [Minimalism] Simple- Live Life Minimal: The Unconventional Path to Minimalist Living [Declutter Your Home and Work]

“The idea of doing less means is to be more selective with your time. This is your life. No one else will defend it the way you should. You have to be a self-advocate. Only place things on your plate that will add to your happiness in some fashion.”
― J.D. Yoder, [Minimalism] Simple- Live Life Minimal: The Unconventional Path to Minimalist Living [Declutter Your Home and Work]

“When you speak your truth you quiet the noise. You allow yourself to live in the present. The only time we ever exist is in the present. Anything that will ever happen to you and anything you will ever do happens only in the present. You cannot live in the past or future. You cannot change the past and you cannot control the future. You can only live NOW.”
― J.D. Yoder, [Minimalism] Simple- Live Life Minimal: The Unconventional Path to Minimalist Living [Declutter Your Home and Work]

“A rat can be trained to shock itself in order to get a treat. We do the same thing with our phones. Why would anyone in their right mind want to interrupt a physical conversation, pause a dinner party, or stop watching a great movie in the theater to answer a useless joke text from a friend? Yet, we all do it.”
― J.D. Yoder, [Minimalism] Simple- Live Life Minimal: The Unconventional Path to Minimalist Living [Declutter Your Home and Work]