Practice the "Polite No"

The secret of mastery (arguably) lives in a single word.Minimalism.I’ve been teaching this for two decades. Saying that “minimalism isn’t just a design vibe. It’s a lifestyle.”Encouraging human beings in fiery pursuit of their private Mount Everests to do less to achieve more.…To stop chasing complexity and obsess with simplicity.…To reject maximalism and filling their days with too many activities [and their closets with too many things].Beethoven and Earhart, Ali and Mandela, Wyeth and Sali...