少买一点

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I've started doing one small thing before I buy anything, 我现在买任何东西之前，都会先做一件小事，

and it's changed how much stuff comes into my home. 结果进我家的东西少了很多。

I wait one day. 那就是先等上一天。

That's it. 就这么简单。

When I want something, I don't buy it right away. 有了想买的东西，我绝不立刻去买。

I put it on a little list and let a day pass. 而是先记在一个小清单上，等过完这一天。

And it's astonishing how often the wanting just quietly disappears. 令人惊讶的是，很多时候那种想买的冲动就这么悄悄消失了。

Nine times out of ten, by the next morning, 十有八九，到了第二天早上，

I've completely forgotten I ever wanted it. 我就彻底忘了自己之前还想买过它。

It turns out most of my shopping wasn't about actually needing things. 原来我大部分的消费，根本就不是因为真的需要，

It was about a passing mood, 不过是一时的情绪，

a moment of boredom, the little thrill of buying. 片刻的无聊，或是下单那一瞬间的快感。

Waiting a day lets that feeling pass on its own. 等上一天，那种冲动自然就消退了。

I own less now, 现在我拥有的东西变少了，

and I don't feel like I'm missing a single thing I skipped. 但对于那些当时没买的东西，我一点也没觉得可惜。