The English novelist Henry Vincent Yorke (1905-1973), better known as Henry Green, famously said: "The more you leave out, the more you highlight what you leave in."
Difficult to understand for many, particularly during times of affluence and wastefulness, this principle could be also summarized with the popular saying "Less is more".
And indeed, as counterintuitive as it may sound, quite often less is more: more important, more visible, more valuable, more in the spotlight, more remarkable.
Difficult to understand for many, particularly during times of affluence and wastefulness, this principle could be also summarized with the popular saying "Less is more".
And indeed, as counterintuitive as it may sound, quite often less is more: more important, more visible, more valuable, more in the spotlight, more remarkable.
[Just think about how to leave out all the rest,
like in the famous Linkin Park song]
What remains is what's necessary. Far from being interchangeable or superfluous, what is necessary is (or should be) critical and meaningful for each of us.
At least, as long as what remains is a consequence of a well-informed and sound decision and not just some casual outcome determined by the circumstances.
What we leave out and what we keep on purpose are based on the story we tell ourselves about ourselves, the world, the others, and what we truly need.
Knowing what we need makes it easier to let go of plenty of other items, and to increase our self-awareness in the process.
When in doubt, leaving something out is a good way to appreciate more what remains.
Coaching question of the day:
"What can you actually leave out?"
Tags: Coaching question, Self-coaching, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Minimalism, Quotes, Life design, Purposeful decisions, Henry Green
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