10 Principles to Live By

In his classic book, Celebration of Discipline, Richard Foster shares 10 principles that can help you cultivate an attitude of simplicity over consumerism:

Buy things for their usefulness rather than their status.

Reject anything that is producing an addiction in you.

Develop a habit of giving things away. De-accumulate.

Refuse to be propagandized by the custodians of modern gadgetry.

Learn to enjoy things without owning them. Enjoy public parks and libraries.

Develop a deeper appreciation for creation.

Look with a healthy skepticism at all “buy…