Out of clutter, find simplicity.

It's interesting to see that people had so much clutter even thousands of years ago. The only way to get rid of it all was to bury it, and then some archaeologist went and dug it all up.

A simple life is not seeing how little we can get by with— that's poverty— but how efficiently we can put first things first. . . . When you're clear about your purpose and your priorities, you can painlessly discard whatever does not support these, whether it's clutter in your cabinets or commitments on your calendar. (148)

Don't own so much clutter that you will be relieved to see your house catch fire.