The Science Of Simplicity: Why Successful People Wear The Same Thing Every Day
Have you ever thought about how much time you likely waste deciding what to wear in the morning? It's probably made you late to school or work more times than you can count.We waste so many precious moments concerning ourselves with frivolous details. An outfit will not change the world, it probably won't even change your day.
This is not to say that fashion isn't important, as it has an immense impact on culture and, in turn, the direction of society.
Indeed, fashion is where art, culture and history intersect. If we look at the 1960s, for example, the way people dressed was very much a reflection of the counterculture movement and the anti-establishment sentiments of the era.
Simply put, clothes can tell us a lot about sociology.
Yet, at the same time, we've arguably become an excessively materialistic and superficial society. Undoubtedly, there are greater things to worry about than clothes.
Similarly, as the great American author Henry David Thoreau once stated:
Our life is frittered away by detail.
…Simply, simplify.