Lately I have been making an effort to unsubscribe
from emails that I don't really read, or that just encourage me to spend money
I don't have/am saving for something else. I thought it would be easy enough -
surely there were only a few things I needed to unsubscribe from? - but as time
has gone on I've found that more and more emails are coming through that I
realise... I don't need anymore.
As I go through this process of digital
minimising, I have started thinking about different selves. For example, ah,
here is the self that signed up for this rewards card that I hardly ever use,
but still receive the ‘it’s time to spend your points!’ emails anyway. And,
yes, here is the self that used to watch this online video streaming service…
for like a month… so of course I would receive the emails updating their terms
and conditions.
Here is the self that loved this website so much
that they actually used to read these emails that they send out nearly every day.
I am slowly uncovering another self. One that only
wants emails that are actually relevant to them to be in their inbox – to make
more space for some form of connection or inspiration to occur. The self that
wants to stop spending so much money on things that she doesn’t need, and
instead get into a mind-space of ‘this money is being put aside for more
exciting things in the future’. Can I be the kid that will get five
marshmallows in ten minutes if I don’t eat this single one now?
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