Comments on: All 72 Things I Own

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:25:56 +0000

So many pens! =P

By: It’s all about doing shit | bobsforgood

It’s all about doing shit | bobsforgood — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:35:20 +0000

[...] Anyway building on these traits, we have taken a conscious decision that this year will all be about participation - basically doing what we love doing anyway, by pitching up everywhere and taking part and getting involved, and at the same time creating a platform to tell our story…more on that later, but in the mean time if anyone out there has connections in the bus industry, or has an old camper-van in their garage that’s collecting dust, and you think that it’s better off in the hands of a foundation making a difference, please drop me a line…would love to take it off your hands. If nothing else it will help you live a more a minimalist lifestyle – this guy has it down to a fine art…72 items and counting down. [...]

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Dream into Action » The Week in Review — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:03:14 +0000

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By: Bender

Bender — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:41:57 +0000

Fantastic job! I would love to get down to a list this small. Especially because I tour for work. I’m going out I’m a few weeks with the goal of only taking 1 piece of luggage for a 6 month trip of about 46 cities. I’m sure it can be done. I just need to let go of the “just in case” and “what if” mentality.

Unfortunately, I still have a ton of stuff in storage because I do plan on living on my own after tour. So, I’ll need things like cookware, etc. Still, it’s only me, so I should need a ton. It’s a work in progress!!

Thanks again for sharing! Take care!!

By: Naomi

Naomi — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:13:49 +0000

Awesome!
I am going to move soon and have already started downsizing my belongings.
I am not traveling, therefore I do have a little more clothing than you.
And I’m a girl. But no excuses, I was just curious as to how often you do laundry. Do you wash your underwear everyday? Every 5 days? What is your process?
Thank you!

By: A couchsurer’s view on “Stuff” (worldly posessions) | Couch Surfing Ori

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:04:48 +0000

[...] An awesome traveler that I discovered thanks to my awesome readers (Thanks Heidi) is Colin Wright. Colin is a digital nomad like me, but unlike me, he hits a different country every four months! I could get used to that idea. In this awesome blog post, he talks about how he stripped his belongings to 72 items. [...]

By: David Walsh

David Walsh — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:49:09 +0000

What I love most about this: it puts you in a position where you have to justify introducing something new into your life, rather than justifying its elimination. It’s not “I’ll keep this unless I have a good reason to eliminate it” — it’s “I’ll eliminate this unless I have a good reason to keep it.” Solid.

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Simple Living News Update — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:41:11 +0000

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By: Pretty little girls should be more careful (you’re not so pretty now)~ « This is not Sparta;

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:50:19 +0000

[...] goal is minimalism à la Colin Wright. He owns, essentially, 72 things. Of course, being a man is an immediate advantage in such a challenge of reduction: no woman can [...]

By: ADam

ADam — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:24:42 +0000

Hi Colin,
This was great to see you possessions! I’m starting to get rid of things myself in preparation for some international travel. I’m glad to see that you’ve got so many technology items with you, because I think that will be the hardest for me to give up.