"In every situation ask: What is it? Why does it matter? Do I need it? Do I want it? What are the hidden costs? Will I look back from the distant future and be glad I did it? If I never knew about it at all—if the request was lost in the mail, if they hadn’t been able to pin me down to ask me—would I even notice that I missed out?" ([Location 2052](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07QY3CZ9L&location=2052)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[fomo]], [[making-decisions]], [[frugality]], [[asking-questions]], [[checklists]], [[joy-of-missing-out]], [[essentialism]] **Source** -- [[202409180133 - B - Stillness is the Key]]