The Dean Who Lives In A Dumpster

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November 14, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less. - Socrates - The Dean Who Lives In A Dumpster How much stuff do we really need to live happy, healthy lives? As people continue to scale down, living more simplistic, minimalist lives, many report feeling happier. Jeff Wilson, Environmental Science professor and Dean of Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas,is conducting an experiment to see just how little a person needs to live happily and comfortably by living in a repurposed dumpster. { read more } Be The Change Study this week what you really need to be comfortable. If you discover something really unnecessary, why not give it away to someone who needs it more. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News There's More to Life Than Being Happy Relationships Are More Important than Ambition On Navigating Stuckness 10 Creative Rituals To Learn From 16 Habits of Exuberant Human Beings What School Doesn't Teach You: How To Learn Gandhi's Ten Rules for Changing the World Maya Angelou On Resilience and Children DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 150,838 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More