Are We Capable of Going Nomad?

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"I look at these cups and I remember the time I bought it," he says. "It feels like my cup in a way where it's actually quite hard to let go of." If you want to go nomadic for the rest of your life or permanently move abroad, might not keep your stuff in a storage unit; but if you at some point wanted to return to your things, it makes sense to keep at least some of them,. But I don't know. I like to think about the true cost of this weight," he adds.

Have you ever looked around your home and thought, "Where did all this stuff come from?!"

Cal and Steph are currently going through this exercise, as they go through their first move in years.

It turns out they're not alone in this feeling of overwhelm and is shared by many others who used to be nomads. The need for *things* is universal, but so is the slippery slope to acquiring too many.

In this episode, Cal and Steph explore why weight of stuff – both physically and mentally – and how our decisions are often unconsciously driven by phenomena like the Diderot and Endowment effects. They also explore how our digital lives, although seemingly benign, can also turn into weights on your life and what simple frameworks they're using to change behavior.