Raymund Tamayo

by Raymund Tamayo I just turned 47 years old last month.  I don't say that because I think that turning 47 suddenly makes a person wise. It doesn't, at least for me. I'm still figuring things out, and probably more than I'd like to admit. The more I know, the more I feel that I don't know. But I've lived long enough to notice some things. I've made my own mistakes, changed my mind about quite a few things, and learned from experiences that I didn't necessarily have to go through myself. Some of the things I've learned all these years came from simply watching other people, their choices, their successes, their regrets, and sometimes the consequences of spending years chasing things that didn't really matter. I've also been a minimalist since 2011. When I first encountered minimalism, I started with my clothes. I reduced my wardrobe to just 33 items, including watches and shoes. Eventually, I pared down all of my possessions to 100 pieces. The...