To take my time.

Don't rush anything. Be it a purchase, or me saying something.

That is why I prefer writing longhand, pen on paper: it's slower, it helps me think a little more.

And why I keep the vast majority of whatever it is I'm writing inside a drawer too. I don't feel any impulse to rush on social media to instantly share my latest (obviously, groundbreaking) ideas and creations with the rest of the world.

That is how I read too: without any hurry. I'm not interested in reading as many books as I can in a year, or in a week, or in a day. I don’t obsess about reading whatever is the latest hyped success either.
I do read every single day, that is true, but I can read as little as a few lines and decide it's enough (even more so when reading poetry). And I read the books I think I should be reading at that moment, not what is hyped. I mean, are older books less valuable because they're not fresh out of the press? Quite the contrary, as they have already stood the test of time.

That is also how I do shopping. Before I purchase anything I will write it down on a list and... wait. After a while, I will check that list and if I still feel I need to buy things on it I will start considering my options (even more waiting):

• use something else I already own instead,
• craft it,
• borrow, or rent it,
• If none of that is doable I will see if I can buy the thing used if at all possible.

And so on for almost everything. It’s not perfect and I often fails at doing it too, but even not perfect it helps in keeping things simple.