Prioritizing flow not forced obligations
I accidentally became too good at beating the food system.
A few years ago I was the guy buying overpriced organic everything while constantly feeling broke and hungry.
Then I started learning:
- markdown schedules
- discount sections
- buffet loopholes
- church/community feeds
- food shelf life
- what actually spoils vs what people think spoils
I became obsessed with maximizing food abundance.
Pepperoni lasts forever.
Certain cheeses barely die.
Fermented foods survive everything.
Eggs? I’ve eaten eggs months “expired” multiple times with zero issues.
Eventually I got so efficient that my freezer became completely packed.
Then my fridge.
Then my life.
I started feeling psychologically obligated to eat things before they spoiled.
Couldn’t fast anymore.
Couldn’t flow anymore.
Every time I opened the fridge it felt like unfinished tasks staring at me.
Today I finally snapped and threw away around 200 pounds of meat.
And weirdly…
it felt amazing.
Because I realized something:
There’s a difference between abundance and burden.
I don’t want a fridge that controls my behavior.
I want flow.
Freedom.
Mobility.
Now my new goal is keeping my fridge intentionally EMPTY except for what I actively use.
Never thought minimalism would hit me through frozen sausage.
Anyone else accidentally created a similar burden?