{"id":860,"date":"2018-08-14T10:37:47","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T10:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.windmillinsights.co.uk\/blog\/?p=860"},"modified":"2023-12-25T00:11:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-25T00:11:09","slug":"three-things-i-value-how-it-came-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.windmillinsights.co.uk\/blog\/?p=860","title":{"rendered":"Three things I value – How it came about"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I firmly subscribe to the idea that people and relationships are more important than material possessions, yet in a recent discussion I found myself defending the idea of possessions being important.<\/p>\nwrites Bob Windmill <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Subscribe or buy?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The context was a discussion with a group of friends on millennials increasingly buying rather than possessions, and opting for subscription services such as Spotify rather than physical ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a recent convert to Spotify, courtesy of remarkably generous upgrade offer from my mobile phone provider, I could see that attraction, but still felt that for some things physical ownership was the way to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The debate included what could politely be called a frank and open discussion ( It’s OK, my friends an I have been doing this for years) on ownership for ownership’s sake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Possessions for possession’s sake?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I was clear on this: the stuff I own has to make my life better in some way, be that functional or decorative, and I have to feel that the benefits are worth the cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I speak of value, I mean this idea of something being worth the cost, and in the discussion I gave three examples of things I own that value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One cost tens of pounds, one hundreds of pounds and one tens of thousands of pounds, but I value each one in in its own way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To my surprise there was a consensus that what I described was at least rational, even if not everybody agreed my choices, but that’s what makes friends fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharing with you<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In my next three posts I will share with you what each of those possessions are, and why I value them, starting with the “tens of pounds<\/em>” example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As ever, there are no right or wrong answers here, just opinions and debate. If you’d like to contribute to the discussion just leave a comment below and I’ll respond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bob Windmill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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