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If my memory serves me well, I ended up with<ul><li>5 white t-shirts</li><li>5 grey t-shirts</li><li>3 pairs of black shorts</li><li>2 pairs of jeans</li><li>2 grey tracksuits</li><li>About 5 Christmas’s worth of socks and underwear</li></ul>It was all deliberately unbranded, and pretty cheap for how much I got. I think the T-shirts were in a multipack, and the tracksuits were on special offer. I felt like a professional shopper.My fiancée was aghast, she couldn’t believe I had just bought the same clothes multiple times.She said that I obviously wasn’t happy only wearing a uniform at work, but I had to get one for home.I quite liked that. My homemade uniform. One less thing to think about.All of my clothes went with each other, and I already had a coat. I could get dressed in the dark, and it wouldn’t be half bad.I started reading up about it, and there was merit to what I had done. Some of the most successful people in life wore the same clothes every single day.Mark Zuckerberg’s grey T-shirtSteve Jobs's black turtle neckHomer Simpson’s white teeThe reason behind this is something called decision fatigue.As the day goes on, your ability to make decisions well diminishes.These hyper-successful people wore the same clothes every day, simply to not waste time or energy, deciding on what to wear.Barack Obama famously only wore a grey or a blue suit during his presidency, and it became his de facto ‘uniform’. He had many decisions to make, what suit he

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was wearing wasn’t one of them.If it’s good enough for the president of the United States, it is good enough for me.This has been something that I have maintained for the last 5 years and not once have I looked back. I ventured out to wearing black t-shirts recently, so you could say as time goes on I have got more adventurous, who knows what is next!I have returned to the world of online shopping though, and now whenever I replace clothes, I will order one tester piece of clothing, just to check it fits well, and if it does, I’ll head back and order 4 or 5 more. Simple.I have stayed away from branded clothes because frankly, I do not see the point. Most of the clothes I get now are from Amazon, and the quality is absolutely fine. Normally Gildan or Fruit of the Loom, which are two well-used clothing companies for those who do print-on-demand clothing. I just pay £2 for a t shirt, instead of £20.I haven’t thought about its effect on my life too much, but I think that’s a good sign. As I am not constantly thinking about what clothes to wear, or what clothes to buy, it’s one less decision I have to make.It has simplified my life, in a way not much else has.I am going to think about it and see if there are ways of using my clothing philosophy, for other parts of my life.I’ve been a bit up and down lately, and anyway I can find to simplify my life, I’ll grab it with both hands.So I know it’s boring, but I like my ‘uniform’ as my wife puts it.It’s simple, just the way life should be.</article></body>

I Have Worn the Same Clothes for 5 Years

Lessons learned from the most successful people

Roughly 5 years ago, I made a decision, which although I wouldn’t say noticeably improved my life, it has simplified it.

My fiancée (now wife) and I, were out shopping for clothes for our honeymoon. We had saved a bit of money and decided we would each get a new wardrobe.

I completely hate shopping, and this was hell on earth. I had normally ordered all of my clothes online, and couldn’t remember the last time I had physically gone clothes shopping.

My fiancée was having a great time, she loves shopping but I think she loved seeing my pain even more.

We ended up in Debenhams, and out of all the shops we had been in, this was my favourite. They had everything, and all of the men’s clothes were nicely on one floor.

Because the selection was so vast, I was determined to do my entire shop here. It almost became a bit of a challenge to see how quickly I could do it.

This is when I made the decision, not out of any kind of forethought, but out of desperation to get it done quickly.

The moment I found an item of clothing I liked, I would just buy multiple of that item.

If my memory serves me well, I ended up with

5 white t-shirts
5 grey t-shirts
3 pairs of black shorts
2 pairs of jeans
2 grey tracksuits
About 5 Christmas’s worth of socks and underwear

It was all deliberately unbranded, and pretty cheap for how much I got. I think the T-shirts were in a multipack, and the tracksuits were on special offer. I felt like a professional shopper.

My fiancée was aghast, she couldn’t believe I had just bought the same clothes multiple times.

She said that I obviously wasn’t happy only wearing a uniform at work, but I had to get one for home.

I quite liked that. My homemade uniform. One less thing to think about.

All of my clothes went with each other, and I already had a coat. I could get dressed in the dark, and it wouldn’t be half bad.

I started reading up about it, and there was merit to what I had done. Some of the most successful people in life wore the same clothes every single day.

Mark Zuckerberg’s grey T-shirt

Steve Jobs's black turtle neck

Homer Simpson’s white tee

The reason behind this is something called decision fatigue.

As the day goes on, your ability to make decisions well diminishes.

These hyper-successful people wore the same clothes every day, simply to not waste time or energy, deciding on what to wear.

Barack Obama famously only wore a grey or a blue suit during his presidency, and it became his de facto ‘uniform’. He had many decisions to make, what suit he was wearing wasn’t one of them.

If it’s good enough for the president of the United States, it is good enough for me.

This has been something that I have maintained for the last 5 years and not once have I looked back. I ventured out to wearing black t-shirts recently, so you could say as time goes on I have got more adventurous, who knows what is next!

I have returned to the world of online shopping though, and now whenever I replace clothes, I will order one tester piece of clothing, just to check it fits well, and if it does, I’ll head back and order 4 or 5 more. Simple.

I have stayed away from branded clothes because frankly, I do not see the point. Most of the clothes I get now are from Amazon, and the quality is absolutely fine. Normally Gildan or Fruit of the Loom, which are two well-used clothing companies for those who do print-on-demand clothing. I just pay £2 for a t shirt, instead of £20.

I haven’t thought about its effect on my life too much, but I think that’s a good sign. As I am not constantly thinking about what clothes to wear, or what clothes to buy, it’s one less decision I have to make.

It has simplified my life, in a way not much else has.

I am going to think about it and see if there are ways of using my clothing philosophy, for other parts of my life.

I’ve been a bit up and down lately, and anyway I can find to simplify my life, I’ll grab it with both hands.

So I know it’s boring, but I like my ‘uniform’ as my wife puts it.

It’s simple, just the way life should be.