Interview with Zack Domes
    - Disciple of Simplicity

The Interview

Name: Zack Domes
Born: May 31, 1988 (age 20)
Occupation: Writer, Blogger

My line of work is simply college and anything else I can find on the side, like freelance, blogging, and community work.  I’ve never felt like giving up because I’m learning productivity skills now and not later in life.  So many times, I hear of people who have become so unproductive, that it is almost impossible for them to change.  By having the great opportunity to accumulate productivity skills in college, I should be well situated in the future.

I’m either working on my laptop or working on campus.

My greatest failure was not being as social as I should have in high school.  I plan on doing as much community service and volunteer programs as I can, so gaining better social skills when I was younger would have been essential.

For two years now I’ve been TV free and extremely happy.  I live a very simple and very happy life.

Ever since I can remember I have been gifted with the ability to not get attached to things or thoughts.  If someone ever negatively commented me or something belonging to me, I didn’t get depressed or mad because I didn’t think of it as being “mine”.  This basic non-egoic state or non-attachment lead me to authentic happiness and in a way, mental stability.

Henry David Thoreau is inspiring for his simplicity.  His Holiness the Dalai Lama is inspiring for his present day compassion.  Other inspirations of mine include Leo Babauta from http://www.zenhabits.net and Steve Pavlina for their productivity.

• “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. ” - Dalai Lama
• “Our life is frittered away by detail.  Simplify, simplify!” - Henry David Thoreau

To always be caring towards everyone, be aware of the present moment, and that non-attachment does not mean non-love.

I am creative, I’m a quick learner, and I’m interested in almost everything.

Achieve a Masters Degree in Theology, become a successful freelancer/blogger, and volunteer often.