Being 'Consumed'...More than Money...Time to hit the 'Pause' button?

While commenting on a number of things I read recently and replying to a few e-mails, I realized that there is more than money to going 'From Consumed to Thrifty'.

Rather than run after a myriad of projects, can we learn to be nimble.
Could we learn how to hit the 'pause' button so to speak?

In what other ways can we change our daily life?

By the way, I offered a Panel for South by Southwest Interactive (2009 Vintage) exploring this topic.

It is titled: 'From Consumed to Thrifty: Strategies for a Good Life in Hard Times'.

I will ask for your vote on this project starting August 8.