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things I do have instead 3 May 2013 | 07:18 am
After I wrote my last post, things I don’t have that many do, someone asked, “What do you have that most people don’t?” It was a good question. I cut out a lot of what I found to be unnecessary (for m...
things I don’t have that many do 27 Apr 2013 | 10:32 pm
I’m not sharing this list to brag or imply that I’m superior in any way to people who have these things. However, I think such a list might serve as inspiration, to show that it’s possible to give up ...
the future of advertising 9 Apr 2013 | 06:27 am
One of the biggest reasons people buy so much, and are so discontent with their lives, is advertising. Advertising creates false needs — all of a sudden we need an iPhone or a new car or a diamond rin...
minimal web 27 Dec 2012 | 03:57 am
A website with the main purpose of having people read content would best serve its readers with almost nothing else but what’s needed for the reading experience. Strip a site of all its distraction, c...
all our fantasies 15 Sep 2012 | 01:42 am
We all spend much of our lives in fantasies. I’m included in that observation: I fantasize about living a simple, minimalist life, I fantasize about traveling to foreign wonders, I fantasize about hav...
the minimalism of not knowing 19 Jul 2012 | 02:05 am
These days, nearly everything we want to know is a few keystrokes away, almost instantly gratifying our desire to know something. What’s the weather like outside? Do a quick check of your weather app...
living for everyone else 17 May 2012 | 03:22 am
A lot of people don’t do minimalism because it doesn’t seem realistic for their lives. But what they often mean is that they don’t want others to think they’re weird. Wearing the same clothes every d...
as happy as possible 7 Apr 2012 | 03:10 am
I believe I’m as happy as it is possible to be. I’m not crying out in ecstatic pleasure, or streaming tears of joy, but I am very happy. It’s not a peak of happiness, but a plateau of happiness that ...
being OK with things as they are 22 Mar 2012 | 09:46 am
We strive to improve our lives, often because we are dissatisfied with how things are. I know this, because I’ve lived it. I don’t like the way I look, so I try to improve myself. I don’t like my hou...
Be able to walk away 21 Feb 2012 | 03:09 pm
In any kind of negotiation, your ability to walk away is your strongest tool. Those who can walk away from the negotiation — legitimately walk away, not just make a show of it — are in the strongest ...
