Do ONE thing
So often I talk with people about simplifying their lives and I often hear, “If I could only ___ then I think I could do it.” Or “If I only had more ___ then I could do it.” It’s easy to make these excuses. It’s easy to justify our actions — especially when we realize [...]
Joshua Becker gets it right
Joshua Becker, author of becoming minamalist and Simplify is releasing his new book, Inside Out Simplicity today. I was lucky enough to get an advance copy of it and I devoured it last night. It’s great! Whereas in Simplify, Becker lays out his ideas behind rational minimalism and tips for decluttering your home and life, [...]
Simple Manifesto #72: Will this decision simplify my life?
This is part of our series on Leo Babauta’s Simple Living Manifesto. We invite you to join us on the journey. The 72nd (and final) idea in the manifesto is: Always ask: Will this simplify my life? If the answer is no, reconsider. In the spirit of this point in the manifesto, I hope you’ll [...]
Simple Manifesto #64: Simplify your online life
This is part of our series on Leo Babauta’s Simple Living Manifesto. We invite you to join us on the journey. The 64th idea in the manifesto is: Simplify your online life. If you have too much going on online, here are a few ways to simplify it all. Article here. We’ve written about simplifying [...]
Five questions with Barbara Jordan
1. What does living simply mean to you? It means the freedom to choose. It means having the time, space, energy and resources to intentionally live my life instead of my life living me. 2. Why is it important to you? For each one of us, our time on this planet is limited. I believe [...]
Simple Manifesto #46 – Simplify your goals
This is part of our series on Leo Babauta’s Simple Living Manifesto. We invite you to join us on the journey. The 46th idea in the manifesto is: Simplify your goals. Instead of having half a dozen goals or more, simplify it to one goal. Not only will this make you less stressed, it will [...]
Five questions with Joshua Becker
1. What does living simply mean to you? to me, living simply is about living a life that focuses on the things that i most value and not complicated it with other things. we live in a world and culture that is always trying to “sell us” on something, trying to convince us that we [...]
