Category: Insights

Every Monday I post Real Life Minimalists, a profile of one of my readers in their own words. If you’d like to participate, click here for details. Today we have…

Uncertainty is a gift of opportunities.  We should put ourselves in uncertain situations more often.  Scientists have proven that variety can lead to happiness.  Do something different.

Are you participating in the 2013 in 2013 Declutter Challenge? How did you go over January with your decluttering efforts? If you haven’t started yet, it’s never too late to…

There are many wonderful people online pursuing and promoting simplicity. When you find some time this weekend with a nice cup of coffee or tea, may you find inspiration in…

By Joshua Fields Millburn · Follow: Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Pinterest, InstagramThere’s a pull-up bar at the bottom of my stairs. My writing space is upstairs, so each time I head…

By Leo Babauta The hardest thing for most people, when it comes to building habits, is sticking to it long enough for it to become ingrained. Duh, Leo. It’s why…

I’ve talked about Setting Up before – for projects and wins. Usually we aren’t setting up for ourselves. Usually we are cleaning up after ourselves. "Oh, I see we had…

I’m an absolute sucker when it comes to gadgets. Every time I order something new i’m convinced that it’ll change my life in some way! Most of the gadgets get…

“The light is everything.” - Karen Walrond If you ask any photographer for one simple rule to improve photographs, they will tell you this. “Look for the light.” You don’t need…

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…

Are the years going by too fast? Are there likely fewer birthdays ahead than what you’ve already had? I have a possible solution to this problem: more birthday celebrations. Today…

Every Monday I post Real Life Minimalists, a profile of one of my readers in their own words. If you’d like to participate, click here for details. This week, I’m…

I’d crawl up in your memory and die there if I knew for sure that I would never have to leave.  I’d braid my hair with yours and live with…

“Quality over quantity.” It’s such a cliche. So much so that I nearly didn’t include it in the A-Z of Simple Living. But it is just too important to ignore.…

“The universe is made of stories, not atoms.” — Muriel Rukeyser Our world needs good stories. Stories of life change encourage us, inspire us, and challenge us. They make this…

By Ryan Nicodemus · Follow: Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Pinterest, InstagramI had this friend in high school. Her parents had all these strict rules, rules that seemed crazy to me as…

‘The only thing I can’t stand is discomfort.’ ~Gloria Steinem By Leo Babauta Of all the skills I’ve learned in the past 7 years of changing my life, one skill…

If you often have a long list of to do’s unfinished at the end of the day, you might first want to read How to Get to the End of…

So, i’ve worked out that writing is not what I want to do with my life. I’ve decided to stick with the things that i’m good at. If you are…

Welcome to this week’s issue of Weekly Simplicity Tips. I updated my bio page this week. Anything I missed? I also updated the blog so it can be accessed by…