Category: Insights

A decluttering challenge can make the sometimes mundane process of decluttering a little more fun. I’m all for the slow and steady approach to change and simplifying. It took me…

Today, I’m going to tell you the story of a skirt–in particular, the gray tulle number in the photo above. It doesn’t look like it has any business being in…

“We could realise that what we thought was success, was just excess.” As we begin to see some countries (like Australia) relax their pandemic restrictions and allow the general public…

“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” —Antoine de Saint-Exupery The most valuable things in life will never be seen with…

This is my new favorite creative endeavor. Once a month, I publish a micro-podcast episode for our side project Minimalism Life. Each episode features an audio essay and addition commentary…

By Leo Babauta We live our lives rushing through tasks and messages, meetings and emails, chores and errands, until the end of the day comes and we start again tomorrow.…

If you are just getting started with capsule wardrobe challenge, Project 333, you may have questions (and feelings). Creating my first Project 333 brought up a lot for me. I…

Publication day is here! Today, Lightly goes on sale everywhere and my heart is full of sparkles and rainbows. 🙂 You can find it at Amazon, Audible, Barnes & Noble,…

“Trying to control our thoughts is like trying to put a meteor out with a garden hose.”  Kevin Janks No doubt we’ve all heard about the transformative power of meditation,…

Never underestimate the importance of removing stuff you don’t need. Encouragement provides us with motivation to persevere. It invites us to dream dreams of significance for our lives. And it begs…

By Leo Babauta It sometimes amazes me how we make everything harder for ourselves than it needs to be — myself included. That’s not a bad thing — it’s simply…

This time in the world has made your problems with time come to the forefront. Trying to work at home and homeschool. Working 14 hours shifts at a busy hospital.…

Things are, at long last, fairly settled. Life is so different than it was last autumn, as if I set in motion a sort of storm that blew us out…

Clutter comes in many forms. It’s not just the extra coffee cups and photos you never look at or clothes that don’t fit and shoes that hurt your feet. Clutter…

Publication day is here! Today, Lightly goes on sale everywhere and my heart is full of sparkles and rainbows. :) You can find it at Amazon, Audible, Barnes & Noble,…

I was walking through an airport in the early morning, and wanted to get a cup of coffee to wake me up. But then I saw a long line at…

Note: This is a guest post from Julia Ubbenga of Rich in What Matters. Lately I’ve been happily fielding a not-so-surprising question: “Why are you raising your family in a…

“Trying to control our thoughts is like trying to put a meteor out with a garden hose.” Kevin Janks No doubt we’ve all heard about the transformative power of meditation,…

By Joshua Fields Millburn · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram Updated July 1, 2020Learn how to start a blog in less than an hour. Become a blogger today by following the…

By Leo Babauta OK, calling this a “lost artâ€? is a bit of hyperbole, because there are some people who actually rest these days. But I don’t believe most people…