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Stress appears to have become a staple of modern life. In fact, according to one recent study, 84% of Americans report feeling stressed at least once a week. Gallup reports…

Weekend Wisdom: Instead of guilting yourself into habit changes, and ignoring your own time and energy, be gentle, go slowly and take tiny steps.  Let’s linger. May you have a…

Life, it seems to me, is not a spectator sport. It is not something that happens to us while we sit on the sidelines. Just the opposite: Life is something…

Getting sick was not part of the plan. It rarely is. I remember taking the call at work, “You have multiple sclerosis.” After months of vertigo, fatigue and tingling in…

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” ?Anne Lamott I have made my living on the Internet as a writer for the…

Fill your life with stories to tell, not stuff to show. The simplicity/minimalism movement is a beautiful community. And I enjoy any opportunity to promote writing that encourages people to…

These decluttering rules evolved when I was in the midst of decluttering for good. Because it wasn’t the first time I was decluttering my home or simplifying my life, I…

There is a misconception that simplicity is about taking a step back. That a simple life is a move toward something outdated, outgrown, or even selling short our potential. But…

If you are decluttering your stuff, you might worry about getting rid of the wrong things, or things you might need someday. It might be frustrating to decide what to…

Busy is the filthiest four-letter word.Yet it is treated as a badge of honor,a status symbol,not unlike the logoon a designer handbagor the branding on a luxury car. Branding: how…

If you didn’t know, I’ve been making YouTube videos to accompany this blog for 6 years. It’s a joy to be able to connect with a new audience and share…

By Leo Babauta Today I’m feeling sore and tired from hard strength workouts, playing lots of basketball, and doing a hill sprint session yesterday with my son. I’ve been working…

Weekend Wisdom: Owning less is gentler than organizing more. Cosmos! What’s making me smile lately: Saturday mornings at the farmer’s market, getting ready for the Tiny Step Simplicity Challenge (hope…

Free Audio. We completed the Everything Tour last month (July 2024). Thanks for all the laughter, tears, joy, hugs, and decluttering stories! If you couldn’t attend, we still want you to…

“The first hour is the rudder of the day.” – Henry Ward Beecher Let’s face it. Mornings can be tough. In many homes, they are famous for containing too much to…

Lately I’ve been waking up early (5:30am), because I traveled to London for a couple of weeks to lead a retreat, and my sleep schedule shifted. I really enjoy it!…

Weekend Wisdom: When something feels too big to accomplish, make it smaller, tiny even. It’s tomato time. When I look back on the summer of 2024, I want to remember…

In this public episode of The Minimalists Podcast, The Minimalists talk about the clutter that appears every time we are unnecessarily reactive or defensive in our interactions with others. Listen…

Living with less creates space for more: more time, more peace, and more joy. At the heart of minimalism is the realization that excess possessions distract us from meaning and…

By Leo Babauta How much of your day is spent either 1) trying to make yourself do something you really don’t want to do, or 2) avoiding doing that thing…