How To Declutter Your Home: 3 Steps To Be Clutterfree
If it’s time to declutter your home and you are looking for decluttering tips or how to get started, this is going to be helpful. Usually, thinking about doing something…
Sesame Sautéed Swiss Chard – Minimalist Baker Recipes
Introducing our new favorite way to get our greens in: sautéed Swiss chard seasoned with garlic, sesame, and tamari. These greens are flavorful, tender, and restaurant-quality yet so EASY to…
10 Tips to Purge Your House of Clutter
If you want to purge your house of clutter but don’t know where to start, these tips are for you! Your home should be a place to relax and recharge,…
7 International Practices that Encourage Comfort and Connection
Note: This article on comfort and connection is written by contributing writer, Tammy Strobel. Have you experienced guilt over taking breaks, spending time with friends, or prioritizing your well-being? If…
10 Questions To Push Your Minimalism Further
Becoming a minimalist can transform our lives. Intentionally owning less frees us from the confines of consumerism and enables us to focus on what truly matters. And when we devote…
Think What You Could Accomplish if You Devoted Your Whole Self
A number of years ago, when my son was 13, we decided to hike Humphrey’s Peak, just north of Flagstaff, AZ. The trail is difficult. It is steep and long…
Why I Am Vegan (and how to make it easy)
By Leo Babauta My wife Eva and I have been vegan for over 11 years now, and we love it. I don’t talk about veganism a lot on Zen Habits,…
Project 333 Challenge: 3 Methods To Help You Get Started
Whether you’ve been thinking about starting the Project 333 challenge for awhile or you are hearing about it for the first time, I’m here to help you get started. I…
Weekend Favorites: 63 things to declutter, gentle news and reverse decluttering
Weekend Wisdom: Instead of adding things for more happiness, try subtracting them. More laughter and daylight. Now that we are well into the second month of 2024, I thought it…
4 Ways to Declutter Without Feeling Guilty
Ready to declutter but plagued by guilt? You’re not alone, and you’re not destined to feel that way forever. As a people-pleasing, former shopaholic, I know what it’s like to…
How to Have Meaningful Relationships in an Increasingly Digital World
Our lives are becoming increasingly intertwined with technology in both good and harmful ways. And that is not going to change. Nor should it—we just need to learn how to…
30 Areas of Life Where Subtracting Can Add More
“When things aren’t adding up in your life, it’s time to start subtracting the things that aren’t helping and that are holding you back.” —Unknown The path to a richer,…
8 Powerful Ways To Live Simply (without decluttering)
Decluttering seems to get all the glory when it comes to living simply but that’s only a small part of the puzzle. There are many other stages of our simplicity…
Fudgy Crackly Top Brownies (Vegan + GF)
We’ve done brownies before (exhibits A, B, C, D, E, and F)…but these are different, friends! We couldn’t hold out on you. Introducing: shiny, CRACKLY TOP, chewy, decadent, REAL DEAL…
Inspiring Simplicity. Weekend Reads.
Embrace the freedom that comes from less. Minimalism isn’t just about owning fewer possessions. It’s also about an intentional promotion of our highest values by removing anything that distracts us…
10 Daily Habits That Will Help You Simplify Your Life
Note: This article on daily habits is by contributing writer, Tammy Strobel. Do you find it challenging to maintain daily habits? If your answer is yes, you’re not alone. I…
How to Address What’s Really Causing Your Avoidance
By Leo Babauta When we are procrastinating, avoiding exercise or some other habit we want to create, or avoiding taking on a difficult project … the underlying cause is rarely…
4 Types of Clutter Challenges + How to Tackle Them
Different types of clutter require different strategies. Keep reading for tips and advice that will help you overcome your biggest decluttering challenges! Not all clutter is created equal, and I…
Weekend Favorites: a trick to calm anxiety, wasting time and the ruthless Project 333 challenge
Weekend Wisdom: In a noisy world, gentle words rise. So many thoughts. One of the reasons I shred or burn my journals is to symbolically let go of my stories;…
The Joy of Not Wanting Things
The story is told of a man named Arenius who lived in the fifth century. Determined to live a holy life, he abandoned the modern comforts of Egyptian society choosing…