January 2011
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Seeking Small Miracles: I love this... →
melaniehazel:
An American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.
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Taming the Power of Possessions | Live it Simple →
These are some excerpts from the Less is More article by Wendy Priesnitz, written in 2002. I don’t know if she was the first one to give these advices, but I’ve seen them a lot on popular blogs.
Everything you own costs you something, no matter how much or little you originally paid for it….
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The tyranny of choice: You choose | The Economist →
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Losing Friends | Minimalism Life →
Part of my initiative to cut out the stuff from my life is filtering out all the digital “noise.” Some of this noise stems from people on my follower lists who I don’t interact with.
“Great simplicity is only won by an intense moment or by years of intelligent...”
– T.S. Eliot (via susurrationofconversation)
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Minimal Mac: Freedom From Choice →
For many of us, there is a certain freedom that comes from not having to choose. But that freedom does not come from having choices foisted upon us. It comes from having made some decisions, up front, about what is appropriate for the majority of situations we may find ourselves in. It comes from reduction and filtering. Such decisions are born of evaluation, reflection, and knowledge. But,...
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efemereality asked: OH how did i not find you! thanks for finding me! I love your blog!!! sooooooooo awesome!
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8 Tweeters that Encourage Simplicity | Becoming... →
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Free eBook Simpler | Three New Leaves →
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Barefoot Running: How Humans Ran Comfortably and... →
sensorialdiversions:
New research is casting doubt on the old adage, “All you need to run is a pair of shoes.”
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“Wabi represents the view that an excess of possessions and consumption is a...”
– John Pawson, in the introduction to his book Minimum (Phaidon, 1996)
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Poverty: The Ultimate Life Hack | Simplify,... →
These last few days, Simply, Motherfuckers Ltd has been awash in fan mail. As a true minimalist with a strong ruminant stomach, I always multitask my fan mail—I eat it as a high-fiber snack. But sometimes I end up reading a couple letters, and most of them recently have been along these lines:
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“After tasting the bitter fortune of getting everything I had ever wanted, I...”
– Tarek Saab, Gut Check
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minimalism vs. fear | mnmlist →
Why do we keep things even if we don’t need or use them? Because we’re afraid we might. Afraid of what could happen if we get rid of those things.
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Anonymous asked: You mentioned that you're life was stressful and not going where you wanted it too before you began your simplifying journey, how does/ has becoming minimalist helped you?
I believe I need more focus and less distraction in my life, but I'm not sure physical de-cluttering would help...
Can you explain the theory behind this?
P.S. I'm definitely...
I believe I need more focus and less distraction in my life, but I'm not sure physical de-cluttering would help...
Can you explain the theory behind this?
P.S. I'm definitely...
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Why I Fired My Father (And Maybe You Should Too) |... →
Sadly, simplifying includes letting go of, not only possessions and activities, but also certain people in our lives.
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Your Shit, My Stuff, Goldilocks, and Making the... →
mnmal:
I think this summarizes what I had been trying to do all this time and what I learned: practical minimalism.
Frank wrote an incredible piece. A must read:
There’s no name for this way of thinking, but if I had to steal a term, I’d use Merlin Mann’s Appropriatism. It’s not minimalism, it’s not maximalist, it’s just-right-ism. Goldilocks was on to something. The idea sits somewhere in...
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Ten Thousand Things: Our digital lives →
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Posted on January 08, 2011 by jimparedes
HUMMING IN MY UNIVERSE By Jim Paredes (The Philippine Star) Updated January 09, 2011 12:00 AM
Practically everyone I know now lives at least two lives. I am not talking about schizophrenics or those who have secret lives families,…
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Ten Thousand Things: Our digital lives →
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Posted on January 08, 2011 by jimparedes
HUMMING IN MY UNIVERSE By Jim Paredes (The Philippine Star) Updated January 09, 2011 12:00 AM
Practically everyone I know now lives at least two lives. I am not talking about schizophrenics or those who have secret lives families,…
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When You’re a Minimalist But Your Partner Isn’t |... →
Begin by purging your personal items. Resist the temptation to remove your partner’s belongings without permission. Start with your own stuff and minimalize as much as you can without treading on shared territory. You may be surprised how much clutter you can remove from your home just by removing your own things.
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50 Things | mnmlist →
Ground rules that Leo Babauta (of zenhabits and mnmlist) follows when reducing his personal stuff.
Only personal things, that belong only to me. Doesn’t include household furniture, dishes, cleaning supplies, or other shared items such as our family digital camera and the TV.
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50 Things | mnmlist →
Ground rules that Leo Babauta (of zenhabits and mnmlist) follows when reducing his personal stuff.
Only personal things, that belong only to me. Doesn’t include household furniture, dishes, cleaning supplies, or other shared items such as our family digital camera and the TV.
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When You’re a Minimalist But Your Partner Isn’t |... →
Begin by purging your personal items. Resist the temptation to remove your partner’s belongings without permission. Start with your own stuff and minimalize as much as you can without treading on shared territory. You may be surprised how much clutter you can remove from your home just by removing your own things.
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