Are we too reliant on Google's services? As long-time readers know, I love Google's products and use them daily, as they're absolutely the best I've tried in their categories: Google search, Gmail, Google...
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Awhile back I (a bit ironically perhaps) tweeted this message:
Consider what you give your attention to each day. It's a precious resource, & determines the shape of your life.
This seemed to strike a chord with many...
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“If your mind isn’t clouded by unnecessary things, then this is the best season of your life.” ~Wu-Men
When I hear about a great idea that a friend has, I get excited. I can't wait to see that idea become...
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"Activity conquers cold, but stillness conquers heat." ~ Lao Tzu
It's a bias of our culture that stillness is regarded as lazy, as being stuck in inaction, as a negative.
It's not. It's an action, and a...
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How does 'simple' differ from 'minimalist'?
That's the question
someone asked me on Twitter recently, and it's a good one.
Zen Habits has become known as a leading simplicity blog, and at the same time I recently...
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“There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
This morning I found myself lying around, enjoying a lazy weekend with my wife and kids, basking in the peaceful simplicity of today.
It's...
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“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” ~ Lao Tzu
Consider the above quote from Lao Tzu, (perhaps mythical) father of Taoism: how can it be true?
Is it possible to never hurry, but to get...
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Editor's note: This is a guest post from David Turnbull of Adventures of a Barefoot Geek.
There are two challenges that people face when choosing to live a more simpler life: owning little and wanting little. Yet people fuse these challenges together into a larger "live simply" goal. Unfortunately, they're two different beasts that...
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