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...
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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,...
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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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Editor's note: This is a guest post from Annabel Candy of Get In the Hot Spot.
Did you know that moving house can be one of the most stressful times in your life? It's right up there with losing your job, divorce or the death of a loved one, as one of the biggest causes of stress.
I've been there. In 2007 my husband and I...
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Editor's note: This is a guest post from Karol Gajda of Ridiculously Extraordinary.
"Is that all your stuff?"
While embarking on my current 100+ day sojourn I've been asked that question almost daily. Most people take more stuff for a 3 day weekend break than I've taken on this long trip.
If you've struggled to pack...
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Great news for you Firefox minimalists: have you always wanted Minimalist Gmail in one click? There's an extension for that.
After my post on
creating a Minimalist...
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There's a concept in programming called "feature creep" -- when a software developer continually adds one feature after another because "wouldn't it be nice" and "why not" and "isn't it cool" and "some users asked for it".
The end result is often a bloated...
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