The Minimalists

• What did Lao Tzu mean by “It is easier to carry an empty cup than one that is filled to the brim”?
• How much weight should we give a decision based on how difficult it is to undo?
• Give It Five Minutes.
• Right Here, Right Now: Enrollment for Simplify Everything is now open year-round.
• WWJO: Would Joshua consider getting a dumbphone?
• What do we tell someone who asks  “How do I begin minimalism?”
• Why does getting rid of something that’s alive—even a tiny plant—feel fundamentally different from letting go of an inanimate object?
• Talkaboutable: Let’s head back to the ancient 1980s.
• Talkaboutable: Anthropologists are going to look back at our present day and think we were crazy. 
• Sucky Ad: Apparently the only place left without ads is books.
• More About Less: The Philosophy of Minimalism
• Added Value: A tribute song to Dolly Parton

Minimal Maxims

Joshua, Ryan, and T.K.’s pithy, shareable, less-than-140-character responses. Find more quotes from The Minimalists at MinimalMaxims.com.

• The easier a decision is to undo, the less certainty it requires.
• Your habits teach even when you don’t.
• It is quixotic to fix problems caused by technology with more tech.
• The real problem isn’t the phone; it’s doomscrolling.
• You can’t organize your way out of excess.
• Even good things become clutter in excess.
• Cultivation requires pruning.