The Minimalists

Roman students of Stoicism were often taught to practice that which they feared most, in order to experience the world that they were afraid of…

It’s easy to pretent we’re in control of every aspect of our lives. Societal norms and tireless advertisements reinforce this message: you run the show, life is what you make of it, have it your way. You are the sovereign king of your own bite-sized kingdom. But…

The last nine months have birthed a new Joshua and Ryan. We have grown immensely since last Thanksgiving when we decided to embark on a 5-leg, 33-city meetup tour. It was an irreplicable experience, something we’ll likely never get to do again…

I conduct countless experiments…

We all have the same 24 hours in a day. And yet, often, we neglect other people’s time…

More often than not, we don’t change because we get in our own way…

I get a lot of emails. It’s easy to address them one by one, filtering and sorting and replying to them as they tumble into my inbox. Most of the emails I receive are positive. This sounds ideal, except for one problem…

Each year time betrays me, and I get older one more year…

These days, everyone seems to be talking about finding your dream and living your passion. But what if that’s not an option for you?

It’s all around us, everywhere we turn, seemingly unstoppable…

I don’t think about money the same way I used to…

A thank you letter and an update: Days After the Crash’s first two days saw total sales of 10,000 Kindle books and 9-yes, nine-print books (i.e., 1,000:1 digital-to-print ratio). Does anyone wonder which direction the publishing industry is going?

Less is more. We all know the saying. But is less really more? And is more actually less?

The most important lesson we’ve learned is that minimalism is appealing to one group of people…

Our Please Like Me culture has transformed into something hideous…