The Minimalists

Digital clutter isn’t nearly as problematic as physical clutter. Don’t believe me? Then try to move 2,000 books to a new residence. That said, digital clutter can still be a significant problem. We advocate digitizing your your physical items whenever you can, especially with those old CDs, DVDs, photos, and files of paperwork you hardly ever need…

Why do you keep music you haven’t listened to in years?

Change is inevitable. The most important thing we can do with our essays is inspire others to make changes in their lives…

Scores of people ask us how to quit their jobs. That’s easy. Sort of…

How does a writer earn a living?

Those voices in your head won’t be quiet…

I write six or seven days a week, three to six hours a day, but I don’t have a routine…

When life is simple, I don’t need much to live…

Two months ago I decided to 86 my phone for sixty days as an experiment, just to see what would happen…

You are inadequate. At least that’s what advertisers would like you to believe…

Have you thought about why you own all those DVDs? Do you really plan to rewatch the same movies over and over?

More apps. More programs. More devices. More ways to pay. More places to subscribe…

There’s always another holiday lurking somewhere around the corner: Valentine’s Day. Mother’s Day. Sweetest Day. Birthdays. Christmas…

We all make mistakes. We all make bad decisions. They are part of the human experience. But they are not the same thing…

The old apothegm about the teacher learning more than his students is true…