The Minimalists

A year ago I knew I wasn’t happy. I felt the discontent deep inside me. It rattled my bones. Just one year ago, I knew I wasn’t living a healthy life, I knew I wasn’t focused on my relationships like I should be, I knew I wasn’t pursuing my passions…

My mornings involve three activities that fuel my productivity…

Whenever I make a big change in my life, I tend to get frustrated…

An entire year has passed since I committed to not buying any physical items for one year, and I failed…

We started this blog one year ago. Since, almost everything has changed…

Have you ever looked around your home and wondered why you have so much stuff? Or do you, like most people, simply accept the stuff that’s there because it’s your stuff? Instead of question why you have the stuff, do you just spend hours…

We keep buying excess stuff. We keep working at the same jobs we hate. We keep accumulating debt. Why?

If I know anything about being an American, it’s that the man who dies with the most stuff wins. At age 13, I was well on my way to winning…

People often hold on to things just in case they need them…

There were only a handful of people who inspired me to make radical changes in my life over the last few years…

I’m the lust, the empty desire. I’m the fear, the greed…

There is a light at the end of the tunnel: we all know this. Even when it’s hard to find, we know it’s there, just beyond the bend…

People concoct all kinds of excuses to explain their bad decisions…

A reader wrote us the other day seeking our advice…

This Friday is the busiest shopping day of the year: Black Friday. Retailers prepare months in advance for this day…