Exploring ways to create time for a sustainable, meaningful life that makes you and your neighbors thrive
On this blog, and on my newsletter, we talk a lot about how to make a living in a sustainable way, using minimalism as a tool to make it possible. But going from a consumer just like anyone else to a minimalist business owner can be a big jump. In fact so big that it [...]
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As I started writing this post, I had just sent out my first ever exclusive newsletter article to my subscribers (read more about why you too might want to subscribe). It was 7:39 AM and I had been up since five. Today, my alarm failed me and I woke up only at six, fired up [...]
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If we’re adding to the noise turn off this song If we’re adding to the noise turn off your stereo, radio, video – Switchfoot, Adding to the Noise We all have a set of basic needs: food, shelter and clothes1. To pay for them2, we need money. To get money, we have to sell something. [...]
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In the highlands of Rwanda, Emmy Gatsinga produces some of the world’s finest coffee. She employs 35 small farmers who grow coffee organically without chemicals or artificial fertilizers of any kind. When coffee lovers in Europe buy this coffee, they know they are not giving their money to some greedy middlemen — this coffee has a real [...]
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A month ago, minimalism blogger and writer Everett Bogue launched his second e-book, Minimalist Business, as a pre-release that was available for just 24 hours. Having read his first book, The Art of Being Minimalist, I knew this book was something worth waiting for, and was among the first ones to buy the book and [...]
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I usually don’t like to cross-promote my blogs, but this time I posted something on Insanely Interested that I thought would be interesting to the audience of this blog as well. Hop over to Insanely Interested to read the story of how someone “borrowed” my personal brand to land a freelance writing gig — as [...]
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In my series of small thoughts about business, goals and life, here are a few lines on failure. When I look back to the goals I have set myself during the life time of this blog, I quickly notice that many of them haven’t happened as planned. But there is a funny thing I’ve noticed: [...]
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There are days when I think life would be so much easier if I just gave up on my most ambitious goals and gave up to the normal way of life. I could sleep longer in the morning, I would be less stressed out, and in the short term, I would have more free time.
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Welcome to my blog!
This is a blog about making time and creating opportunities for things that matter (you, your family, the community around you and changing the world for the better) through minimalism, slowing down and a never ending curiosity.
I hope you enjoy your stay! If it's your first time here, check out my about page and this list of favorite posts to read first
