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You Don’t Have To

July 6, 2010

Here’s a secret: you don’t have to. There is always another choice. Choosing can be hard and you may still pick either way, but you are not a mindless puppet on a string but a human being responsible for your own choices. Pick what excites and scares you, and amazing things will happen. You don’t [...]

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How to Make a Living in a World of Abundance

July 5, 2010

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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Minimalist E-Book Roundup

July 2, 2010

In the recent years, a lot has been written about minimalism online, on blogs as well as in e-book format. With all the e-books about minimalism out there, it is getting hard to decide which one to pick — unless you want to take the route I did and just read them all. As I [...]

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Face It, Not Checking Your E-mail All The Time is Hard

July 1, 2010

Checking your email only one or two times a day is a topic that pops up in productivity blogs every now and then. I first got curious with the idea through writing from Tim Ferriss. Lately, many minimalist bloggers have brought up the topic again. The promise is persuasive: by checking your e-mail less often, you [...]

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6 Inspiring Examples of People Doing Great Work

June 30, 2010

It is easy to say that we need to do great work and change the world to the better. Doing the work is where it gets harder. Today, I want to point you to some of my online heroes: great people doing great work that changes lives. People a lot like anyone else, except for one [...]

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Camping on the Balcony

June 26, 2010

If you have some imagination and an open mind, you have everything you need for a happy life. Sometimes you don’t even have to leave your home to experience an adventure. This weekend, I experienced this first hand, when my wife and I did something we had been planning ever since winter and took our [...]

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6 Buzz Words that Can Change the World

June 24, 2010

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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Where to Start Your Minimalist Movement

June 22, 2010

You are convinced by the reasons to become minimalist, and as a new convert, can’t wait to tell everyone. But before you do, there are some things to consider. If you start from the wrong place, it can be that your chances of changing the minds of the people closest to you will be worsened [...]

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Start Building Your Minimalist Business Today

June 15, 2010

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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10 Ways to Fit Reading Into a Busy Schedule

June 15, 2010

My goal with this blog is to help you make the most of your time and to create time for things that matter. And quite naturally, this includes figuring out what matters. Reading does. Unfortunately, it’s not always easy to find time for the important things, and reading is no exception. If you believe regular [...]

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