The Minimalists

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…

Step inside my apartment for a moment. Welcome. I’m glad you could spend a few moments chez Millburn. Please pardon the mess. Just kidding. Sorry, that’s a terribly lame minimalism joke. Anyhow, walk this way, watch your step, I’ll show you around…

Consumption is a continuum that covers an expansive range, with monk-like ascetics on one end and ready-for-reality-TV hoarders on the other…

It turns out that the American Dream was never my dream. Rather, it was competing with my dream…

Minimalism, intercontinental travel, important moral life lessons, and, of course, sex…

There is a difference between a brand and branding…

People are more stressed than ever. We have more pressure put on us than any other time in history. You see it on your TV, the toothpick models and rugged “sexiest men alive” occupying the screen. This is what you’re supposed to look like…