The Minimalists

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…

What happened to the comments at The Minimalists?

Unlike some men, I used to enjoy shopping. The act itself felt therapeutic; it took my mind off the empty life I was leading…

Life can be mighty expensive inside the flashy walls of our consumer culture…

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…