The Minimalists

There is a warning sign in the dorm bathrooms at Miami University that says, “Please Masturbate in Your Own Room!” Is this a metaphor for our online world?

I spoke with a man in dire straits recently. He laid before me many of his problems: marriage, debt, health…

A loyal reader recently sent us an email titled “They’re All Just a Bunch of Hippies!” Here’s our response…

For us, success is a simple equation…

The white picket fence, the large suburban home, the luxury cars—is the American Dream worth it?

Perfectionism is a futile endeavor. As a perfectionist, I speak from experience…

30 life lessons from Ryan Nicodemus’s first 30 years on earth…

I recently imagined an elaborate, expansive conversation between my 27-year-old self and my 30-year-old self…

I sat down in the conference room and slid his birthday present across the table. It was my boss’s birthday. It was also the day I lost my job…

You can’t manage what you don’t measure—this was the corporate mantra by which I lived for a long time. And it’s total bullshit…

I used to be terribly out of shape, but not anymore…

Do you know your neighbors? I mean, do you really know your neighbors?

The newest, latest, greatest version of Product X is available today. It’s only X dollars and it does all the cool things you never knew it could do. And if you act now, Product X will change your life. But we know we don’t need Product X to live a meaningful life…

Our conversations are some the most meaningful experiences we have…

An essay about Joshua Fields Millburn’s experience with goal-less living…