The Minimalists

Just because someone spouts their opinion that doesn’t mean it’s the correct advice for you…

Many people think minimalism is a radical lifestyle, but it isn’t…

I was explaining minimalism to a group of people at a dinner one night last month…

Although I don’t have a daily routine, I spend most mornings in solitude, writing at my desk: my minimalist workspace…

We tell ourselves all kinds of lies to justify our actions…

Our culture is a gift-giving culture. But we can change…

There isn’t always a right answer: sometimes there are several correct answers, sometimes there are no correct answers at all…

Jealousy is ugly: it is never a way to express we care—it’s only a channel through which we broadcast our insecurities…

Our daily lives are filled with noise. Every day it’s getting harder to turn down the volume…

Let me tell you about the monster who rides on my shoulders. I can’t see him, but I know he is there…

The most fallacious misconception we encounter about minimalism…

Everything is ephemeral. On a long enough timeline, everything ends…

What does a minimalist wear? I’m surprised I get this question as often as I do, but, given the many misconceptions surrounding minimalism, I suppose it’s a valid question. My answer…

There seems to be this strange misnomer promulgated throughout the Internet that labels are a bad thing…

Not too long ago, I wanted to be so freaking cool. Being cool was important to me. It mattered. I had to have the the perfect clothes with the right logos. I had to have…