Regular readers will note my long-running fascination with old-fashioned topics.  For better or worse, I don’t see that changing anytime soon, so hopefully they are enjoyed. But why is it? What do I find…

An underrated and surprisingly simple way to add richness and meaning to your life is to become a connoisseur of everyday beauty. Many people spend money and invest their time to pursue a better…

In the social media and smartphone age, nearly everyone is exposed to a constant stream of talented people doing exciting things with their lives. You may follow a great writer who always comes up…

I’ve written dozens of posts on habits, and consider good habits to be one of the core life skills that everyone should know. But for a blog that espouses minimalism, I’ve certainly asked my…

You can learn a lot from reading books, but the most vivid lessons of my life have been lived experiences. You can read something and believe it to be true with your mind, but…

As I write, my four kids are outside jumping on the trampoline. I can hear their young, happy voices and the sound of laughter and taunting coming through the walls. Someday in the not…

For about 4 years, starting about a year before Covid, I woke up every single morning with a foggy brain.  I mention the timeline because for many people their brain frog coincided with covid,…

I’m an obsessive person, and over the years I’ve directed that obsessiveness in a number of directions.  One of my greatest passions was minimalism. I started a blog in college and proceeded to strip…

One of the most exciting aspects of personal growth is the fact that we can unlock so much potential just by changing how we think. I can’t easily make myself smarter, physically gifted, or…

I’ve been writing about and thinking about minimalism for over 16 years. Ironically, one of my strongest conclusions is that minimalism isn’t always the answer. There are many places and seasons where simplicity is…

Even if you woke up this morning feeling stressed, anxious, or apathetic, you can choose to make today a simpler day. A simpler day is not necessarily an easy day or a perfect day,…

The faster you make decisions, the quicker you gain real-world feedback and can adjust your plan or gain experience for next time.  Don’t assume that you are adding value by thinking longer about a…