I'm fascinated by time—the variety of ways that humans have found to spend 24 hours, that the current lifespan in the US is 1% of recorded history, and that it's a finite resource. So naturally, I highly value time and like to find ways to make the … [Read more...]
3 Simple Things We Can All Learn from the Quaker Testimony of Simplicity
Note: This post isn't intended to address any religious views. I believe we can all learn something new about our common humanity by expanding our minds and opening them to other cultures and spiritualities. This is nothing new. Over a century … [Read more...]
The Definition & Next Evolution of “Simple Living, High Thinking”
I've seen "simple living, high thinking" a few times lately, so I took that as a sign to do some digging about it. It's a bonus that I also find the phrase intriguing and subject to personal interpretation. I figured there would be some original … [Read more...]
Things vs Experiments? Turns out “Experience” & “Experiment” are the Same Word
The debate between things vs experiences becomes a lot more interesting when its things vs experiments. My mind was blown—for many reasons—while listening to this podcast: Dr. Andrew Weil — Optimal Health, Plant Medicine, and More (#350). Dr. … [Read more...]
What is a Sea Change or Tree Change? (& My First Impressions)
It's official. We took a major step in counteracting our lifestyle inflation by completing our sea change (or tree change, or maybe both). Wait...a what? What is a Sea Change or Tree Change? Regardless of the spelling (is it sea … [Read more...]
Life Purpose Showdown: Ikigai vs the Hedgehog Concept by Jim Collins
This is a companion post to the previous post: Create your Life Purpose with the Flywheel Effect by Jim Collins (note: you can also get a quick intro and video about Collins in that post). As you'll quickly see, the Hedgehog Concept bears a … [Read more...]
Build Momentum for your Life Purpose with the Flywheel Effect by Jim Collins
Start here: This post builds on Life Purpose Showdown: Ikigai vs the Hedgehog Concept by Jim Collins What do you do on a 26-hour drive from Kansas City to NorCal? Aside from slow travel, we listened to podcasts. One of the podcasts my wife and … [Read more...]
3 Intentional Living Learnings from Cait Flanders: Slow Living, Being a Mindful Consumer & Mindful Creation
Cait Flanders is one of the top slow living and simple living voices online—I previously highlighted how she began her intentional living journey in this post: 11 Slow & Simple Living Leaders Share Their “Why” If you aren't familiar with Cait … [Read more...]
On Enlightenment: 3 Meanings of the “Chop Wood, Carry Water” Zen Quote
We were recently having dinner with friends when a (highly intelligent) friend said, "All I want to do is chop wood in the forest." It immediately reminded me of the simple—yet profound—quote below. So, I did some homework on it. Here's … [Read more...]
The Modern Art of Living: With Great Choice comes Great Responsibility
What is the art of living? I like how Maria Popova, author of Brain Pickings, seems to describe it from all her reading and writing over the years: In all of them I try to find some little piece that helps us answer, or helps me answer at least, … [Read more...]
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