This is a ton of information out there about why purpose is important. Even on this site, I've written many posts about purpose—it's one of my top five post topics. But, I've quickly learned that there is shockingly little out there about how to … [Read more...]
Essentialism Blog Posts
Articles about essentialism, being an essentialist, the Essentialism book by Greg McKeown, essentialism philosophy, and more.
Timeboxing: The #1 Productivity Hack for Actually Doing Your To-Do List (+ 10 Timeboxing Tips)
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...]
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...]
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...]
Money Showdown: Average American Spending vs Sloww’s Household Expenses (& How we Cut our Spending 30% in a Year!)
Let's continue to stay on the current theme: money. In the last two posts, we learned about average annual expenses and how much annual income is enough: The 80/20 Rule for Money: The 3 Ways Americans Spend Most of Their Money (& How You Can … [Read more...]
How Much Income is Enough Money for Well-Being, According to Research?
"If you say that money is the most important thing, you will spend your life completely wasting your time. You’ll be doing things you don’t like doing in order to go on living, that is, to go on doing things you don’t like doing." — Alan Watts Money … [Read more...]
The 80/20 Rule for Money: The 3 Ways Americans Spend Most of Their Money (& How You Can Save More)
Is it possible that the 80/20 rule can apply to every area of life—including how you spend money? If you're unfamiliar with the 80/20 rule, here's a quick definition: The Pareto principle (also known as the 80/20 rule, the law of the vital … [Read more...]
A “Short” Summary of Everything I Learned in 2018 from Sloww’s First 100 Posts
“Learning without doing is wasted.” — Derek Sivers Sloww just recently crossed the 100-post mark. Cue: celebratory music! As the sun sets on the year, it's a good reminder to pause—take a look in the rear-view mirror and reflect. This post is … [Read more...]
