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...]
Essentialism Blog Posts
Articles about essentialism, being an essentialist, the Essentialism book by Greg McKeown, essentialism philosophy, and 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...]
The Top 3 Life-Changing Books I Read in 2018 (& Worth Your Time in 2019)
“When it comes to living, there’s no getting out alive. But books can help us survive…by passing on what is most important about being human before we perish.” — The Wall Street Journal Books, books, books! If only we could live forever and read all … [Read more...]
Life Purpose: “The Crossroads of Should and Must” by Elle Luna (Book Summary)
"All too often, we feel that we are not living the fullness of our lives because we are not expressing the fullness of our gifts." — Elle Luna I have NO idea how I didn't stumble across Elle Luna's viral blog post or book during my existential … [Read more...]
An Intro to Effective Altruism & How to Do the Most Good in Your Life
"Effective altruism — efforts that actually help people rather than making you feel good or helping you show off — is one of the great new ideas of the 21st century." — Steven Pinker I first came across the effective altruism movement during my … [Read more...]
7 Unbusy Tips for the Daily Work Grind (Reader Q&A)
After my previous post, Good Busyness? A Full Life vs A Busy Life, I received a reader email with some thoughts and questions. With the reader's permission (let's call her Sue), I thought this would be an interesting and insightful look into the … [Read more...]
