If you're looking for the summary of the ikigai book by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles, you can find that here: “Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life” (Book Summary) I originally discovered the concept of ikigai in late 2015 … [Read more...]
Simple Living Blog Posts
Articles about simple living tips, simple living books, a simple lifestyle, the simplicity movement, and more.
Post-Workism & Total Work: 5 Future Scenarios when the Religion of Work Loses Followers
"Post-work is about the future, but it is also bursting with the past’s lost possibilities." — Andy Beckett¹ I always find it mind-opening and expanding to think about the future—I've covered the future of busyness, but what about something as … [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...]
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...]
What is Geographic Arbitrage & 7 Interesting Ideas to Get Started
I may be a little late to the game on this one, but it seems like everyone in the FIRE community (Financial Independence Retire Early) has posted about the concept of "geographic arbitrage." Before we get into what geographic arbitrage is, let's … [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...]
19 Deep Life Quotes to Ponder for How to Live in 2019
Almost exactly a year ago, I shared a post titled 18 Uncommon Statistics to Set Your 2018 Perspective. It's still eye-opening to revisit that post and remind myself of some of the stats (note: sources are included in the original post): … [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...]
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