This is the first post in the 3-part series on happiness. You can jump to the second and third posts here: Happiness 201: The Advanced Guide for How to be Happy Psychologically (Expectations, Practice, Choice, Purpose) Happiness 301: The … [Read more...]
Simple Living Blog Posts
Articles about simple living tips, simple living books, a simple lifestyle, the simplicity movement, and more.
Introducing Sloww 2.0: The Next Evolution in the Art of Slow Living
I'm thrilled to announce Sloww 2.0! Before we jump into the new stuff, here's a quick history to get you up to speed. Late 2015: The seed of an idea for Sloww was planted near the end of my existential crisis. Christmas Eve 2015: I bought … [Read more...]
The One Quote Burning in my Brain from the Minimalism Documentary
The One Quote Burning in my Brain from the Minimalism Documentary I watched Minimalism: A Documentary about the Important Things (Amazon) around the time it was first released in 2016—probably not too long after my existential crisis in late … [Read more...]
10 Life-Transforming Themes from “Tao Te Ching” by Lao Tzu (Book Summary)
"It’s wonderful to discover that there is such a thing as a manual on the art of living, a book as profound as this, and as down-to-earth, that can point you in the right direction. But it’s one thing to read about being in harmony with the Tao, or … [Read more...]
Ikigai 2.0: Evolving the Ikigai Diagram for Life Purpose (& Why and How it Needs to be Redesigned)
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) If you haven't read the initial ikigai post, please start … [Read more...]
The Truth about Ikigai: Definitions, Diagrams & Myths about the Japanese Life Purpose
1. I originally discovered the concept of ikigai in late 2015 and published the original version of this post—a high-level overview of ikigai—in early 2018. Since then, I've continued to learn a lot more about ikigai. So, I scrapped the entire … [Read 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...]
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