Tag Archives: creating space

How To Liberate Your Books

Posted on Monday, 13 September 2010 by mikeschu

This is the nuts-and-bolts about how to declutter your book collection. In a previous post I discussed why reducing the numbers of books you own is important on a psychological and spatial level. For most people, owning a significant amount … Continue reading →

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Liberate Your Books, Liberate Your Life

Posted on Monday, 30 August 2010 by mikeschu

Gutenberg did the world a favor over five hundred years ago. Before the invention of the movable type printing press, information transfer was done in one of three ways: word-of-mouth, copying by hand or printing by wood blocks. All three … Continue reading →

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Why I Ditched My Couch

Posted on Monday, 23 August 2010 by mikeschu

Furniture takes up a lot of space – not just physical space either. I’ve been reading a few minimalist blogs recently, opening myself to some of the possibilities of how to incorporate less stuff into my life. One of the … Continue reading →

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The Forgotten Key to Decluttering

Posted on Monday, 9 August 2010 by mikeschu

Most people buy things for their expected utility. For example, I may buy a pair of jeans to replace a pair that has worn out. I buy gasoline for my car as that is the propellant for the car (and … Continue reading →

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Creating Space

Posted on Monday, 2 August 2010 by mikeschu

Sometimes nothing is better than something. From talking to friends, family and co-workers, most of us are awash in stuff. Globalization, technological innovation and factory production has brought consumer goods to the masses at prices they can afford. Fast-food restaurants … Continue reading →

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