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Deactivating Facebook
Last week I deactivated my Facebook profile. A few months ago I went an entire month without Facebook. Since the beginning of March, I have logged into Facebook no more than a couple dozen times. Most of that time was … Continue reading
Posted in admin, philosophy
Tagged creating space, digital sabbatical, facebook, internet withdrawal, life design, personal story, unplugging
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Notes From Three Weeks Of Travel
I’m not a travel writer, but traveling is a great way of gaining insight into how you can design your life. I recently returned from a three-week vacation on the West Coast of the United States and Canada. During … Continue reading
Posted in minimalism, philosophy, travel
Tagged achievable, airbnb, amtrak, life design, personal story, travel, unplugging
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500 Of My People
For one weekend I felt known and understood, fully and completely. I can’t objectively explain why, but when tickets for the World Domination Summit went on sale I knew I had to be there. Call it synchronicity, call it intuition, … Continue reading
Posted in annual review
Tagged emotions, intuition, life design, personal story, space creation, WDS, World Domination Summit
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The First Crux of Leadership
I have two primary beliefs about developing people into leaders. First, leaders are developed or “made”. Leaders are not “born”. This wasn’t the case in large swathes of human history, where leadership was either by inheritance (e.g. royalty) or by … Continue reading
Posted in philosophy
Tagged achievable, guiding principles, leadership, life design, perspective, toastmasters
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Why Ev Bogue And I (Didn’t Really) Quit Minimalism
Everett Bogue didn’t really quit minimalism. For those in the know, Ev (as I’ll call him) was a successful blogger and writer on the subject of minimalism. His blog Far Beyond The Stars achieved national success and made Ev a … Continue reading
Every Action Is An Asana
In yoga, an asana is a specific pose one performs as part of their physical practice. Each pose has a specific form, and according to yogic texts they have benefits to the body that may not be apparent. For instance, … Continue reading
Posted in intuition, philosophy
Tagged creating space, emotions, guiding principles, holistic, intuition, liberation, life design, perspective, yoga
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Sandboxes For Success
Do you remember playing in a sandbox as a kid? For me, the days of playing in a sandbox are getting a little harder to remember. I do know I spent a few spring and summer afternoons as a child … Continue reading
Distributed Living – A Key Concept of Minimalism
A key action of minimalism in the physical world is to stop buying stuff. The logic is pretty clear: by buying less stuff, you don’t need as much money to live on or as much space dedicated to storing your … Continue reading
Posted in minimalism
Tagged declutter, life design, lifestyle design, minimalism, practical
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Striking A Deep Well of Passion
We interrupt this blog series for a brief and important topic shift. Many of you were expecting a blog post about how to liberate your books from your bookshelves. It was my full intention to publish something today, except a … Continue reading
Posted in intuition, philosophy
Tagged achievable, guiding principles, intuition, life design, personal story
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Why I Ditched My Couch
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
Posted in minimalism
Tagged creating space, declutter, life design, personal, personal story, space creation
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