📺 Episode 8 of Essential Life
Take a tour through the bedroom we turned into a music, video & podcasting studio + sewing station for handmade goods! Plus some thoughts on practicing gratitude as an essentialist in the new year.
📺 Episode 5 of Essential Life
Theaters, urban parks, old churches, classic 19th and early 20th-century architecture — Portland’s Cultural Distract has it all.
Watch the video for this week’s essentialism challenge and let me how it’s going for you in the YouTube comments!
📺 Episode 4 of Essential Life
Do you ever feel like a failure? Ever worry you’re not measuring up, that “they” are always more successful than you are? Maybe the issue isn’t that you’re actually a failure, but you’re struggling with the emotions of failure, and that is something we can work with!
Watch the video for this week’s essentialism challenge and let me how it’s going for you in the YouTube comments!
📺 Episode 3 of Essential Life
One minute, I was strolling through the quaint neighborhoods and gentle parks of west Hillsboro…mere miles away from Portland, OR. Next thing you know, I’m totally LOST in the the woods! Do I ever make it out alive??? You’ll just have to watch this video to find out.
📺 Episode 2 of Essential Life
This week’s challenge is to practice the power of observation! Learn all about a fantastic awareness training technique I learned from Mindsight by Dr. Daniel Siegel. And of course more Portland awesomeness, more trains, and more coffee!
Ta da! 🎉 The first video in the brand new Essential Life series of vlog episodes I’m filming in and around #portland. #oregonexplored #minimalism #vlog
Moving twice in just a few years has given me a great deal of perspective on what kind of relationship I want to have with stuff. As Millburn & Nicodemus so rightly put it: “the true cost of a thing goes well beyond the price on the pricetag.” I applaud my wife for starting us on this journey towards getting rid of anything that doesn’t “spark joy” and add value to our lives—and the more we are intentional about keeping or buying only that which is truly essential, useful, and aesthetically pleasing, the more I feel an overwhelming sense of contented satisfaction. #minimalism
Living daily as if everything around you is representative of constant warfare is a recipe for emotional and mental disaster. Trust me, I've been there.
The Minimalists Interview Derek Sivers
In this episode of The Minimalists Podcast, Joshua & Ryan chat with Derek Sivers about simplicity, complexity, parenting, creativity, and saying “no” to almost everything, and they answer the following questions:
- How do I prioritize the most important things in my life once I’ve eliminated the clutter?
- How do I say ‘no’ to gifts and donations from my loved ones for my newborn without looking like an unappreciative jerk?
- How do I stay present with my loved ones when there are so many pressing demands on my time from my professional life?
- How do I ensure I stay committed to my minimalism journey?
That is an excellent question. It's a lifestyle, a philosophy, built around a simple idea: less is more.
A new documentary, now on Netflix, is a great introduction to the world of minimalism preached by, well, the Minimalists themselves.
We're drowning in a sea of sensory overload and too much stuff...cheap, mass-produced, crappy stuff. But there's got to be a better way, and The Minimalists show it to us.
My quest to learn the mysterious secret of contented living
Celebrating what's right isn't just a feel-good mind trick. It is a spiritual gateway to a blessed life.
We all know we need to exercise more, get lots of sleep, etc. But it’s not just a task to check off, it’s a lifestyle priority.
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Derek Sivers is perhaps best known for starting CDBaby and being a big part of the independent music scene in the early days of the web, but he’s written and presented a lot since then on topics related to creativity, entrepreneurship, and leadership. Always a treat hearing him speak. (There’s a fair bit of preamble in this episode so you may want to skip to the 18:00 mark to get to the interview.) #minimalism