Archives for the 'Simplifying Thursday' Category
15 Ways to Create an Hour a Day of Extra Time … for Solitude [zen habits]
Every Thursday is Simplifying Thursday on Zen Habits.
One problem with our complicated lives these days is that many of us never find time to spend alone, in peace, without being bombarded with noise and information. There’s no time for solitude and quiet contemplation, and as a result, we have stress and anxiety and depression and [...]
The First Rule of Simplifying: Identify the Essential (or, How to avoid the Void) [zen habits]
Every Thursday is Simplifying Thursday on Zen Habits.
“Our lives are frittered away by detail … simplify, simplify” - Henry David Thoreau
We talk a lot about simplifying your life on Zen Habits, from simplifying your possessions and clutter to simplifying the stuff you need to do. But recently I had a comment from a reader who [...]
How to Drop an RSS Feed Like a Bad Habit [zen habits]
Every Thursday is Simplifying Thursday, and today’s post is part of a series called “Edit Your Life,†looking at ways to simplify different parts of your life.
I recently read an article about a blogger who reads more than 600 feeds a day. I thought I was bad, with nearly 100 feeds in my Google Reader. [...]
Valuable Lessons on Simplicity — from Trash [zen habits]
Every Thursday is Simplifying Thursday on Zen Habits.
This is a guest post from Mike Elgan.
Let me guess: You have too much stuff, right?
Your garage, attic or basement — maybe all three — are loaded with random possessions ranging from precious to useless. You have at least one box full of electronics, cabling and defunct gadgets [...]
Slow Makes Sense [zen habits]
This is a guest post from Christopher Richards, author of www.SlowDownNow.org. If you enjoy this post, check out his site.
I am guilty of sometimes trying to cram every moment with activity. I’m working on slowing down. It’s a work in progress. But it’s not that easy. The problem is time greed. I’ll answer one [...]
Streamline Your Life [zen habits]
Quick note: Every Thursday is Simplifying Thursday, and for the next few weeks, these posts will be a series called Creating Simple Systems. This is the second in the series. The former series, “Edit Your Life,†will resume after a bit of a break.
If you ever feel like your life is a bit chaotic or [...]
How Complicating Your Life Makes Simplifying It Worthwhile [zen habits]
This is a guest post by reader Lodewijk van den Broek who writes a very interesting blog called How to be an Original. He’s from the Netherlands who is passionate about what it is that makes people achieve greatness, while maintaining their authenticity. What I love about this post is that it takes a refreshing [...]
6 Simple Steps to Make Mail & Paperwork Painless [zen habits]
Quick note: Every Thursday is Simplifying Thursday, and for the next few weeks, these posts will be a series called Creating Simple Systems. This is the first in the series. The former series, “Edit Your Life,†will resume after a bit of a break.
Creating Simple Systems, Part 1: Mail and Paperwork
While simplifying your life begins [...]