November 2009

Your Words

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Never too late to simplify

Like any bad habit, the best way to defeat a cluttered life is never to begin. If you never overstuffed your life with obligations, and your home with stuff, then you never have to go through the simplifying process. Just like smoking, the easiest way to quit is to not start. Well, we haven’t quite [...]

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Take away to improve

When beginning to embrace the concept of minimalism, it’s easy to take things to an extreme – to go too far. The goal shouldn’t be to end up naked in a cave, surrounded by nothingness. ( Unless that’s really what you want. In that case, go nuts. ) Everything you take away should improve your [...]

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Less is amazing

One of the cool phrases for 2009 is “Less is more.” You hear it often – on TV, the radio, tons of websites. Heck I’m even guilty of using it, which I’m a bit ashamed of. That phrase needs to go away, and never come back. Why? Less it not more. That’s the whole point. [...]

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Minimalism is not a place

You can try and try, but you will never get to minimalism. If this is your goal, then everything that you take away, everything you cut out or drop, every single method you use to simplify your life – all these things are meaningless. You can never get to minimalism. Minimalism is not a place; [...]

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SingleTasker Saturday: Margarita Maker

SingleTasker Saturday is a regular feature here at The Simple Llama. Every Saturday, I feature an item that does, well, just a single task. These items go against everything I believe in, and are meant for everyone’s amusement. I don’t intend to purchase any of the SingleTaskers, and I don’t recommend that you do either. [...]

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