Ask what you can take away

Often in life we look at add things to improve our situation. Software designers add features all the time. Web developers add features, widgets, links, and pictures. Interior designers add furniture, decorations, paintings.
It’s as if everyone is saying “We don’t have enough. We need to add more; that will make it better.”
I have news for [...]

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Merry Christmas

I’d just like to wish all of my readers a Merry Christmas. Hopefully you’re keeping things a bit simpler this year.
Most of all, I wanted to remind all of us not to forget the reason we celebrate Christmas. Though we don’t know the exact day, December 25th is the day Christians celebrate the birth [...]

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Revisit your decluttered zones

So, you’ve decided to start decluttering your life, and start getting rid of stuff. Congratulations! You’ve made a fantastic choice, and I’m certain that you’ll enjoy the change. Surely you’ve gotten started by now, and I hope that you have started small. As I’ve said in the past, it’s important not to overwhelm yourself with [...]

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Stop Complaining Part 2

Recently I updated my desktop, and I thought I should share the changes.  Instead of the stunning snow leopard that I previously had, now I have a simple phrase.  Normally, I’m completely against words on my desktop.  Words inspire thought, which isn’t what I’m looking for when I have a blank desktop.  I want simplicity [...]

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Workspace of the day

Three complete workstations in a not too large space, without any hint of clutter. I love the white desks, plenty of light, and of course the Apple products everywhere . What really brings this workspace to my attention is the chairs. That single point of color in the room takes minimalism and makes it [...]

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Stop Complaining

Do you find yourself complaining day after day?  Perhaps the day to day annoyances of life are getting to you, and your natural response is to complain about it.  Now I’m not going to tell you there’s anything unnatural about that – it’s the route most people choose.  However, I am going to say that [...]

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