Month: May, 2009
Are We Resisting The Inevitable?
The process of simplifying ones lifestyle is very much a response to the increasingly complex lives that people find themselves in nowadays. When you have hundreds of emails a day, dozens of social contacts to manage and a deluge of information and entertainment to process, it’s all too easy to lose sight of what’s really [...]
Self-Help Myths: The Power Of Less
It seems that simplifying your life is the big personal-growth trend right now, pushed by sites like Zen Habits. Personal productivity has had it’s day in the spotlight, now it’s the turn of simplifying, streamlining, identifying the essential, or whatever you want to call it. Goodbye David Allen and say hello Leo Babauta (or maybe [...]
How To Recharge Your Emotional Batteries
View original image It’s several years old now but do you remember The Matrix? In it humans were used literally as batteries to feed their machine masters. The analogy of humans as batteries actually isn’t far wrong. If you’ve ever worked flat out at work for a week and then felt run down and exhausted [...]
Considering The Cumulative Effect Of Your Actions
The consequences of any big dramatic action or decision is usually pretty obvious. Buying a house is naturally going to make a big impact on your finances. Changing your job will also shake up your lifestyle, at least temporarily. However, I’ve found that it’s often the little decisions and small things in life that, though [...]