Minimalism Student

Author: minimalismrules

  • Everyday miracles

    What is a miracle? A supernatural event? Something rare? Magic, or deception? Yes, it can be any of these things, but I wonder how many people would say that a miracle can be something ordinary? Or, at least, something that seems ordinary. Miracles happen every day around us, we just don’t see it. Most people…

  • My Minimalist European Trip Packing List

    By the time you read this, I might be wondering the streets of Old Town in Prague, admiring art in the museums of Vienna, or bathing in the spas of Budapest… checking cities off my List. I’ll be mostly offline while I’m travelling, so for this month’s post we’ll take a break from the personal finance advice…

  • 5 steps to get started with barefoot running

    Lately, barefoot running has become a new craze in what I like to ‘The Minimalist Circle’ 🙂 It sounded so interesting, that I decided to give it a try a couple of weeks ago and have been doing it regularly ever since. what is barefoot running? Barefoot running is what it says on the tin.…

  • 5 quick tips to get healthy the minimalist’s way

    To run a mile you have to take one step. And then another. And then another. There’s no secret formula behind it. I’ve seen so many people try out new things that are good for their health or happiness, but after a few weeks or months, they give up. They make excuses about how it takes…

  • The Recipe for Student Success – Ingredient Two : Perseverance

    The second ingredient to student success is Perseverance. On the surface, perseverance and passion may seem alike. Perhaps you’ve experienced it before. You quickly develop passion over something, a new hobby, project or interest, and you fervently try to find out as much as you can about it. You buy all of the equipment, the…

  • How running taught me the value of persistence

    A few years ago, I wrote about the importance of perseverance. The ability to see things until the end – it’s the difference between make or break. Little did I know, I would one day go through one of the biggest tests of perseverance – a full marathon. I would end up putting my money…

  • 5 lessons learned from a year living in a foreign country

    Today was my final day in Japan. By the time you read this, I would have probably already landed in Hong Kong, ready for my next adventure. It’s been almost a year of culture shock, ups and downs, exploring, learning, having fun and so much more. I’m grateful for how much I’ve discovered about myself,…

  • 10 Lessons Learned from 10 Years of Minimalism

    One fateful day about ten years ago, I sat down in front of my laptop and wrote the first post for Minimal Student about embracing change. Back then, as a fresh faced 18 year old, I had little idea about who I was or who I wanted to be. I just knew the cluttered life I…

  • How Minimalism Redefines Success

    ‘Success’ is a loaded word these days. It can mean anything—fame, fortune, connections, owning a huge house, or a second car, or a walk-in wardrobe. In other words, success nowadays is about what you own. To many people, if you have most, or all, of the above, you’re considered successful. If not, you’re probably a failure. People spend…

  • The most important thing you need to know about completing your bucket list

    Last year, I made a bucket list of some of the things I wanted to do in my life before I die. Usually, when I have an important goal to achieve, I would break down the goal – what do I have to accomplish by when? What do I have to do first in order to…