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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…

Having lived a minimalist lifestyle for nearly ten years (by my definition anyway), I don’t have a lot of things left to get rid of that I don’t use or need. But there is one big thing that I can do with much less of this year—distractions. I have noticed lately that I have been…

Leaving home is one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do in my short lifetime. Even though I didn’t want to admit it, I knew that I was too young and naive to be able to handle everything on my own. I put on a brave face, organising everything that needed to be…

…is an essential part of living minimally. Most of the things we’re asked to or recommended to do/see/try/buy etc. are rooted in other people’s desires, needs, and expectations, not from our own. You only have a certain amount of time in life. It’s a zero sum game—the more you fill it with one thing, the less you…

It seems like a contradiction, but having an abundant mindset is essential for living a minimalist lifestyle. The reason why most people buy and keep too much stuff is because they’re scared. They’re afraid that if they don’t buy something they’re missing out, and if they throw something away there won’t be a chance to…

I never travelled much as a kid. I moved house only once before I came to university. For various reasons, the only time I had been on holiday was when I was five. But that doesn’t mean I don’t want to travel. In fact, it makes me want to travel even more. I chose to do…

When I was packing for university, I found it extremely difficult to let go of some of the things I owned. I knew I couldn’t take everything with me, but I kept asking myself ‘how could I possibly throw this away?’. What if I need it one day? What about all of the memories? Now…

what is a minimalist’s diet? True to the minimalist mind-set, a MD (Minimalist Diet) is about reducing food down to what is essential. Although I refer to it as a diet here, in this case I mean diet in the case of ‘a way of eating’ or a long-term lifestyle, not a fad diet that…

What phenomenon happens to every person on earth every day of their lives without anyone realising it or learning from? The answer is hedonic adaptation. It’s the tendency of humans to go back to a stable level of happiness, even after something good (or bad) has happened to them. If you’ve ever dreamed of doing…

Based on thousands of years of evolution, our bodies are biologically hard-wired to reward us when we feel pleasure, and punish us when we feel pain. If you do something that your body likes, it rewards you with a rush of dopamine, endorphins, and other chemicals making you feel happy. It hardly matters what the consequences…