Comments on: Find a Rational Minimalism that Works For You

By: Blogger Kate

Blogger Kate — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:38:39 +0000

Joshua, I want to thank you for your blog. I really embrace your ideas and your thoughts have contributed to a lot of changes in my life during 2011. If you set out to make a difference…please know that you have! Happy New Year!

By: A Year In Review « My Still Life

A Year In Review « My Still Life — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:32:30 +0000

[...] the overall arching theme for 2011 was to practice rational minimalism, decease my desire to buy things I didn’t need, simply my schedule and my life, and spend more [...]

By: Less stuff. More life. | Never outgrow your car

Less stuff. More life. | Never outgrow your car — Fri, 06 May 2011 15:03:57 +0000

[...] I am trying to accomplish. A post from the blog Becoming Minimalist talks about something called rational minimalism and this really hit home. My idea of minimalism is probably going to be different than anyone [...]

By: bernie

bernie — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:31:23 +0000

Its great to see that someone who is on the “A-List” doing there own thing and not just copying everyone else. This post was encouraging. Thanks,

Bernie

By: Simplify Your Life and Marriage

Simplify Your Life and Marriage — Tue, 25 May 2010 17:12:18 +0000

[...] when Leo, earlier this year, mentioned a blog called Becoming Minimalist – and a term “Rational Minimalism“… I was [...]

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 05 May 2010 15:44:22 +0000

Rational minimalism. I like it!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:22:19 +0000

I was thinking something similar recently: though I’m not done minimizing my stuff, even when I am done I know that visitors will look around and not realize they’re in a minimalist’s home.

I was sad for a second until I realized the magic is in what they won’t see (and what doesn’t exist): there’s nothing hiding from them in storage units, or in the garage (except my bicycle) or in my basement. What they see will be what there is. And like others who posted, I want a warm and inviting home.

In fact, by the time I finish getting rid of “theoretically useful but not useful enough to keep” things, a GREATER percentage of my belongings will probably be artwork than when I started.

By: simple saturday links 2/28/10 (sunday edition) | thesimplerlife.net

simple saturday links 2/28/10 (sunday edition) | thesimplerlife.net — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:45:22 +0000

[...] becoming minimalist: find a rational minimalism that works for you– “Rational minimalism” is the principle idea behind the ebook that Joshua wrote (and I reviewed here) called Simplify. I really love the idea that minimalism will not look the same for everybody. It all depends on the reasons you are living a more minimalist lifestyle and it is something I’ve written about several times here. [...]

By: becoming minimalist

becoming minimalist — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:12:29 +0000

i wrote this post for several reasons:

1. i wanted to encourage others to pursue minimalism. i have found the lifestyle very fulfilling and enjoy sharing it with others.
2. i wanted to offer freedom to people to pursue a lifestyle of simplicity that fits their unique lifestyle and stage.
3. i wanted to give people the opportunity to interact with some of the material in the book (one of the advantages of a blog over a book).
4. i wanted to raise awareness of the book release on monday.

those were the reasons for the post. hopefully, we can get back to one of those (especially creating awareness of the the book’s release on monday…)

By: TrishB

TrishB — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:57:11 +0000

Hey guys-I think your comments were posted-there is a lag due to work commitments. Not 100% certain, but you might want to check.