For the last eight years, I have been compiling and publishing curated articles that inspire simplicity. At first, it was an exercise in communicating to Becoming Minimalist readers the most popular articles I sent out on Twitter.
But over the years, it has become more than that. It has become a place where people (every other week) come for a dose of inspiration. And it has become a place to promote and encourage writers around the world who are publishing content about minimalism, simplicity, and intentional living.
I think you will enjoy this collection of articles hand-selected for you this weekend. Grab some coffee, tea, or lemonade and be inspired to live a simpler life today.
5 Things My Family Learned From Living in A Trailer | Medium by Christina. “As my nine year old shares, “I like the trailer. It reminds me we don’t need much to be happy.”
Destroy What You Know | Zen Habits by Leo Babauta. If we want to take our learning and our lives to the next level, we have to let go of that clinging to what we know.
5 Ways to Live With Less | Natalie Walton by Natalie Walton. Living with less is not about going without. Instead, it creates more space in your life for what you want.
5 Ways To Create a Healthy Relationship With Screens and Technology | Authority Magazine by Chaya Weiner and Joshua Becker. Tech has become an addiction, so normalized, we don’t even notice its worst effects on us.
Don’t Worry | No Sidebar by Karen Trefzger. When we give up worrying, not only do we remove a great part of the tension that fills our days, but we also preserve our strength for dealing with the issues that actually do arise, making it more likely that we will handle them successfully.
21 Shocking Stats that Reveal How Much We Own | Becoming Minimalist on YouTube. Most of us know we own too much stuff. We feel the weight and burden of our clutter. Here are 21 surprising statistics about our clutter that help us understand how big of a problem our accumulation has actually become.
Josh Thanks for all of the wonderful information. I have to comment on one article that I read just the other day and if I read it correctly, it was mentioned that being a home renter was better than purchasing a home as you are not responsible for repairs…
I must relay at least two stories about people who have chosen that path.
1) you are forever at the mercy of the landlord as to the rental amount and it always goes up for the most part.
2) I know of more than two cases where people were forced to work/ get a job in their later years or had very little spending money as their rent gobbled up any discretionary funds and they ended up in bad financial shape. If they had owned a home, condo…. their home would have been paid off or the payment would have been consistent and would not have gone up except for taxes, insurance. Also I have seen cases where the rental is sold leaving the tenant in what could be a difficult situation
Thanks for including my post on ‘5 ways to live with less’ – these are simple small steps that have made a big impact in our lives.
Good morning to you Joshua,
As usual I enjoy your weekend reads and this weeks YouTube video was most interesting with the facts and figures.
The thing is that bothers me is that if everyone did consume less yes our lives would definitely improve – I whole heartily agree with you there – what about businesses, especially the small independent businesses? If we all reduced our consumption and reduced what we bought, yes it’s a good thing to a point, but it wouldn’t be long until people’s livelihoods are effected, traders don’t make money which In turn would lead to jobs lost, house payments defaulted and so forth. Which could be the downfall of our capitalist system. Would this be a good thing? Once people become desperate, have no money very little food its a thin line before civil unrest could start and our consumerist world could become chaotic. I don’t know what the answer is do you have any thoughts on this subject?
Patricia, I have no answers to your question but have wondered the same thing. It’s like we have a monster on our hands. It worries my heart. I shop local first and look for made in the USA only. Don’t know that my approach helps. Looking forward to a response from Joshua.
I think the link is wrong for the screens and technology article! I look forward to reading it and so appreciate you putting together and making available all this good information!
Hi there!
Thank you for some great posts (again) I really enjoyed the post “ 5 things my family learned from living in a trailer” ?
But I experiensed the same thing as Shannon with the post about screens and Technology ?
Thanks for including my article here. I hope my son’s wise words inspire others, “I like the trailer. It reminds me we don’t need much to be happy.”
Hello! Thank you for these round-up posts! I clicked on the one about screens and technology and it took me to a post about 5 ways to become a minimalist. I was wondering if the link may need to be fixed.