{"id":11455,"date":"2014-01-17T23:30:46","date_gmt":"2014-01-18T06:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/becomingblog.wpengine.com\/?p=11455"},"modified":"2014-01-20T07:55:55","modified_gmt":"2014-01-20T14:55:55","slug":"inspiring-simplicity-0114b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/inspiring-simplicity-0114b\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiring Simplicity. Weekend Reads."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9815 aligncenter\" alt=\"weekend-simplicity-reads\" src=\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/weekend-simplicity-reads.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/weekend-simplicity-reads.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/weekend-simplicity-reads-300x145.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The simplicity\/minimalism movement is among the most friendly, encouraging, and helpful communities you will ever find. There is a genuine understanding that any promotion of simplicity is good for society\u2014and there is little concern about who gets the credit for it.<\/p>\n<p>It is a pleasure to be part of such a wonderful group of people. And I enjoy every opportunity to promote writing that encourages people to live more by owning less. So fix yourself a nice warm cup of coffee or tea. Find a quiet moment this weekend before the holiday rush. And enjoy some encouraging words to inspire more simplicity in your life today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tylerwardis.com\/busy-isnt-respectable-anymore\/\">Busy Isn\u2019t Respectable Anymore<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tylerwardis.com\">Tyler Ward<\/a> by Tyler Ward.\u00a0Busy often keeps us from the finer things in life.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/what-i-learned-from-a-six-month-spending-freeze-1496191624\">What I Learned from a Six Month Spending Freeze<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\">Lifehacker<\/a> by Robert Murphy. In the short time I have been stepping back from purchasing I have noticed small windows of growing clarity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/christianstandard.com\/2014\/01\/less-is-more-a-suburban-mom-resists-consumer-culture-to-increase-her-generosity\/\">Less Is More: A Suburban Mom Resists Consumerism to Increase Generosity<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/christianstandard.com\">Christian Standard<\/a> by\u00a0Janet McMahon.\u00a0The purpose of the project was to be able to give away more. I have learned some things along the way, but not necessarily what I expected.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/minimalmac.com\/post\/73277791743\/what-problem-does-this-solve\">What Problem Does This Solve?<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/minimalmac.com\">Minimal Mac<\/a> by\u00a0Patrick Rhone. A short, helpful article on discerning the need to purchase new technology.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/01\/05\/business\/you-cant-take-it-with-you-but-you-still-want-more.html?_r=1\">You Can\u2019t Take It With You, but You Still Want More<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\">New York Times<\/a> by Matt Richtel. Interesting study on the influence of\u00a0mindless accumulation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small; text-align: right;\">Image:\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: x-small; text-align: right;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ag2r\/4135618341\/\">Angelo Gonz\u00e1lez<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The simplicity\/minimalism movement is among the most friendly, encouraging, and helpful communities you will ever find. There is a genuine understanding that any promotion of simplicity is good for society\u2014and there is little concern about who gets the credit for it. 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