{"id":23249,"date":"2019-12-06T23:55:05","date_gmt":"2019-12-07T06:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/?p=23249"},"modified":"2019-12-06T23:55:09","modified_gmt":"2019-12-07T06:55:09","slug":"encouraging-simplicity-1219","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/","title":{"rendered":"Encouraging Simplicity. Weekend Reads."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Never underestimate the importance of removing stuff you don\u2019t need.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Encouragement provides us with motivation to persevere. It invites us\n to dream dreams of significance for our lives. And it begs us to work \ndiligently with optimism and promise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overcoming the pull of consumerism is a difficult challenge \nregardless of our stage in life. Simplicity requires encouragement. To \nthat end, I hope you will find motivation in these articles below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each post was intentionally chosen to inspire simplicity in your life. For maximum effect, find a quiet moment this weekend\u00a0and enjoy them\u00a0with a\u00a0fresh cup of coffee or tea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m Done with Stuff<\/a> | No Sidebar<\/a> by Heather Aardema. I\u2019ve found a path I\u2019m passionate about and in the process I\u2019ve lost my desire for massive quantities of mass-produced stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ultimate Productivity Hack is Saying No<\/a> | James Clear<\/a> by James Clear. No is a decision. Yes is a responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘The Best Thing You Can Do Is Not Buy More Stuff,’ Says ‘Secondhand’ Expert<\/a> | NPR<\/a> by Terry Gross. Your average thrift store in the United States only sells about one-third of the stuff that ends up on its shelves. The rest of the stuff ends up somewhere else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Way of Less<\/a> | Zen Habits<\/a> by Leo Babauta. The modern world is one of more, more and still more. What would it be like to declutter our lives and live with less?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything You Don’t Need for a Perfect Holiday<\/a> | YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Never underestimate the importance of removing stuff you don\u2019t need. Encouragement provides us with motivation to persevere. It invites us to dream dreams of significance for our lives. And it begs us to work diligently with optimism and promise. Overcoming the pull of consumerism is a difficult challenge regardless of our stage in life. Simplicity requires […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":23251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"0","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[440],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nEncouraging Simplicity. Weekend Reads.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Encouraging Simplicity. Weekend Reads.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Never underestimate the importance of removing stuff you don\u2019t need. Encouragement provides us with motivation to persevere. It invites us to dream dreams of significance for our lives. And it begs us to work diligently with optimism and promise. Overcoming the pull of consumerism is a difficult challenge regardless of our stage in life. Simplicity requires […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Becoming Minimalist\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/becomingminimalist\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/becomingminimalist\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-12-07T06:55:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-12-07T06:55:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/simple-simplicity.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1320\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"joshua becker\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@joshua_becker\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@joshua_becker\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"joshua becker\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"joshua becker\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a6475137c3080b3e68cb23aa9e40ec11\"},\"headline\":\"Encouraging Simplicity. Weekend Reads.\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-12-07T06:55:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-12-07T06:55:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/\"},\"wordCount\":254,\"commentCount\":9,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/simple-simplicity.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"articles\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/\",\"name\":\"Encouraging Simplicity. Weekend Reads.\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/simple-simplicity.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-12-07T06:55:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-12-07T06:55:09+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/simple-simplicity.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/simple-simplicity.jpg\",\"width\":2200,\"height\":1320},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Encouraging Simplicity. Weekend Reads.\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/\",\"name\":\"Becoming Minimalist\",\"description\":\"Own less. Live more.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Becoming Minimalist\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/becoming_minimalistA.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/becoming_minimalistA.jpg\",\"width\":2549,\"height\":898,\"caption\":\"Becoming Minimalist\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/becomingminimalist\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/joshua_becker\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/joshua_becker\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/JoshuaBecker\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a6475137c3080b3e68cb23aa9e40ec11\",\"name\":\"joshua becker\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e115429cac082338e5a78b84564f7406?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.becomingminimalist.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Fbecoming-minimalist%2Fimages%2Fgravatar-bm.png&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e115429cac082338e5a78b84564f7406?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.becomingminimalist.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Fbecoming-minimalist%2Fimages%2Fgravatar-bm.png&r=g\",\"caption\":\"joshua becker\"},\"description\":\"Joshua Becker is the creator of Becoming Minimalist, a website dedicated to simplifying life. He has published four books on minimalism, with some being named best sellers by Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Amazon, Audible, and Publisher's Weekly. Joshua has also made live appearances on Wall Street Journal, CBS Evening News, Huffington Post Live, and more.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/becomingminimalist\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/@joshua_becker\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/joshuabecker\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/author\/jbecker12\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Encouraging Simplicity. Weekend Reads.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Encouraging Simplicity. Weekend Reads.","og_description":"Never underestimate the importance of removing stuff you don\u2019t need. Encouragement provides us with motivation to persevere. It invites us to dream dreams of significance for our lives. And it begs us to work diligently with optimism and promise. Overcoming the pull of consumerism is a difficult challenge regardless of our stage in life. Simplicity requires […]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/","og_site_name":"Becoming Minimalist","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/becomingminimalist","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/becomingminimalist\/","article_published_time":"2019-12-07T06:55:05+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-12-07T06:55:09+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2200,"height":1320,"url":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/simple-simplicity.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"joshua becker","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@joshua_becker","twitter_site":"@joshua_becker","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"joshua becker","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/"},"author":{"name":"joshua becker","@id":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a6475137c3080b3e68cb23aa9e40ec11"},"headline":"Encouraging Simplicity. Weekend Reads.","datePublished":"2019-12-07T06:55:05+00:00","dateModified":"2019-12-07T06:55:09+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/"},"wordCount":254,"commentCount":9,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/simple-simplicity.jpg","articleSection":["articles"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/","url":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/","name":"Encouraging Simplicity. Weekend Reads.","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/simple-simplicity.jpg","datePublished":"2019-12-07T06:55:05+00:00","dateModified":"2019-12-07T06:55:09+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/simple-simplicity.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/simple-simplicity.jpg","width":2200,"height":1320},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/encouraging-simplicity-1219\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Encouraging Simplicity. Weekend Reads."}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/","name":"Becoming Minimalist","description":"Own less. Live more.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/#organization","name":"Becoming Minimalist","url":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/becoming_minimalistA.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/becoming_minimalistA.jpg","width":2549,"height":898,"caption":"Becoming Minimalist"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/becomingminimalist","https:\/\/x.com\/joshua_becker","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/joshua_becker\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/JoshuaBecker"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a6475137c3080b3e68cb23aa9e40ec11","name":"joshua becker","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e115429cac082338e5a78b84564f7406?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.becomingminimalist.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Fbecoming-minimalist%2Fimages%2Fgravatar-bm.png&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e115429cac082338e5a78b84564f7406?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.becomingminimalist.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2Fbecoming-minimalist%2Fimages%2Fgravatar-bm.png&r=g","caption":"joshua becker"},"description":"Joshua Becker is the creator of Becoming Minimalist, a website dedicated to simplifying life. He has published four books on minimalism, with some being named best sellers by Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Amazon, Audible, and Publisher's Weekly. Joshua has also made live appearances on Wall Street Journal, CBS Evening News, Huffington Post Live, and more.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/becomingminimalist\/","https:\/\/x.com\/@joshua_becker","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/joshuabecker"],"url":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/author\/jbecker12\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/simple-simplicity.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23249"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23249"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23254,"href":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23249\/revisions\/23254"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}