January 2010
14 posts
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This Post Says it All
stevenf:
I need to talk to you about computers. I’ve been on a veritable roller-coaster of “how I feel” about the iPad announcement, and trying not to write about it until I had at least an inkling of what was at the root of that.
Before we begin, a reminder: On this blog, I speak only for myself, not for my company or my co-workers.
The thing is, to talk about specific hardware (like the...
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“In the 5th century, Arenius determined to live a holy life. So he abandoned the...”
– His Heart Rejoiced | Becoming Minimalist (via zenhabits)
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The Future
Minimal Mac posted recently that he believed the iPad is the device of the future. He talked about working with clients every day who fail to grasp even the simplest concepts of the desktop OS. He counted four separate ways to quit an application in Mac OS X, and compared that to the one way to quit an app on the iPhone or iPad. I do agree that there are many people out there that would simply be...
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“Steve Jobs gave a small private presentation about the iTunes Music Store to...”
– Derek Sivers
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“Work from large to small. Always.”
– Patrick Lafleur
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“Organizations need guideposts. They need an outline; employees need to know each...”
– Guy Kawasaki
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10 Ideas in January
viafrank:
I’m taking a break from the blog this week, because I need to put some glue in my chair and get some work done. I thought this would be a good time to take the ideas that have been maturing in the blog the past month and summarize. The ideas have been flying a mile a minute around here lately, and it’s time to slow down, reiterate and try to make these ideas stick in my head. (This is...
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“Be assured that it gives much more pain to the mind to be in debt, than to do...”
– Thomas Jefferson, in a letter to his daughter, Martha - June 14th, 1787.
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Simplifying Simplicity with Five Simple Questions →
I just read this post about simplifying your quest for simplification at Man Vs Debt. This is a guest post by Flexo (from Consumerism Commentary) in response to Baker’s post (the author of MvD) 42 Ways to Radically Simplify Your Financial Life. It takes a much simpler approach: Get rid of anything unnecessary. That, my friends, is the heart of minimalism, as well as frugal living. I’d...
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“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”
– Steve Jobs
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Minimalism and Books / Going digital →
This is something I’ve been thinking about for a while now: How do my book and movie collections fit in with a minimalist and frugal lifestyle? Can I really reach these life goals if I have large collections of books or movies?
I haven’t quite settled on an answer yet, but Leo Babauta has some insight (as always) on everything minimalism. His post mainly covers ways to reduce your...
Inexpensive DIY Mail Sorter →
For many people, it seems that the beginning of clutter can come from mail. It’s something everyone has to deal with: you need to sort it; read it; store it; pay it; recycle it. A surprising amount of information still comes in the form of paper mail, but what to do with it? This short tutorial will show you how to make an inexpensive mail sorter. It is especially useful if you follow the...
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Clotheslines
Just as I do every time I do my laundry, I contemplate using a clothesline instead of a clothes dryer. I’ve read a couple articles on this topic, and it seems that pros far outweigh the cons associated with clotheslines.
Pros
Use less electricity - both a pro for the earth and my wallet (the California Energy Commission estimates that the average clothes dryer will cost $1,500 to operate...