“In this information-rich, time-poor society, attention has become our most important resource.” —Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiBruce Less is credited with once saying, “The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.”I tend to...

Nobody can fully predict the future. Anything can happen, of course.But that shouldn’t stop us from making wise decisions today that, generally speaking, lead to the best outcomes—both personally and as a...

“You’re so hard on yourself. But remember, everybody has a chapter they don’t read out loud. Take a moment. Sit back. Marvel at your life; at the mistakes that gave you wisdom, at...

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from David Nurse.Knowing and doing, while they go hand in hand, are far from identical.Enrolling in decluttering courses and becoming a “simple-living sponge” is not the...

“There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.” ~John Green I remember being fifteen. I was a high school freshman who loved drawing, books, Harry Potter, and Taylor Swift. I hated math...

“I do not want to get to the end of my life and find that I just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.”...

I’m excited to introduce you to Celeste, your personal, virtual decluttering assistant—available to help you declutter and minimize 24/7.Celeste is a brand-new tool created specifically for Becoming Minimalist. And free for you...

Living in the hyper-individualist society that we do, it’s easy to forget our obligation to those around us. Often in the West, we are taught to prioritize ourselves in the unhealthiest ways, to...