"It often costs more, but I’ve found it to be the most worthwhile investment you can make. There’s nothing better for your work and your life than a quiet, focused mind."

"Let’s not be marketers for companies, no matter how cool we think they are. Let’s not identify ourselves by what we buy and use, but what we create and how we help others."

Pretty cool totally minimal theme for WordPress.

You can live minimally in any location and context. It's about adapting and lessening the things you need to enjoy life.

"What I mean by freedom is the ability to say no. I don’t consider this a negative way of thinking, but rather a very positive way to have permission to opt out of the things we don’t want to do. I feel we need to acknowledge the value of the freedom derived from simplifying and eliminating the useless things in our life. This means having an understanding of what’s important."

Sometimes it's our fear that causes us to consume more.

Some interesting insight into the design of a particularly minimal blog.

Cool analysis of Instagram from Rands.

"These needs are created by fears, and the more honest we are about these fears, the better. Face the fears, and give yourself a little trial period — allow yourself to let go of the need, but just for an hour, or a day. Just for a week. If nothing bad happens, extend the trial, and slowly in this manner you’ll find that the need wasn’t a need at all."

"When you subtract the desire, you can subtract possessions, and leave your mind, heart, and life free. Then the possibilities are endless."

Potential benefits of dropping the habit of multitasking.

A search for undistracted reading in a time when there's ever more accessible.

"Many have begun trading in CD, DVD, and book collections for digital music, movies, and e-books. But this trend in digital technology is now influencing some to get rid of nearly all of their physical possessions - from photographs to furniture to homes altogether."

Moving to a new home but still trying to keep things simple.

"Minimalism is simply eliminating the unnecessary. And while the poor (anyone who’s not in the middle class or above) might not have the ridiculously unnecessary things that the affluent have, there are usually things that can be eliminated."

Sometimes a short digital vacation can be remarkably refreshing.

Sometimes taking an economical approach to movement, words and materials is important.

"Many of the problems we’re experiencing as a society come from manufactured desire. Obesity, debt, financial crises, an overabundance of stuff, consumerism, global warming, and so on … they happen because we are never content, always wanting more, and can’t control our desires."

"And so, to live in a world reimagined, we only need to use our imaginations. We have that power already."

"It’s a road I’d love to walk down myself. But don’t let me tell you what to do: reimagine the future yourself, and join the conversation."

"Consider the worst possible case, and ask youself: 1) what you might do in that case without the possession; 2) how likely this worst case is; and 3) how bad it really would be if the worst case happened."

Convenience always comes with hidden costs, when you look at the whole picture.

An interesting perspective on doing the simple things in live to make yourself happy.