simplifyyourlife:

I like people who, despite being involved in something high profile (like movies and politics), remain simple. A good example would be director, writer and producer Werner Herzog. Here’s an excerpt from an interview.

Would you say that you are more popular today than you’ve ever been before?

I don’t know. I can’t really judge, because I do not relate to things such as popularity. It is completely vague and unknown to me what it means. I still live basically the same life. I do not have and I do not need material things. My material world is extremely small and limited.

It can’t be that small.

I own one single suit that I’m wearing right now and in the last 25 years I’ve never had another suit. And the shoes that I’m wearing I’ve been wearing for 3 years and they are my only pair of shoes. I need to replace them because they are starting to come apart.

Really?

I don’t need 20 pairs of shoes. I have a car that I’ve had for 12 years. It’s fine, I enjoy life and things are very basic. I don’t have social networks in the Internet for example. I don’t even have a cell phone. I’m probably the last holdout.

I know a few people like that… Everyone hates them because you can never get in touch with them.

I just don’t want to be available all the time. I love to connect with people but in a more fundamental way. I never go to parties, but I invite friends and I cook for them. We sit around a table, maximum 6 people, because if there are more people there is no space around the table. And when we speak to each other, everyone speaks about the same topic. Whereas when you are at a party, there are 200 people and loud music and in each corner there is a different topic, and small talk.

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becomingminimalist:

“Contemporary US households have more possessions per household than any society in global history.”

A Cluttered Life: Middle-Class Abundance (Ep. 1) (by UCTVPrime)

thatkindofwoman:

Terrain is just as majestic as it appears in these pictures. 

simplifyyourlife:

Here’s another of my favorite minimalist blogs. Click on the link to read the whole thing. To get a taste of it, here’s the top 2012 posts as determined by readers:

1. Don’t Just Declutter, De-Own. 
2. 7 Common Problems Solved by Owning Less. 
3. The Simple Guide to a Clutter-Free Home.
4. The Man Who Quit Money: An Interview with Daniel Suelo. 
5. 10 Creative Ways to Declutter Your Home. 

Joshua’s personal favorites:

1. We’re All Trading Our Lives for Something. Trade Up. 
2. Why Helping Others Succeed Can Be Your Greatest Success. 
3. 35 Things I Hope My Kids Will Say About Their Dad. 

Here are the most popular posts by guests:

1. The Story of Enough: Giving Up (new) Clothes for One Year. 
2. How to Negotiate Downsizing. 

For 2013, I would like to suggest that you subscribe to Joshua’s newsletter. Worth it.

createsy:

living simply.

rowdykittens.com

(via becomingminimalist)

(Source: becomingminimalist)

thatkindofwoman:

So interesting, and logical for small spaces in the city. 

Manhattan Mini Apartment Packs 6 Rooms into 1 Transformable Space

simplifyyourlife:

Great list! A must read! -Danny

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thatkindofwoman:

Yeah, I am gonna say it… Ideal honeymoon. I mean, give me some wool blankets, darker linens and cooler weather, maybe a fire and some… oh wait. I have to snag me a man who’ll agree to this first. 

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