Category Archives: Simple Living
Simpler Technology
In keeping with this weeks’ theme of simplicity… Our office copier is a state-of-the-art scanner/printer/copy machine/sorter all rolled into one. It’s got multiple settings for different print types, the ability to scan and send files to any computer on our network, and it can print in many, many different colors with high-quality finish. It probably [...]
The Human Condition
It’s fascinating how we get so accustomed to our condition that we become blind to it. I was microwaving some water a few days ago and thought, “wow, I’m using an appliance that’s the result of years of research using concepts and discoveries which themselves took years to develop. The whole process has been slowly [...]
The Public Library
Many of us can remember countless hours spent at the library in our youth. Whether we had a homework assignment, a bedtime story, or our parents made us go – we went. Of course not all of us engaged in this endeavor, regardless, this entry is for everyone– those that went and those that did [...]
The Voluntary Simplicity Test
Here is a little self-test I put together. It’s short, but revealing. There are only 6 questions. The Test 1 – You just got a $1,000 bonus at work. You are instinctively MORE likely to: A – Think about how much of it you could save B – Think about what new things you could [...]
Promoting Monotasking
How long would your job last if you ignored all phone calls, e-mail, requests from your co-workers, meetings, and kept your door locked all nine hours of your day allowing nobody in? You’d probably be fired within a very short period of time. But if you did this while getting your work done, allowing absolutely [...]
Ownership
I was at an outdoor art show last summer in Minneapolis. There were all sorts of works by local artists, mostly paintings, necklaces, jewelry, and pottery. Some of it was a bit amateurish, but most of the work was amazing. One guy was running a photography shop that was filled with unbelievable pictures. He had [...]
The Option of Owning A Car
I’m going to ask you to do something rather outlandish. Imagine yourself without your car. Impossible? Impractical? Certainly not if you live in the right conditions. And there are plenty of driving-associated headaches. Perhaps all the upkeep and constant maintenance on your vehicle has gotten you a bit peeved. Maybe the daily commute through tons [...]
Voluntary Simplicity – An Intro
Voluntary Simplicity (or simple living) is a pretty new concept brought about by our fast-paced modern insanity. While some of it’s followers go to a pretty big extreme by shunning technology and electricity (ok, I made that last one up) it can be incorporated into one’s life fairly easily. There are many simple living techniques [...]
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