Comments on: A Guide to Self-Reliance Minimalism

By: From This Day Forth, I Live As a Minimalist | HiLife2B

From This Day Forth, I Live As a Minimalist | HiLife2B — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:05:45 +0000

[...] such as Leo Babauta, Jeffrey Tang, and Everett Bogue have had a part in making me realize that I really don’t need as much as I [...]

By: The Ultimate Simple Living Guide: 95 Rockin’ Posts

The Ultimate Simple Living Guide: 95 Rockin’ Posts — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:03:28 +0000

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By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:36:08 +0000

Jeffrey, enjoyed your post. Think I’ll share with my wife. :)

By the way, your link to mnmlist is broken, probably because it was changed from this:

http://mnmlist.com/unautomate-why-doing-things-by-hand-forces-minimalism/

to this:

http://mnmlist.com/unautomate/

By: Jim Stigliano

Jim Stigliano — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:06:58 +0000

Perfect!!!!!! I love it. Just discovered your blog and am enjoying it. Thanks!!

By: Ashesela

Ashesela — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:43:52 +0000

I think that this is a great article! I completely understand as well, I rely on 'stuff' because I am not confident in myself. I really have to work on that… thanks so much for the eye-opener! :)

By: Lola

Lola — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:12:22 +0000

I would highly recommend NOT reading “The Happy Minimalist.” The website offers nothing either.

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Simple Living News Update — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:09:03 +0000

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By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:33:34 +0000

"Having a conviction that you don’t need stuff to survive or succeed."

Although I'm a minimalist materially, I don't think a blanket conviction to not needing stuff is useful. Here's why. If you want to be a successful internet entrepreneur, you need the right stuff. Of course you could do it on dial-up and a 5 year old machine, but cable and a 2 year old machine is going to make it easier. Any crafts-person will tell you that having the right tools, and good quality tools makes all the difference.

I like to be very deliberate about the tools I surround myself with and the degree to which they enhance and/or clutter my life. I also consider the environmental impact of them.

"Stuff" is a big domain. I know where you're coming from though.

By: Michael Michalowski

Michael Michalowski — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:17:21 +0000

I like the term “Self Reliance Minimalism” a lot because I feel empowered when reading about it. It sounds really great to gain more power from within yourself instead of focusing on outer things. It empowers me to think about appreciating my body more, to train and to see whats possible for myself “alone”.

By: Omar Eduardo Fernández

Omar Eduardo Fernández — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:51:06 +0000

I just re-read this post, it's excellent. I have also been de-cluttering, reducing, and simplifying, but all of this has been with a goal. I do it to make sure that I can make the best use of my time, energy, and mind. I find that by taking certain steps to simplify, I can have a much more quite mind that allows me to do more focused work as necessary.

Thank you for this post.