Inspiring Simplicity. Weekend Reads.

For the last eight years, I have been compiling and publishing curated articles that inspire simplicity. At first, it was an exercise in communicating to Becoming Minimalist readers the most popular articles I sent out on Twitter.

But over the years, it has become more than that. It has become a place where people (every other week) come for a dose of inspiration. And it has become a place to promote and encourage writers around the world who are publishing content about minimalism, simplicity, and intentional living.

I think you will enjoy this collection of articles hand-selected for you this weekend. Grab some coffee, tea, or lemonade and be inspired to live a simpler life today.

5 Things My Family Learned From Living in A Trailer | Medium by Christina. “As my nine year old shares, “I like the trailer. It reminds me we don’t need much to be happy.”

Destroy What You Know | Zen Habits by Leo Babauta. If we want to take our learning and our lives to the next level, we have to let go of that clinging to what we know.

5 Ways to Live With Less | Natalie Walton by Natalie Walton. Living with less is not about going without. Instead, it creates more space in your life for what you want.

5 Ways To Create a Healthy Relationship With Screens and Technology | Authority Magazine by Chaya Weiner and Joshua Becker. Tech has become an addiction, so normalized, we don’t even notice its worst effects on us.

Don’t Worry | No SIdebar by Karen Trefzger. When we give up worrying, not only do we remove a great part of the tension that fills our days, but we also preserve our strength for dealing with the issues that actually do arise, making it more likely that we will handle them successfully.

21 Shocking Stats that Reveal How Much We Own | Becoming Minimalist on YouTube. Most of us know we own too much stuff. We feel the weight and burden of our clutter. Here are 21 surprising statistics about our clutter that help us understand how big of a problem our accumulation has actually become.