Why The Minimalists Do What The Minimalists Do

very month I buy a bag of bulk steel-cut oats, a bag of trail mix and a six-pound bag of Royal Gala apples. Every morning I make a heaping half-cup of the oats and cut an apple into slices. About six months ago I added a cup of Ceylon tea to that.

6 Helpful Reminders For The Overwhelmed Person

One maddening tendency of any small electronic device is that whenever the battery is low, it wastes most of its remaining power beeping and flashing to tell you that battery is low.

This Will Never Happen Again, But It Happened

Since very early in my blog’s life, fans have been bugging me to both release a Best-Of compilation and give them a way to read Raptitude articles on their Kindle. The time has come.

Other People See Your Problems More Clearly Than You Do

My problems are always simpler in the eyes of others, just like other people’s problems seem simpler to me than they make them out to be. If a friend came to me today with a dilemma and he didn’t know what to do, I’d have no problem telling him “What I’d do.”

5 Steps To Stop Worrying What People Think Of You

The times in my life I’ve been most self-conscious have been the times I’ve been most judgmental of others. These two qualities seem directly tied to each other, and may even be the same thing.

You Don’t Want To Be Typical

The typical level of fulfillment in a person’s life is far below where it could be with some self-examination and habit overhauls.