Posts Tagged with "Minimalism"
Ockham’s Razor, the minimalist’s tool of choice
In English the quote below can with some imagination be interpreted as: “when you have two competing theories that make exactly the same predictions, the simpler one is usually the best”. Almost anyone who’s interested in math and/or logic has heard of Ockham’s razor. It’s a principle named after William Ockham (c. 1285–1349) , a [...]
Continue reading...This minimalist’s take on food
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Not to long ago I got a mail from Jean asking me how I handled food and eating. She herself found that “a simple (mostly raw) seasonal consumption of food works best” I have just one guideline I try to follow in all food: Concerning food that I buy/prepare myself. If I can’t tell what’s [...]
Continue reading...1 Step to creating a Minimalist Home
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Yes, it takes just one step to transform your home into a minimalist living space. It’s huge actually and if you want to give it a go there are a lot of smaller steps to go through: Throw away everything you haven’t used in a year Get rid of paperwork/magazines Find a way to properly [...]
Continue reading...A short post on packing less, the minimalist on vacation
Monday, July 20, 2009
I just got back from a two week vacation. There were three of us and we had a car at our disposal. Although I consider myself a minimalist I still was packing a big weekend bag, a backpack (my laptopbag) and my mediation mat (even rolled up it’s still quite big). My in-line skates were [...]
Continue reading...Living on a small footprint, minimalist living: The Japan edition
Monday, June 22, 2009
I’ve been looking into minimalist homes a lot lately and at how the Japanese tackle this challenge in particular. In my previous article on minimalist living I identified what it is exactly that we need to live somewhere, for convenience I’ll give the list again: A bed A desk/table and chair A toilet A shower [...]
Continue reading...Minimalism = Simplicity = Freedom and What a Ferrari has to do with it
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
It seems minimalism is getting more popular every day. Now in my about page it states that I’m a minimalist, however I’m still working on the 100 items challenge I’ve written about all those weeks ago. It’s much harder than it would seem and I think this is going to take some more time. But why [...]
Continue reading...Living on a small footprint, minimalist living.
Monday, April 27, 2009
You can find inspiration everywhere and today it came in the form of an article on architecture. A special about small living spaces which made me think about my current living situation. How much space does a human need to be able to live and thrive? If we take a look in the direction of [...]
Continue reading...To care or not to care, the key to minimalism?
Monday, March 23, 2009
I keep wondering, what makes people care and why don’t people care about certain things. This came to mind while changing the oil on my motorcycle. A simple rule my father taught me was “you can borrow anything from me, as long as you put it back where you found it, and in the same [...]
Continue reading...100 items, can it be done?
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Looking around my room I see more and more things, big and small, that I hardly use. Ranging from a pocket knife (I use only one, I have six) to a guitar which I haven’t played on in something like a year and a half. Now it’s hard to part with a musical instrument but [...]
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