Feeling stuck can be the absolute worst—you know you’re really not happy with your current circumstance, but also might not know where to start to get unstuck. With millions of “solutions” out there, there is no shortage of offerings for things to buy, diets to try, and quick-fix answers to your problems.

Most often, the answer requires nothing but a little bit of science—lifestyle experiments, to be exact.

Over the last few years, I’ve tested dozens of lifestyle experiments to see how the change would influence my and Amy’s life. In fact, you could call our rounds of decluttering and downsizing as several lifestyle experiments—ones that led to the eventual launch of this website and massively positive life changes over the following years.

[Read more…] about A Helpful Guide To Lifestyle Experiments

The dashboard lights in a car indicate when something might be going wrong and gives us an opportunity to prevent a more severe breakdown.

In my middle and high school days, long before learning about the benefits of minimalism, I used to do this thing that my mother lovingly(?) referred to as a “quick clean”.

[Read more…] about How Minimalism Helps You Create A Personal Dashboard

Anthony’s Note: This is a guest post by Courtney Carver, from Be More With Less. I had a great video chat with her about her message, and her new book, Soulful Simplicity, which just came out at the end of December. Feel free to watch the video below and then enjoy her post on morning routines.

If your mornings have turned to mush and your snooze button, coffee, and everyone else comes first, it’s time to reclaim your mornings. Don’t you feel better when you start your day with intention and direction instead of chaos and distraction?Without a consistent morning routine you might …

[Read more…] about A Morning Routine Can Change Your Day (or your whole life)