The Minimalist Mindset
A step-by-step to guide to writing a better life story.
Mission Accomplished!
As of May 25th 2017, I completed every item on my Life List. You can check out the wrap up post here.
Latest Stories
A New Monthly Life List (October 2018): Fun, Free and Local
It is monthly Life List time again! This month you will find a whole new assortment of local, free and helpful activities that you can start doing today!
A New Monthly Life List (September 2018): Fun, Free and Local
It is monthly Life List time again! This month you will find a whole new assortment of local, free and helpful activities that you can start doing today!
A New Monthly Life List (August 2018): Fun, Free and Local
It is monthly Life List time again! This month you will find a whole new assortment of local, free and helpful activities that you can start doing today!
Latest Adventures
What I Heard in Washington DC
As peaceful uprisings sprung up around the globe, I joined the Women’s March on Washington with one goal, to simply listen to those around me.
Surviving Alone In The Wilderness For a Month
Fifty miles outside defined civilization, I came to the end of an old forest service road. For the next month I’d be without electricity, Internet, potable water and most worrisome, contact from the outside world. It was the first step on an adventure that might end...
How To Build Your Own Weather Balloon Spacecraft
Recently my friend and I successfully launched and recovered a homemade spacecraft. The craft traveled for over 4 hours and more than 103 miles before landing safely in an unoccupied field. The video above (also available here) details our journey. Table of Contents:...
Latest Guides
The Beginner’s Guide To Productivity
After spending over 100 hours researching, testing and using a vast number of productivity techniques, tools, books, and software, I have chosen the following productivity resources as the best of the best. This guide starts with the assumption that you know nothing about productivity and walks you step-by-step through a streamlined process for learning to be productive. This guide is a distillation of only the truly valuable resources that you need in order to master the skill of productivity in your own life.
The Beginner’s Guide To Meditation
After spending hours analyzing the latest research regarding the science of meditation, Brenda Umana, (who holds a Masters of Public Health from Columbia University) has combined her eight years of practice in meditation in both the United States and in India to narrow down the key actions newcomers should take to most efficiently learn the skill of meditation.
The Beginner’s Guide To Live Storytelling
After interviewing award-winning radio producer (This American Life‘s Seth Lind), television writers (Bojack Horseman‘s Shauna McGarry and The Slate‘s Kevin Allison), competitive storytelling champion (The Moth‘s David Crabb), podcast hosts (Risk!‘s Kevin Allison and Michelle Walson), and best-selling author (Margo Leitman), Washington Post reporter and three-time Moth champion, Melanie Hamlett has narrowed down the key actions newcomers should take to most efficiently learn the art of storytelling.