Comments on: Living With Less: 8 Reasons to Embrace the Simple Life http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/living-with-less-8-reasons-to-embrace-the-simple-life/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:44:23 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reach Your Goals - Create A Nurturing Environment | Self Help Station http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/living-with-less-8-reasons-to-embrace-the-simple-life/comment-page-1/#comment-58921 Reach Your Goals - Create A Nurturing Environment | Self Help Station Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:55:25 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/living-with-less-8-reasons-to-embrace-the-simple-life/#comment-58921 [...] being run down by a forgotten dome light. You need all of the energy you currently have just to run your life, and you need to generate more to reach your goals. Do so by ensuring that your environment [...] [...] being run down by a forgotten dome light. You need all of the energy you currently have just to run your life, and you need to generate more to reach your goals. Do so by ensuring that your environment [...]

]]> By: The Healthy Living Lounge » Marvelous March and Magical Things to Come: http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/living-with-less-8-reasons-to-embrace-the-simple-life/comment-page-1/#comment-47552 The Healthy Living Lounge » Marvelous March and Magical Things to Come: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:26:52 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/living-with-less-8-reasons-to-embrace-the-simple-life/#comment-47552 [...] Clutter busting game; Act as if you are moving overseas . Another was over at pick the brain called Living well with Less, thanks Peter, and my third article was accepted over at the positivity blog called 9 ways to detox a crowded mind [...] [...] Clutter busting game; Act as if you are moving overseas . Another was over at pick the brain called Living well with Less, thanks Peter, and my third article was accepted over at the positivity blog called 9 ways to detox a crowded mind [...]

]]> By: Net Mezza Plate #3 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/living-with-less-8-reasons-to-embrace-the-simple-life/comment-page-1/#comment-47537 Net Mezza Plate #3 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:35:52 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/living-with-less-8-reasons-to-embrace-the-simple-life/#comment-47537 [...] A “simply life” approach. Living with Less. [...] [...] A “simply life” approach. Living with Less. [...]

]]> By: Eugene (Editor, Varsity Blah) http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/living-with-less-8-reasons-to-embrace-the-simple-life/comment-page-1/#comment-47407 Eugene (Editor, Varsity Blah) Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:48:08 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/living-with-less-8-reasons-to-embrace-the-simple-life/#comment-47407 Simple living is awesome. I recently decided to cut back on a great deal of media and instead spend time rediscovering timeless works of literature (I just started reading Alice in Wonderland). It's all thanks to The 4-Hour Workweek: "What would you do if you just had a heart attack and could only work for two hours a day? What about two hours a week? After coming across this question in the book, I knew the answer was simple. It’s about eliminating everything you don’t need and filling your life with what you do. Since then, I’ve stopped watching TV (except for my favorite shows), stopped listening to annoying DJs on the radio, stopped watching the news bulletins several times a day, cut back my online subscriptions from nine to two, and cut back my print subscriptions from five to one. "It may be hard to let go of all the data, but do you honestly need to check your email and other messages several times a day? Besides, if anything that important happens, you’ll know. Why not spend some time discovering the likes of Tolstoy and Twain, something I recently decided to do? I’m up for the challenge and can’t wait to get started!" (Extract from Need for Speed) Simple living is awesome. I recently decided to cut back on a great deal of media and instead spend time rediscovering timeless works of literature (I just started reading Alice in Wonderland). It’s all thanks to The 4-Hour Workweek:

“What would you do if you just had a heart attack and could only work for two hours a day? What about two hours a week? After coming across this question in the book, I knew the answer was simple. It’s about eliminating everything you don’t need and filling your life with what you do. Since then, I’ve stopped watching TV (except for my favorite shows), stopped listening to annoying DJs on the radio, stopped watching the news bulletins several times a day, cut back my online subscriptions from nine to two, and cut back my print subscriptions from five to one.

“It may be hard to let go of all the data, but do you honestly need to check your email and other messages several times a day? Besides, if anything that important happens, you’ll know. Why not spend some time discovering the likes of Tolstoy and Twain, something I recently decided to do? I’m up for the challenge and can’t wait to get started!”

(Extract from Need for Speed)

]]> By: Carole http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/living-with-less-8-reasons-to-embrace-the-simple-life/comment-page-1/#comment-47406 Carole Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:32:31 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/living-with-less-8-reasons-to-embrace-the-simple-life/#comment-47406 Hi Art, You got it. It's about eliminating that which drains and burdens our mind, body and soul, then surrounding ourselves with that, which has absolute meaning. Hi Art,

You got it. It’s about eliminating that which drains and burdens our mind, body and soul, then surrounding ourselves with that, which has absolute meaning.

]]> By: Carole http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/living-with-less-8-reasons-to-embrace-the-simple-life/comment-page-1/#comment-47405 Carole Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:28:51 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/living-with-less-8-reasons-to-embrace-the-simple-life/#comment-47405 Preciously, a content internal feeling occurs irrespective of the external circumstances. Preciously, a content internal feeling occurs irrespective of the external circumstances.

]]> By: Carole http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/living-with-less-8-reasons-to-embrace-the-simple-life/comment-page-1/#comment-47404 Carole Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:26:26 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/living-with-less-8-reasons-to-embrace-the-simple-life/#comment-47404 I agree. Looking at the bigger picture with expanded awareness open us up to positive much needed change. I agree. Looking at the bigger picture with expanded awareness open us up to positive much needed change.

]]> By: Steve Mills http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/living-with-less-8-reasons-to-embrace-the-simple-life/comment-page-1/#comment-47402 Steve Mills Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:57:22 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/living-with-less-8-reasons-to-embrace-the-simple-life/#comment-47402 Living simply and with less is one of the greatest things that you can learn. It is the experiences in life with likeminded people that you love that make the difference, not lusting after the next new thing continuosly through your life Living simply and with less is one of the greatest things that you can learn. It is the experiences in life with likeminded people that you love that make the difference, not lusting after the next new thing continuosly through your life

]]> By: The Healthy Living Lounge » Living Well With Less: http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/living-with-less-8-reasons-to-embrace-the-simple-life/comment-page-1/#comment-47396 The Healthy Living Lounge » Living Well With Less: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:08:38 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/living-with-less-8-reasons-to-embrace-the-simple-life/#comment-47396 [...] If you are in need of some inspiration to reduce your worries and responsibilities, and keen to bring a good dose of enjoyment back into your life, then zip over to my latest guest post at PicktheBrain. [...] [...] If you are in need of some inspiration to reduce your worries and responsibilities, and keen to bring a good dose of enjoyment back into your life, then zip over to my latest guest post at PicktheBrain. [...]

]]> By: Art Gonzalez http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/living-with-less-8-reasons-to-embrace-the-simple-life/comment-page-1/#comment-47390 Art Gonzalez Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:07:47 +0000 http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/living-with-less-8-reasons-to-embrace-the-simple-life/#comment-47390 I agree on selecting a few areas of your life where you want to have the greatest impact and purposefully start pruning the rest. However, I interpret that this doesn´t mean following an ascetic lifestyle. Is increasing the quality of the few things you want to focus on. Many blessings, Art Gonzalez Check my Squidoo Lens at: <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/quantumknights/" rel="nofollow">Quantum Knights</a> I agree on selecting a few areas of your life where you want to have the greatest impact and purposefully start pruning the rest. However, I interpret that this doesn´t mean following an ascetic lifestyle. Is increasing the quality of the few things you want to focus on.

Many blessings,

Art Gonzalez
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