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Jun 12, 2024 - From the front door, we walk through a short hallway and into the kitchen...

Jun 12, 2024 - Arguments are a breeding ground for discontent...

Jun 11, 2024 - If you're going to ask for one physical gift this year, you may want to consider a good photo scanner...

Discover the four types of AI marketers in 2025, from AI minimalists / skeptics to builders. How do you identify where you are and who is in your company.

Jun 12, 2024 - The other day at my office in Missoula, as I waved goodbye to the FedEx driver, I surprised myself when, out of nowhere, I hollered "take it...

Jun 12, 2024 - This has been a long time in the making...

Jun 12, 2024 - Everyone wants to know where The Minimalists get their t-shirts. We've kept it a secret. Until now...

Sep 11, 2024 - The best time to simplify was a decade. The second best time is now...

Jun 11, 2024 - Six questions to ask yourself before spending money on a good or service...

Jun 11, 2024 - What do you think of when you think of success? What if I told you that all "success" is failure?

Jun 11, 2024 - Your friends, family, coworkers, neighbors, loved ones, and even complete strangers appear to have an unfortunate superpower...

Jun 12, 2024 - There are three things I hate...

Sep 28, 2024 - You care what other people think because you have an underlying dissatisfaction in your own life.

Jun 11, 2024 - Our clutter isn't relegated only to material things...

Jun 11, 2024 - We have the best of intentions every time we purchase a new book. But then we get busy and, over time, our bookshelves become mausoleums of unread tomes...

Jun 11, 2024 - Here is our simple, step-by-step process for learning how to become a podcaster.

Dec 10, 2025 - Click any of the links to watch or listen to an individual tour stop.

Jun 12, 2024 - This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time...

Jun 11, 2024 - Find a friend, family member, or coworker who's willing to minimize their excess stuff with you next month, because we're going to play a game...

Jun 11, 2024 - Download our new ebook, Emotional Clutter.

Jun 12, 2024 - When it comes to holiday gift-giving, The Minimalists always recommend gifting thoughtful consumables, experiences, and charitable donations instead of...

Jun 12, 2024 - How important is the stuff in your life?

Dec 7, 2025 - My story of minimizing autoimmune disease, chronic pain, and inflammation with grounding.

Jun 12, 2024 - You can’t manage what you don’t measure—this was the corporate mantra by which I lived for a long time. And it’s total bullshit...

Jun 12, 2024 - Criticism is inevitable, unless you do nothing important with your life...

Jun 10, 2024 - The Minimalists have spoken at Harvard, Apple, Google, MDRT, SXSW, and many other organizations, schools, and conferences. They speak about a wide array of...

Jun 12, 2024 - I woke at 4:29 AM last Thursday...

Jun 12, 2024 - My mornings involve three activities that fuel my productivity...

Jun 11, 2024 - Every flat surface is a magnet for clutter.

Jun 12, 2024 - These four words helped change my dietary mindset, which allowed me to drop from 240 pounds to 160 pounds...

Jun 12, 2024 - The kids, Eva, and I all looked out of the train at the cold, foggy day and couldn’t help but shiver...

Jun 11, 2024 - The Minimalists' new book is now available in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook...

Former Dayton residents now famous for living simply are raising $100,000 to donate to the Dayton grocery co-op Gem City Market. Joshua Fields Millbur

Jun 12, 2024 - Whenever we fail to make a decision, we fail to grow...

Jun 12, 2024 - Step inside my apartment for a moment. Welcome. I'm glad you could spend a few moments chez Millburn. Please pardon the mess. Just kidding. Sorry,...

Jul 11, 2024 - Busy is the filthiest four-letter word...

Jun 12, 2024 - We look around our homes and see everything we once wanted—everything that was supposed to makes our lives happy and better and complete. And now...

Jun 4, 2018 - The Pakt One has been called "the ultimate travel bag for those who know the benefits of traveling light."

Jun 12, 2024 - The average American tosses 88 pounds of clothes each year. Yet we keep buying more when we actually need less...

Jun 11, 2024 - Sure, I get it, you're "just trying to help," but an open palm that slaps my face is not a helping hand...

Speaking. To hire The Minimalists to speak at your organization or event, email booking@theminimalists.com. General Inquires. For general questions and...

Jun 11, 2024 - Unfortunately this experiment is coming to an end.

Mar 7, 2025 - Documentaries, web series, and other films by The Minimalists...

Jun 12, 2024 - Whenever I make a big change in my life, I tend to get frustrated...

Sep 24, 2025 - Solutions are seductive, but they rarely solve anything...

Jun 12, 2024 - There is a warning sign in the dorm bathrooms at Miami University that says, "Please Masturbate in Your Own Room!" Is this a metaphor for our online...

Jun 12, 2024 - The true cost of a thing goes well beyond the price on the pricetag...

Jun 11, 2024 - In our culture, we stretch love to apply to people and pick-up trucks, friends and fried chicken, lovers and Louis Vuitton bags. But when you extend anything...

Jun 12, 2024 - Victims become victimizers, and these people are dangerous...

The latest broadcasts from The Minimalists (@TheMinimalists). Emmy-nominated Netflix stars. Apple Podcasts’ Top 100, hosted by @JFM, @TK_Coleman,...

Jun 12, 2024 - People have all sorts of clever words to describe what they want to do: Objective. Target. Plan. Endgame. Outcome. Goal. These days, instead of an arbitrary...

Jun 12, 2024 - An interview with The Minimalists and dozen of our favorite podcasts...

Jun 12, 2024 - “Helping us end our obsession with stuff.” —LA Weekly The best of The Minimalists. This book by Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus collects...

Nov 8, 2025 - Every year since Ryan and I started The Minimalists in 2010, I've catalogued my favorite albums of the past twelve months...

Jun 12, 2024 - Stan Dukes lived until he died. He truly lived, not like most of us who walk through life like it's a dress rehearsal...

Jun 12, 2024 - A man was walking home one night after dining in a nearby village. At one point he encountered a fork in the road...

Jun 11, 2025 - No wonder our closets are overflowing with clutter.

Jun 11, 2024 - Let’s share the love! These are some of our favorite minimalist and non-minimalist blogs and websites. Enjoy. Zen Habits Becoming Minimalist Be More with...

Jun 12, 2024 - Many folks seem to think it's impossible to simplify their lives if they have families. But it's not...

Jun 11, 2024 - The urge to convince others is overwhelming. On the surface, it appears virtuous to help, to instruct, to coach, to guide, to motivate. But it's not...

Jun 12, 2024 - Our culture is a gift-giving culture. But we can change...

Jun 12, 2024 - My 37th birthday is this Tuesday. Instead of buying me a cheap plastic thing from a megacorporation, would you be willing to get me a meaningful gift?

Jun 12, 2024 - After using social media almost every day for the last seven years, we decided to step away for a month. This what we learned, unlearned, and how we're...

May 26, 2025 - Search This Site Our Most Popular Essays New to Minimalism? Start Here How to Start a Successful Blog Today 30-Day Minimalism Game I Shouldn’t Have to...

Jun 12, 2024 - Let's not sweep our misbehaviors and minor infractions under the rug...

Jun 12, 2024 - Our website turned six years old this month! After six years of growth, we're getting back to basics...

Jun 11, 2024 - If you ask most people to name the top three areas of discontent in their lives, the majority will say they’re not content with their finances. They’re...

Jun 11, 2024 - Human beings are infatuated with "habit change," but changing ones habits doesn't change ones life, because lasting change doesn't work...

Jun 11, 2024 - A stunning new cover for our most popular book. Even after 10 years, Everything That Remains is still my favorite creation from The Minimalists.

Jun 12, 2024 - Some rules are not meant to be broken. Some are. Many rules are pliable: they can be bent and manipulated and shaped to produce a desired outcome. The...

Jun 12, 2024 - People often ask us for a simple answer to a complex question: What is minimalism?

Jun 12, 2024 - Rules can be arbitrary, restrictive, boring. But they are helpful when we hope to make a change...

Jun 12, 2024 - We deal with hecklers in every city. But this one was different...