by Chris Wray | Jan 26, 2016 | Featured, Minimalist Lifestyle, New
Are we hiding our true values, or lying to ourselves ? Over the festive season I took an extended holiday and as part of that, spent a week in Singapore. It’s been about 10 years since I’ve last visited and of course things have changed...
by Chris | Jan 19, 2016 | Have less stuff
The Minimalist Survey Series, part 4. Late last year I created a survey and asked readers about their experiences of minimalism. This series describes the themes in the responses, I hope you find them as interesting as I did. I asked the question: Are there any fears,...
by Chris | Dec 22, 2015 | Have less stuff, New
The Minimalist Survey Series, part 3. Earlier this year I created a survey and asked readers about their experiences of minimalism. This series describes the themes in the responses, I hope you find them as interesting as I did. I asked the question: What are...
by Chris Wray | Dec 17, 2015 | Minimalist Tips, New
Minimalist Tips The Minimalist Survey Series, part 2. Earlier this year I created a survey and asked readers about their experiences of minimalism. This series describes the themes in the responses, I hope you find them as interesting as I did. I asked the...
by Chris Wray | Dec 15, 2015 | Have less stuff, New
Becoming a minimalist The Minimalist Survey Series, part 1. Earlier this year I created a survey and asked readers about their experiences of minimalism. This series describes the themes in the responses, I hope you find them as interesting as I did. I asked...
by Chris | Nov 27, 2015 | Featured, Have less stuff
It’s back again. That dreadful day. The day that many take leave of their senses and consume for consumption’s sake. This year even the police are offering a warning. We buy things we don’t need, with money we don’t have, to impress people we...
by Chris Wray | Nov 13, 2015 | Minimalist Lifestyle, New
This is a slight diversion to my normal post. It is however very much linked to minimalism and the effects of mindless consumption in the fashion industry. It’s a story of the true cost of consumption. I watched the movie The True Cost a few weeks ago and found...
by Chris Wray | Nov 4, 2015 | Featured, Minimalist Tips, New
Getting a minimalist e-mail inbox is not quite as hard as it initially appears. As part of my own journey to digital minimalism, as well as physical minimalism, I spent time trying to come to terms with my e-mail inbox. It wasn’t necessarily a difficult process,...
by Chris Wray | Oct 6, 2015 | Featured, Minimalist Tips, New
I was kind enough to be invited to interview with Mark and Laura from Enjoy Life Slowly. (Sadly the site no longer exists) As fellow minimalists from the UK, we talked about a huge range of subjects across the minimalist and lifestyle spectrum. In the interview we...
by Chris | Sep 17, 2015 | Minimalist Lifestyle, New
The leap of faith In June of this year, I made a big leap of faith. Whilst I’m very much the UK Minimalist, terribly English about things, and love some of the very British comforts, I don’t live there any more. I’ve relocated myself to the other...