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2020

Where to Find the Latest Essays Sep 2020
The Luxury of Simplicity Apr 2020
Everything is an Ad Jan 2020

2019

The Manual and the Guide Dec 2019
Who Cares About Your Workflow? Nov 2019
What's the Time? Nov 2019
I See Clary St From My Window Oct 2019
Who Collects Your Trash? Sep 2019
The Box with Blue Tape Aug 2019
The Power of Time Capsules: Capturing How Mundane Events Make You Feel Jul 2019
Would the Amish Ride Electric Scooters? Jun 2019
What Can You Measure? May 2019
Saba Ghole's Travel & Packing Checklist Apr 2019
That's My Seat Mar 2019
Write for Yourself Jan 2019

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2018

Order Matters Dec 2018
Doing It Now or Later Nov 2018
Enjoy the Repetitive Parts of Your Day Sep 2018
The Growth Mindset: How to Measure Your Own Success Jun 2018
When Nobody is Listening Apr 2018
The Resistance to Finish Mar 2018
Welcome to The Getting Simple Podcast Feb 2018
Love What You Own (And How Disasters Might Help) Jan 2018

2017

Getting Ready to Sell Your Art Dec 2017
The Chaos of Taking Pictures Nov 2017
Boredom Versus Failure Oct 2017
Freeze Your Goals Sep 2017
Where is Your Manual? Jun 2017
Whenever Resolutions: How to Use Temporal Landmarks to Pursue Your Goals Feb 2017

2016

Let Your Mind Do Nothing Nov 2016
An Impending Deadline Aug 2016
The Price of Free Online Services (And How They Steal Our Attention) Aug 2016
The Size of The Paper Sheet: How Having Less Could Make You More Efficient Jul 2016
Your Personal Storefront Jun 2016
A Distraction-less Way to Share What You Produce Jun 2016
Two Ways to Approach Your Desk Apr 2016
On Drafts Mar 2016
What Hides Behind That Uniform Mar 2016
Stories to Disconnect Mar 2016
The Stress of The Internet and 6 Steps to Slow Down Email Mar 2016
The Joy of Less Feb 2016
When Many is Better Than Good Feb 2016
Collateral Distractions: Your Unnecessarily Busy Day Feb 2016

2015

Peace Nov 2015
What Else? Nov 2015
6 Books To Create And Simplify Your Life Oct 2015
Please, Wait Here Oct 2015
A Big Business Mistake: Let Them Pay You Oct 2015
Efficiency And Creativity Oct 2015
Time and Money Sep 2015
William Morris on Minimalism Sep 2015
Time Fusion: A Simple Rule To Get More Done Sep 2015
Ephemeral Disconnection Aug 2015
11 Points of Swiss-miss Aug 2015
Gaining Experience To Succeed Aug 2015
Happiness Jul 2015
To Produce or Not To Produce Jul 2015
Do A Bit Everyday Jul 2015
A Busy Person May 2015
Be Ready To Go May 2015
Gretchen Rubin on Habits May 2015
What Do We Produce For? Mar 2015
Living Today or Tomorrow Mar 2015
A Regrettable Click Mar 2015
Magic Mar 2015
The Gandalf Syndrome Feb 2015
The Ceremony, Not The Tea Feb 2015
Markdown, A Focus On Content Feb 2015
The Importance of Deleting Old Stuff Jan 2015

2014

Those Who May Listen Dec 2014
The Reason To Excel On Tools Dec 2014
Facts or Stories Nov 2014
The Complexity Of Committing to Oneself Oct 2014
A Definition Of Success Oct 2014
The Project Of Your Life Oct 2014
The Train And The Office Sep 2014
Garbage On The Cloud Sep 2014
What You Get For $2.99 Aug 2014
Priority Is Not Importance Mar 2014
Everything Has A By-Product Feb 2014
The False Sense Of Productivity Feb 2014
If You Dont Want To Be Criticized Jan 2014
A Week Without Email Jan 2014

2013

The Reason To Finish Dec 2013
Disconnect Dec 2013
Take Deliberate Breaks When You Work Nov 2013
Scott Belsky On Insecurity Work Nov 2013
Scott Belsky on Organization Nov 2013
Cesare Pavese on Stubborn Concentration Jul 2013
Robert Reid on Information Overload Jul 2013
It's Time To Archive And Delete Jul 2013
What Would You Do If Money Were No Object? Jun 2013
David Caolo on How to Process Your Email Jun 2013
Skip Your Inbox to Compose Mail with Gmail Jun 2013
How To Avoid Getting Distracted With Email May 2013

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