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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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