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My "Capsule Wardrobe" for 3 Months in Europe
And five rules to help you build your own
Charlie Brown
Jan 31
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The Quiet Power of Rejecting "Comfort Creep"
On what lowering your expectations can do for your contentment levels
Charlie Brown
Feb 10
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Here's Why You Should Let Your Kids Do Things
Weird, out of the ordinary things
Charlie Brown
Mar 14
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The Joneses Don't Just Live Next Door Anymore, They Live in Your Pocket
How living online has exacerbated aspirational living (and what we can do about it)
Charlie Brown
Feb 17
30
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What's More Important in Food - Recipe Authenticity or Flexibility?
An essay (and a quick lunchtime recipe)
Charlie Brown
Feb 22
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10 Inspirational People Who Live Kick-Ass Lives by Rejecting Lifestyle Inflation
Real examples of how great life can be when you prioritize living over stuff
Charlie Brown
Dec 13, 2022
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3 Years On, What Is the Place of Simple Living in Our Post-Pandemic World?
Many of us said we would live a simpler existence from 2020 onwards. Did we manage it?
Charlie Brown
Feb 24
26
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Marie Kondo Has "Given Up" on Tidying and the World Is Outraged
Paid subscribers, listen the audio version - narrated by me - here When I read Marie Kondo has “kind of given up tidying,” my heart sank through the…
Feb 3
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Guest Post: You Won't Believe How Many People Have $1,000 Car Payments
Not simple. Hardly straightforward.
Charlie Brown
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Rocco Pendola
Jan 17
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Leeks / Spring Onions / Calçots with Catalan Romesco Sauce
A messy Catalan tradition given the Capsule Pantry treatment
Charlie Brown
Feb 8
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How (And Why) Do You Transition from a "Normal" Life to One with Just 134 Items?
This is how it happened
Charlie Brown
Jul 15, 2022
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The Tiny House Movement Should Be so Much Better than It Is
An alternative housing solution that is scuppered by zoning, planning permission and lifestyle aspirations
Charlie Brown
Mar 3
22
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