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Podcast Episode: Is Minimalism For You?

A Non-Gift Gift Guide

We Have to Stop Telling Young People Working in Bars and Restaurants Isn’t a Worthy Career

“Trumpian Thinking” Is Why the World Has an Empathy Problem

The Fetishisation of Fall

Work, Wine, and Wanderlust: A Podcast Episode

The End of the Ultra-Cheap Stuff Era Is Coming

Blue Zones Suggest You Should Drink Natural Wine to Live to 100. Here’s Everything You Need to Know About It

This Is What Happens When You Move to a Tiny Village with No Shops, No Cafe — and You Don’t Own a Car

Guest Post: It’s Too Freaking Expensive To Even Be A ‘Minimalist’ In 2023 America

The Blindingly Obvious Way to Save Money on Eating and Drinking Out Us Food and Drink Pros Have Been Doing for Years

The Process of Minimalism Is Just as Important as the End Result

Here’s What It’s like to Be Able to Pack up Your Whole Life Within an Hour

The Simple Travel Guide to Porto, Portugal

Can You Clean Your Kitchen in Under 2 Minutes?

This is How Minimalists Shop in IKEA

If Minimalism Wants to Survive, It Must Evolve Away From Minimalist Bros and Insta-Perfect Homes

The Simple Travel Guide to Barcelona

This "How Your House Makes You Miserable" article shows why we need to adopt intentional living now more than ever

The Simple Travel Guide to Split, Croatia

Introducing Simple Travel Guides

The Stats Say the Smaller Our Lives, the Happier We Are. So Why Are We so Obsessed with Big?

Be Curious, Not Jugemental

I Can Pack up My Whole Life Within an Hour. Here’s How That Looks IRL

Dear Charlie, I'm Scared About Downsizing My Home. What Do I Do?

Want to Be a Better Minimalist? Don't Go to the Shops

Even When Mother Nature Turns on the Black and White Filter, Get the F Outside

7 Thoughts I've Had This Week About What Makes a Good Life

How to (Successfully) Pack Carry-on for Your Summer Vacation

Embrace the Japanese Concept of “Ma” To Be More Creative, Less Over-Burdened, and More at Peace

This Summer, Go Low-Key with Your Goals

Being “Fine” Is Kryptonite to Living a Simple Life

Dear Charlie: I Want to Move Abroad for a Simpler Life but My Family Isn't on Board. What Do I Do?

What Do You Do When Most of Your Life Is Good but the Final 20% Still Keeps You up at Night?

Decluttering Is Not an Identity, It's a Means to an End

Just Because Living Nearby to Close Friends Isn't the Norm Doesn't Mean It's a Bad Idea

The Capsule Pantry: Spiced Ground Meat Wraps with Spicy Turkish Ezme Salad

Cities like These Are Made for Living a Simpler, Easier Life

Be Someone Whose Life Is so Interesting, No One Can Stitch Together Your Timeline

The Capsule Pantry - Chili Con Carne

The Most Useful Simple Living Resources, Articles and Information I've Come Across This Spring

Excuse Me Whilst I Stop Worrying About AI by Doing Literally Anything Other than Staring into a Screen

The Capsule Pantry—Chicken "En Papillote"

11 of My Favourite Simple Living Hacks You Can Try Today

4 Thoughts I Had About Living a Simple Life Whilst Staying in Porto

I Have Two Days to Use up All the Food in My Fridge. Here's How I'm Going to Do It

Dear Charlie, My Friends Are the Poster Children for Excessive Consumerism. What Do I Do?

Yes Digital Minimalism Also Includes Substack Subscriptions

The Capsule Pantry: Making the Most of Wild Garlic (Whilst It Lasts)

Why Live More Simply? Because It Gives You Options

Silence Your Inner Critic and You Too Can Make World-Class Gin

The Capsule Pantry: Spicy Thai Larb Salad

Your "Silent To-Do List" Is the Number One Barrier to Your Simpler Life

What Life Did Your Parents Want for You? What Life Did You Want for Yourself? What Life Are You Living?

Principles to Help You Think like a Chef, Reduce Food Waste and Make Your Cooking as Simple (But Delicious) as Possible

Executing the "Five Pillars" Simple Living Rule in 11 Pictures

I Asked, You Answered. This Is What Is Changing Around Here

Simple living courses

Simple living courses

Essays

6+ Things to Do with Asparagus Which Does Not Include a Quiche

7 Ways Croatians Smash out the Good, Simple Life (That You Can Adopt Too)

Tell Me What You Want from Simple and Straightforward (I Wanna Know)

The Capsule Pantry: Stewed Chicken with Aubergine, Chickpeas, Dates and Ras El Hanout

The "Slog-It-Out" Method Is the Best for Slow but Extremely Sustainable Growth

12 Areas of Life to Embrace "Outside the Box" Thinking

The Capsule Pantry: What to Do with Sauerkraut to Make You Fall in Love with Fermented Cabbage

You Don’t Need to Wait Until You Have the So-Called “Perfect Life” to Enjoy Yourself

If You Want to Know What It's Really like to Sell Everything You Own, Leave the US and Travel Indefinitely, Read This

Albanian Fergesë (tomato, pepper and feta dip) 16+ ways

Here's Why You Should Let Your Kids Do Things

Guest post: You Don’t Need a Conventional High-Paying Job to Live Comfortably

The Infinite Joy of Flexible Soups

A Big Pile of Recommendations for Spring

The Tiny House Movement Should Be so Much Better than It Is

Giving Insta-famous chefs The Capsule Pantry treatment

Playlists

Introducing Simple and Straightforward Playlists for Paid Subscribers

3 Years On, What Is the Place of Simple Living in Our Post-Pandemic World?

What's More Important in Food - Recipe Authenticity or Flexibility?

Trying to Regain Control in an Uncontrollable World

The Joneses Don't Just Live Next Door Anymore, They Live in Your Pocket

DUMPLINGS! In Infinite Ways

There Are 4 Words That Encompasses Everything Simple and Straightforward Is About

The Quiet Power of Rejecting "Comfort Creep"

Leeks / Spring Onions / Calçots with Catalan Romesco Sauce

Barcelona Does Things to A Person

Marie Kondo Has "Given Up" on Tidying and the World Is Outraged

Lamb and Date Meatballs in Eggplant and Tomato Sauce 10+ Ways

My "Capsule Wardrobe" for 3 Months in Europe

Musings I've Had on Life Since Staying in the Poorest Country in Europe

The Capsule Pantry: Charred Tomatoes on Yoghurt 13+ ways

4 Things I Did to Unbusy Myself in the Last Few Weeks

Traveling in the Age of Instagram and Over-Tourism (Musings from Inside the Alhambra)

The Capsule Pantry: Orzo with Leek, Lemon and Feta 26+ ways

Guest Post: You Won't Believe How Many People Have $1,000 Car Payments

A Minimalist Manifesto Made For 2023

The Capsule Pantry: Greek Kleftiko

Say No. But Say Yes Too.

Simple Living Can't Exist in The Metaverse

Tell Me What's in Your Fridge and I'll Give You a Personalized Recipe

A New Year, a New Direction, a New Set of Intentions

Culture & Society

Travel

Digital life

Courses and Series

3 Store Cupboard Recipes - Basic Flatbreads, Turkish Eggs and Chorizo and Bean Stew