The heart of Hipdiggs, the Minimalism category delves deep into the philosophy and practice of minimalism. It explores the benefits of a minimalist lifestyle, offers practical tips for decluttering, and encourages thoughtful discussions about consumerism, simplicity, and finding happiness in less.
Minimalists talk a lot about giving things away. If you don’t use it, let it go. Not so fast. Have you ever gotten rid of something that you could have used later? Sometimes it makes more sense to repurpose things…
I’m not sure how long it’s been going on. This is the first year I’ve noticed a thing called Spring Black Friday. Really? Do we really need a second Black Friday? It’s time to resist. With a little research, I…
I’m rethinking everything about my place on the Internet. I’ve been writing about simplicity and minimalism for the last several years. But I’m beginning to question whether I’m actually doing any good. I love writing. I love the ideas behind…
For some crazy reason people think minimalism is something new. It’s not. It’s just a new term for simple living. And it’s been going on forever. In fact, I was rolling my tee-shirts long before Marie Kondo’s, The Life-Changing Magic…
Can we predict our own future? Some psychologists think we can. It’s called a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you still have more stuff than you’d like in your home, but you have a minimalist mindset, you could be predicting your own…
There are a crapload of good reasons to live simple. It’s a good idea to live with less. It’s not bad to declutter. But nature shows us there’s a lot more to life than minimalism. I live in the Pacific…
When you’re creative, you’re constantly trying new things. I promote simple living, but I’m also creative at heart. That means I’ll be trying some new things at Hip Diggs this year. Photo by Dan Erickson I’ll be introducing a few…
We’ve spent the last six weeks talking about how we can practice minimalism. It’s time to talk more about the payoffs. There are many payoffs: time, money, space. Today, we’ll discuss one big payoff of minimalism. Minimalism and simple living…
If you’re truly a minimalist, you probably have an internal locus of control, at least in regard to minimalism. But that means you can adapt that same mindset to other areas of your life. I’m not a hardcore minimalist. I…
I’ve heard and seen people claim that Jesus was a minimalist. But the plain and simple truth is that Jesus was never a minimalist, nor would he ever be one. Why? Because minimalism is of this world. The argument goes…
