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Blog of the Week: Zen Habits

Friday, May 23, 2014


This week I am reviewing the blog Zen Habits, which is written and maintained by Leo Babauta.


What this blog is about

Zen Habits is one of the most widely regarded lifestyle blogs on the internet with more than a million monthly readers. Zen Habits is about finding simplicity in the daily chaos of our lives. It’s about clearing the clutter so we can focus on what’s important, create something amazing, find happiness. Some of the topics it covers include: simplicity, health & fitness, motivation and inspiration, frugality, family life, happiness, goals, getting great things done, and living in the moment.

About Leo

Leo Babauta is a former journalist of 18 years, a husband, father of six children, and in 2010 moved from Guam to San Francisco, where he leads a simple life. He started Zen Habits to chronicle and share what he's learned while changing a number of habits. Find out more about him on his post My Story.

Why I love this blog 

What's not to love about it I think is the better question. Every time I go exploring on this blog, I always find something I needed to read. Leo also blogs a lot about writing, which I find very useful. The theory in Zen Habits is that you can accomplish anything but you have to start small and build your habits one by one. By building habits, you stick to and accomplish your goals.

Leo also offers some courses for building habits, including his Habit Course and the Simple Fitness Habit course. I plan on taking both of these :).

Check out Zen Habits. You won't regret it!

Resources 

Zen Habits - http://zenhabits.net/
Leo Babauta - http://leobabauta.com/
The Habit Course - http://habitcourse.com/
The Simple Fitness Habit - http://simplefitnesshabit.com/



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What is Minimalism?

Monday, May 12, 2014



courtesy of livelovediy.com 

What is minimalism? 

Put simply, minimalism is living with less. And you may ask, "Less what?" With less anything. Minimalism is a tool and a practice for freedom with less. 

Ever here the phrase less is more? With minimalism, the less you have or own, the more free you are to let other things in your life. You get rid of excess stuff in your life, which gives you the mental, physical, and emotional space to pursue other things you want to do. By letting go of other stuff, you can focus on the more important aspects of you life. 

Minimalism is all about simplifying your life. 

How do I practice minimalism? 

I first came across Courtney Carver's blog Be More With Less, which introduced me to minimalism and how I could fit it into my life. See my review of her blog. 

I knew I wanted to start practicing minimalism but I had a problem. Where would I start? I didn't realize just how much clutter I had in my life until I was aware of it. 

So what did I do? I started small and I worked my way up. I picked one aspect of my life that I knew needed simplifying or decluttered and I went with it. And then I made it a habit. 

Minimalism is a tool and a practice. Pick one small thing you would like to change in your life and make it a habit. Then, pick something else and make that a habit. Soon, you will see how much more room there is in your life. 








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Blog of the Week: Be More with Less

Friday, May 9, 2014



This week, I want to look at the blog Be More With Less, which is written by Courtney Carver.

written and owned by Courtney Carver

What this blog is about 

Be More With Less is about living a minimalist and simpler life. Courtney Carver focuses on providing her readers with tips on reducing stress and debt and getting more out of life in other areas besides material things. Who doesn't want those things?

About Courtney 

Courtney Carver is a 44 year old, aspiring minimalist and is making big (and small) changes to live her life on purpose. She is a writer and photographer. She loves yoga, reading, creating simple meals and hiking and skiing in the Mountainwest. She also loves to travel and has her sights on a future in Mexico, living simply, on the beach.

Why I love this blog 

I have been using some of the tips in this to try and simply my own life. I've been putting less emphasis on ownership and more on finding, using, and recycling. When I packed up all my belongings to move to Vermont from Illinois, I consulted this blog to find what I should get let go of and what I should keep. Courtney really goes into the mindset that goes with living a simpler life.

I've also taken one of Courtney's self-paced e-courses, Zero to 100, A Microcourse for Beginning Bloggers, which helped me to get this blog started. I highly recommend it if you want to start your own blog!




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Will you join me on this journey?

Monday, April 7, 2014


Looking at the title of this blog, the word that will probably stick out the most is "librarian". Yes, I am a librarian and I deal with information constantly. It's my job and I absolutely love it. And I want to share my love for information.

Why did I start this blog? 

Because I have some topics that I'm really passionate about. My blog looks how to explore information at the crossover of five main things: personal information management, lifestyle design, technology, creativity, and nerdy stuff. I want to help you find the right information and resources for these topics. I also want to talk about my passion for manga, anime, and science-fiction (just to spice things up).

Join me on my journey!

I have been in school for the past 20 years of my life (and I'm only 25). This blog will chronicle my adventures as I begin to develop my life after not having much of one :). I'm going to explore personal information management, lifestyle design, technology, creativity, and all things nerdy.

I hope my information will be useful to you and please connect with me!

Welcome to Nerdy Mindful Librarian!

Topics on my blog include:

Personal Information Management

Lifestyle Design

  • Wellness 
  • Career/Entrepreneurship 
    • Blog of the Week 
  • Mindfulness
  • Minimalism 

Technology
  • Tutorials 

Creativity
  • Writing 
  • Blogging 

Nerdy Stuff
  • Manga 
  • Anime
  • Science-Fiction and Fantasy 
  • Book Reviews

Melissa 



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