Apple’s sales in China grew for the first time in two years, but there’s another champion
Apple recorded growth in iPhone sales in China in the second quarter of 2025 for the first time in two years, despite the muted overall market ...
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3 Things My Aunt Did That Made Saying Goodbye a Little Easier
Note: This is a guest post from Joe Darago, Executive Director of The Hope Effect, and a friend of mine for over 30 years. I come from a big family—five sisters and me—filling every corner ...
Life is a Thinking Game
We don’t drift into the life we want. We get there by living with focus—every day. My son and I have been following the NBA playoffs closely this year. Growing up in South Dakota, I’ve ...
Invisible Forces: The Making of Phantom.land’s Interactive Grid and 3D Face Particle System
From the outset, we knew we wanted something that ...
The Danger of Assuming Your Experience Is Universal
There is a small nuance in language that I often find myself chiming in on when I see a need to do so. At first, the adjustment seems and sounds small. But in reality, there is a ...
10 Ways We Accidentally Teach Our Kids to Value Stuff Over People
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a list ranking the top values that parents want to pass on to their kids. But I imagine most people would have many of the same values near the top: honesty, ...
How Minimalism Can Improve Your Mental Health
Mental health is an important topic of conversation these days—and rightly so. Mental health diagnoses in the U.S. increased by nearly 40% between 2019 and 2023. It’s probably true that ...
Can Samsung come on top of Huawei with the Galaxy G Fold tri-fold?
It just so happens that the perfect foldable for me costs about $1,000 and has the Huawei logo on it. Not Oppo's, not Samsung's, not Google's, not even Motorola's or Xiaomi's.Huawei, baby.Huawei?! ...
Inspiring Simplicity. Weekend Reads.
My desire with each Weekend Reads is to provide you with articles and posts that encourage simplicity and minimalist living. Below, you will find links to blog posts and news stories that I ...
The One Realization That Can Change Everything About Your Finances
Note: The following article was published in the June 01 issue of Simplify Magazine. Real financial freedom isn’t about affording everything—it’s about realizing you don’t need everything. ...
I’m Offering Something New (17 Years in the Making)
For over 17 years, I have been writing about minimalism on this blog. During that time, I’ve written over 1,700 articles—sharing stories, principles, and practical tips. I’ve written books ...
What Simplifying My Home Taught Me About Self-Worth
Seventeen years ago, I discovered minimalism. It took only a simple sentence from my neighbor to forever change my view of material possessions. This is what she said: “That’s why my ...
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