Comments on: Marching towards minimalism, becoming an affiliate, and feeding the homeless

By: Site Progress Report – October 2010

Site Progress Report – October 2010 — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 23:48:44 +0000

[...] I made my first affiliate sale this month. Someone (thank you, whoever you are!) clicked through this link on my site and bought both of Everett Bogue’s fantastic e-books. That amounted to $30 for me. (Well, not really for me; the money goes directly to feeding the homeless for reasons explained here.) [...]

By: Sandy

Sandy — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:12:22 +0000

I was in HI this winter and met a tour guide who had done just that! I was so impressed and have thought of him ofter. He actually went on a sabitacal in the congo to get his head straight about living the life style of getting rid of the “junk-stuff” in his life . Very impressive!!! Good luck to you in meeting you goals!

By: Niall Doherty

Niall Doherty — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:44:59 +0000

Benjamin: I think more and more people are shifting that way. There’s definitely a huge minimalist movement building online.

BTW, I loved reading those few things you picked up over the past year on your blog. Glad I was able to meet you on your journey.

By: Niall Doherty

Niall Doherty — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:36:10 +0000

Thanks, Joey. I agree, discipline is a big part of it. I’ve gotten better about staying on task when I’m online. I don’t check e-mail much anymore and keep Facebook and Twitter to a minimum. It’s amazing what you can get done once you cut out the distractions and focus on the important.

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:18:18 +0000

Hello again, Niall,
Great post and I am looking forward hearing how your journey progresses.

After my year of travel and only having the things on my back, I have really felt the pressure and addictive quality of possessions since returning back to a more normal American life. I have been very slow to add anything to the amount of stuff that I possess, but at times it feels like there is major social pressure to do so.
I wish more knew how alive it makes one feel to have less.

All the best!

By: Joey

Joey — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:59:46 +0000

I’m a minimalist and didn’t even know it. I haven’t owned more than 2 backpacks worth of stuff for 5-6 years. The distractions are everywhere though. Even if one only owned a computer there is an endless array of distractions reaching into infinity on the net. Discipline, this is the primary focus of goal achievement I believe.

By: Niall Doherty

Niall Doherty — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:59:13 +0000

Thanks for all the comments folks. All out of free e-books now. Enjoy!

By: Angela

Angela — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:52:10 +0000

I remember hearing you talk about this at CGW and I remember thinking then that I needed to check that out. I’m really interested in living more simply, but I do have a difficult time letting “things” go. Some of it is the old “I might need that” problem. I own a couple of books about getting rid of clutter and how that helps clear out your life and find the life you want to live, but its difficult to stop the cycle. I clear out, get rid of the clutter and in a few months its back again.

By: Ben Lehman

Ben Lehman — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:24:05 +0000

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By: Tony Hernandez

Tony Hernandez — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:16:14 +0000

Great post Niall. My first blush of minimalism was when I read The 4-Hour Work Week. When he went on with the 80-20 rule and gave how it can b used on many examples, including only using 20% of what you actually use, I said to myself, “Oh crap, I have a lot of stuff.”

When I gave away a bunch of my clothes last month, I didn’t feel as if I lost something, instead I felt I gained. What I mean is, instead of having a LOT random pieces of clothing I now have less, yet higher quality on the whole, clothing.

Less is really more. Except the e-book. I want that!