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Online Groups, Blogs, and Websites:
No Impact Man
An account of one family’s one-year experiment to have no (net) environmental impact.
RowdyKittens
A blog focused on social change and simple living.
The Simple Living Network
On online collection of information and resources on simple living. There is also a discussion board section and the website helps sponsor study groups on a couple of different texts.
The Story of Stuff
If the 20 minute video on this website doesn’t cause you to pause for thought on American consumerism, I doubt anything will.
Zenhabits
One of my favorite blogs which frequently features articles on simplifying one’s life.
Books:
(Note — Additional titles are listed in the Bookstore but here are some good ones to get you started…)
The Circle of Simplicity: Return to the Good Life
by Cecil Andrews
Choosing Simplicity: Real People Finding Peace and Fulfillment in a Complex World by Linda Breen Pierce
I’m a sucker for real-life stories of people who chose to change their life.
Downshifting: Reinventing Success on a Slower Track by Amy Saltzman
Inner Simplicity (100 Ways to Regain Peace and Nourish Your Soul) by Elaine St. James
More brief, easy to act-upon suggestions from Ms. St. James.
Living the Simple Life: A Guide to Scaling Down and Enjoying More by Elaine St. James
I can’t speak for anyone else, but love books that provide brief, easy to act-upon suggestions. This book is a perfect example of that.
The Simple Living Guide by Janet Lurhs
One of the larger books I’ve found on the simplicity movement, packed with lots of useful information.
Simplicity Lessons: A 12-Step Guide to Living Simply by Linda Breen Pierce
Each chapter tackles a different aspect of simplifying. For example: embracing community, working with passion, time management, etc.
Simplify Your Life: 100 Ways to Slow Down and Enjoy the Things that Really Matter by Elaine St. James
More brief, easy to act-upon suggestions from Ms. St. James.
Six Weeks to a Simpler Lifestyle by Barbara DeGrote-Sorensen and David Allen Sorensen
While I like that this book broke it’s advice into six manageable weeks of concrete steps, the religious overtones were a bit much for me. Other readers may not be as bothered by this.
Voluntary Simplicity: Toward a Way of Life That is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich by Duane Elgin
One of the classics of the voluntary simplicity movement.
Online Groups, Blogs, and Websites:
No Impact Man
An account of one family’s one-year experiment to have no (net) environmental impact.
RowdyKittens
A blog focused on social change and simple living.
The Simple Living Network
On online collection of information and resources on simple living. There is also a discussion board section and the website helps sponsor study groups on a couple of different texts.
The Story of Stuff
If the 20 minute video on this website doesn’t cause you to pause for thought on American consumerism, I doubt anything will.
Zenhabits
One of my favorite blogs which frequently features articles on simplifying one’s life.
Books:
(Note — Additional titles are listed in the Bookstore but here are some good ones to get you started…)
The Circle of Simplicity: Return to the Good Life
Choosing Simplicity: Real People Finding Peace and Fulfillment in a Complex World
I’m a sucker for real-life stories of people who chose to change their life.
Downshifting: Reinventing Success on a Slower Track
Inner Simplicity (100 Ways to Regain Peace and Nourish Your Soul)
More brief, easy to act-upon suggestions from Ms. St. James.
Living the Simple Life: A Guide to Scaling Down and Enjoying More
I can’t speak for anyone else, but love books that provide brief, easy to act-upon suggestions. This book is a perfect example of that.
The Simple Living Guide
One of the larger books I’ve found on the simplicity movement, packed with lots of useful information.
Simplicity Lessons: A 12-Step Guide to Living Simply
Each chapter tackles a different aspect of simplifying. For example: embracing community, working with passion, time management, etc.
Simplify Your Life: 100 Ways to Slow Down and Enjoy the Things that Really Matter
More brief, easy to act-upon suggestions from Ms. St. James.
Six Weeks to a Simpler Lifestyle
While I like that this book broke it’s advice into six manageable weeks of concrete steps, the religious overtones were a bit much for me. Other readers may not be as bothered by this.
Voluntary Simplicity: Toward a Way of Life That is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich
One of the classics of the voluntary simplicity movement.
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