Comments on: How to Live With 50 Things (and Why I Decided to Stop) http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-live-with-50-things/ Augmented Humanity, Second Selves, and Cybernetic Yoga Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:03:11 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Minimalism Misconceptions | Be More with Less http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-live-with-50-things/comment-page-1/#comment-3808 Minimalism Misconceptions | Be More with Less Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:36:50 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1715#comment-3808 [...] is extreme – It could be as extreme as living out of backpack like Everett Bogue, but you can jump into minimalism anytime, in any [...] [...] is extreme – It could be as extreme as living out of backpack like Everett Bogue, but you can jump into minimalism anytime, in any [...]

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By: minimalist zucchini. » Blog Archive » a different kind of freedom. http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-live-with-50-things/comment-page-1/#comment-3806 minimalist zucchini. » Blog Archive » a different kind of freedom. Mon, 05 Jul 2010 03:28:18 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1715#comment-3806 [...] help each other live our best possible lives.  For some people, that means traveling the world, or moving cross-country, or quitting your job to sell pictures of sunsets over San Francisco Bay.  For me, that means [...] [...] help each other live our best possible lives.  For some people, that means traveling the world, or moving cross-country, or quitting your job to sell pictures of sunsets over San Francisco Bay.  For me, that means [...]

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By: omajoe http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-live-with-50-things/comment-page-1/#comment-3569 omajoe Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:12:15 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1715#comment-3569 Thanks for this testimonial to the minimalist lifestyle. The 50 Things movement is something I must have missed. Sounds like an interesting idea. I can't event imagine only having 50 (or 75 things) with a wife and kids, but I am trying to simplify. Thanks for the inspiration. Thanks for this testimonial to the minimalist lifestyle. The 50 Things movement is something I must have missed. Sounds like an interesting idea. I can't event imagine only having 50 (or 75 things) with a wife and kids, but I am trying to simplify. Thanks for the inspiration.

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By: Simple Manifesto #57 – Go for quality, not quantity http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-live-with-50-things/comment-page-1/#comment-3568 Simple Manifesto #57 – Go for quality, not quantity Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:05:52 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1715#comment-3568 [...] Bougue makes a great point in a post this week about why he chose to live with only 50 things (and why he’s being less strict about it now). When you have 50 things there is no way to [...] [...] Bougue makes a great point in a post this week about why he chose to live with only 50 things (and why he’s being less strict about it now). When you have 50 things there is no way to [...]

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By: Simple Manifesto #57 – Go for quality, not quantity | we live simply :: learning to live simply so others may simply live http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-live-with-50-things/comment-page-1/#comment-3567 Simple Manifesto #57 – Go for quality, not quantity | we live simply :: learning to live simply so others may simply live Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:06:00 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1715#comment-3567 [...] Bougue makes a great point in a post this week about why he chose to live with only 50 things (and why he’s being less strict about it now). When you have 50 things there is no way to [...] [...] Bougue makes a great point in a post this week about why he chose to live with only 50 things (and why he’s being less strict about it now). When you have 50 things there is no way to [...]

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By: What’s in Your Purse? | Be More with Less http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-live-with-50-things/comment-page-1/#comment-3564 What’s in Your Purse? | Be More with Less Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:48:13 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1715#comment-3564 [...] credit: click here I recently read a blog post by Everett Bogue called How to Live with 50 Things. It is a great piece about extreme minimalism. I am not interested in only owning 50 things (yet), [...] [...] credit: click here I recently read a blog post by Everett Bogue called How to Live with 50 Things. It is a great piece about extreme minimalism. I am not interested in only owning 50 things (yet), [...]

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By: Stylish Minimalist http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-live-with-50-things/comment-page-1/#comment-3550 Stylish Minimalist Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:46:57 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1715#comment-3550 Great to hear you're okay with more things as you find your sweet spot! Minimalism is about the least we need to thrive, not just survive. There's no point if we pare down our posessions so much that we're unhappy and uninspired. Great to hear you're okay with more things as you find your sweet spot! Minimalism is about the least we need to thrive, not just survive. There's no point if we pare down our posessions so much that we're unhappy and uninspired.

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By: tracyfontana http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-live-with-50-things/comment-page-1/#comment-3543 tracyfontana Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:39:11 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1715#comment-3543 Using a specific number as a goal is an excellent way to test your limits but, as you said, it runs the risk of appearing that you're bragging (although I never saw it that way in your case). Unfortunately, our society in the U.S. is highly motivated by competition and measuring oneself to others. Having lived in Italy and now in Spain I just don't see this as much. Everyone lives his own life and being poor or having little is not stigmatized (i.e., it doesn't mean you're a 'loser,' a quintessentially American term). Using a specific number as a goal is an excellent way to test your limits but, as you said, it runs the risk of appearing that you're bragging (although I never saw it that way in your case). Unfortunately, our society in the U.S. is highly motivated by competition and measuring oneself to others. Having lived in Italy and now in Spain I just don't see this as much. Everyone lives his own life and being poor or having little is not stigmatized (i.e., it doesn't mean you're a 'loser,' a quintessentially American term).

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By: Angela Artemis http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-live-with-50-things/comment-page-1/#comment-3541 Angela Artemis Tue, 08 Jun 2010 02:10:07 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1715#comment-3541 Everett,<br>I marvel that you can live with just 75 things! I'm preparing to move and downsize from a house to a condo. When I look around at the stuff I've collected here it's quite overwhelming. The weight of having to take care of so much stuff or cart it with you to your next home is really a huge burden. Definitely, less is not only more - it's freedom. Everett,
I marvel that you can live with just 75 things! I'm preparing to move and downsize from a house to a condo. When I look around at the stuff I've collected here it's quite overwhelming. The weight of having to take care of so much stuff or cart it with you to your next home is really a huge burden. Definitely, less is not only more – it's freedom.

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By: Michael Michalowski http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-live-with-50-things/comment-page-1/#comment-3540 Michael Michalowski Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:47:43 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1715#comment-3540 That is really remarkable that you've decided to go back to 75 things. You are in no need for validation from the minimalist community. You are true to yourself :) And obviously you've got good reasons to go back! That is really remarkable that you've decided to go back to 75 things. You are in no need for validation from the minimalist community. You are true to yourself :) And obviously you've got good reasons to go back!

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