Comments on: The Dreams of a Minimalist Army http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/being-minimalist-is-about-your-dreams/ 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: One Minute Review: Minimalist Health (ebook) | a better business productivity | minimalist business http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/being-minimalist-is-about-your-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-2511 One Minute Review: Minimalist Health (ebook) | a better business productivity | minimalist business Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:29:51 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1114#comment-2511 [...] months could easily be considered a minimalist season with so many great minimalist resources like blogs and ebooks that have suddenly emerged. And as much as each one of them offers enormous value I have [...] [...] months could easily be considered a minimalist season with so many great minimalist resources like blogs and ebooks that have suddenly emerged. And as much as each one of them offers enormous value I have [...]

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By: Prosta, polska blogosfera http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/being-minimalist-is-about-your-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-2269 Prosta, polska blogosfera Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:55:13 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1114#comment-2269 [...] Zanim założyłem tego bloga długo szukałem w polskiej blogosferze ludzi którzy piszą o minimalizmie i upraszczaniu życia. Niestety bez powodzenia. Byłem tym faktem nie tylko zdziwiony ale może nawet bardziej – zasmucony. Czyżbym był sam jeden? Nie ma minimalistów w Polsce? Nie możliwe! Przecież na świecie są takich blogów dziesiątki! Prawdziwa armia minimalistów. [...] [...] Zanim założyłem tego bloga długo szukałem w polskiej blogosferze ludzi którzy piszą o minimalizmie i upraszczaniu życia. Niestety bez powodzenia. Byłem tym faktem nie tylko zdziwiony ale może nawet bardziej – zasmucony. Czyżbym był sam jeden? Nie ma minimalistów w Polsce? Nie możliwe! Przecież na świecie są takich blogów dziesiątki! Prawdziwa armia minimalistów. [...]

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By: Earth Pilgrim | Minimalism when Travelling http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/being-minimalist-is-about-your-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-2168 Earth Pilgrim | Minimalism when Travelling Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:16:38 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1114#comment-2168 [...] are a lot of blogs around now espousing Minimalism. Everett Bogue has written a great post on this, listing many of them. So why do I get a little edgy when I see one of these blogs? What is [...] [...] are a lot of blogs around now espousing Minimalism. Everett Bogue has written a great post on this, listing many of them. So why do I get a little edgy when I see one of these blogs? What is [...]

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By: SimplyJo (aka 365girl) http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/being-minimalist-is-about-your-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-2155 SimplyJo (aka 365girl) Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:23:02 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1114#comment-2155 Hi Everett - I hope this isn't deemed hijacking your space to reply to Stormbringer but I just wanted to say 'Thanks and I'll try' - he made an old lady smile today :-) Due to all the fantastic advice I have received I will push the 'publish' button with the right hand whilst having fingers crossed behind my back with the left! 'If you have made mistakes, even serious mistakes, there is always another chance for you....for this thing we call "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down' Mary Pickford (no more quotes I promise) Hi Everett – I hope this isn’t deemed hijacking your space to reply to Stormbringer but I just wanted to say ‘Thanks and I’ll try’ – he made an old lady smile today :-)

Due to all the fantastic advice I have received I will push the ‘publish’ button with the right hand whilst having fingers crossed behind my back with the left!

‘If you have made mistakes, even serious mistakes, there is always another chance for you….for this thing we call “failure” is not the falling down, but the staying down’ Mary Pickford (no more quotes I promise)

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By: Stormbringer http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/being-minimalist-is-about-your-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-2146 Stormbringer Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:39:02 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1114#comment-2146 Everett, can you hook me up with Jo? I think I'm in love. OK, seriously though, I like Jo's last couple of sentences and give her a salute. How about this? "Minds of moderate caliber ordinarily condemn everything which is beyond their range." — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Jo, I'm counting on you to live well! Everett, can you hook me up with Jo? I think I’m in love. OK, seriously though, I like Jo’s last couple of sentences and give her a salute. How about this? “Minds of moderate caliber ordinarily condemn everything which is beyond their range.”
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Jo, I’m counting on you to live well!

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By: SimplyJo (aka 365girl) http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/being-minimalist-is-about-your-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-2145 SimplyJo (aka 365girl) Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:30:24 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1114#comment-2145 Thank you Everett - what a great reply - I have taken it all onboard including your second comment about frreedom of speech. I am self-employed so I have free reign and I suppose those who get where I am coming from are the kind of people I want to work with. As I have gotten older (a decrepid 35 years of age now!) I've learnt to accept who I am and be true to myself. Your 'free spirit' comes across not just in the suggestions for living a minimal life but it appears it is in your approach to everything - it's enlightened not trapped by the rigours of conformity - and I like it... thank you once again... ...and to Stormbringer for interjecting you were right to play devils advocate (sound advice) but as you conclude 'Be Bold' - I will certainly try! As Joan Collins (I think?) once said 'Show me someone who hasn't made mistakes and I'll show you someone who hasn't lived' - I plan on living - and living well! Thank you Everett – what a great reply – I have taken it all onboard including your second comment about frreedom of speech. I am self-employed so I have free reign and I suppose those who get where I am coming from are the kind of people I want to work with. As I have gotten older (a decrepid 35 years of age now!) I’ve learnt to accept who I am and be true to myself. Your ‘free spirit’ comes across not just in the suggestions for living a minimal life but it appears it is in your approach to everything – it’s enlightened not trapped by the rigours of conformity – and I like it… thank you once again…
…and to Stormbringer for interjecting you were right to play devils advocate (sound advice) but as you conclude ‘Be Bold’ – I will certainly try! As Joan Collins (I think?) once said ‘Show me someone who hasn’t made mistakes and I’ll show you someone who hasn’t lived’ – I plan on living – and living well!

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By: Marco http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/being-minimalist-is-about-your-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-2143 Marco Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:33:08 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1114#comment-2143 I've got ideas and inspirations from many simplicity and minimalism-blogs for over two years now. There are so many great people providing great content. Thank you all for this. In my 2010 resolution i decided, it's time to give something back.I hope i can contribute some interesting and useful things and thoughts. Thanks for this article, Everett. I would be glad to see some visitors on http://minimalist101.posterous.com. Marco I’ve got ideas and inspirations from many simplicity and minimalism-blogs for over two years now. There are so many great people providing great content. Thank you all for this. In my 2010 resolution i decided, it’s time to give something back.I hope i can contribute some interesting and useful things and thoughts.
Thanks for this article, Everett. I would be glad to see some visitors on http://minimalist101.posterous.com.

Marco

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By: Everett Bogue http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/being-minimalist-is-about-your-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-2140 Everett Bogue Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:11:22 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1114#comment-2140 Great suggestions Stormbringer! I've had the good fortune of only working for companies that are very supportive of blogging -- being that they were blogging companies! Be sure to know your company policy before you start publishing online. But, also be sure to know your own rights to freedom of speech. If you don't mention your workplace, you probably should be able to publish whatever you want. Great suggestions Stormbringer!

I’ve had the good fortune of only working for companies that are very supportive of blogging — being that they were blogging companies!

Be sure to know your company policy before you start publishing online. But, also be sure to know your own rights to freedom of speech. If you don’t mention your workplace, you probably should be able to publish whatever you want.

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By: Stormbringer http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/being-minimalist-is-about-your-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-2138 Stormbringer Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:05:07 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1114#comment-2138 If I may chime in on SimplyJo's question? Add this to the bottom of the list, so to speak. If you are representing your company, be *extremely* careful. In fact, some companies are brassy enough to say that you are not allowed to be a blogger if you work for them. Period. In my case, I write "in character" quite often, do not use my full real name, and distance myself from whenever I write about my workplace (ie, "a friend of mine works for this place...") and still do not name it. On the other hand, if you're secure in your workplace and you are not at risk of losing your job or being sued, then be bold. OK, done. Just felt compelled to add that note of caution. If I may chime in on SimplyJo’s question? Add this to the bottom of the list, so to speak.

If you are representing your company, be *extremely* careful. In fact, some companies are brassy enough to say that you are not allowed to be a blogger if you work for them. Period. In my case, I write “in character” quite often, do not use my full real name, and distance myself from whenever I write about my workplace (ie, “a friend of mine works for this place…”) and still do not name it.

On the other hand, if you’re secure in your workplace and you are not at risk of losing your job or being sued, then be bold.

OK, done. Just felt compelled to add that note of caution.

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By: Everett Bogue http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/being-minimalist-is-about-your-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-2137 Everett Bogue Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:49:56 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1114#comment-2137 Very cool! I'll be sure to give it a read as soon as I'm done formatting this next post. Very cool! I’ll be sure to give it a read as soon as I’m done formatting this next post.

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