rss | t | g+ To run a mile you have to take one step. And then another. And then another. There’s no secret formula behind it. I’ve seen so many people try out new things that are good fo...
rss | t | g+ “Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it”. ~Lao Tzu If only we could be more like water – strong, life-giving and beautiful. It trickle...
rss | t | g+ Since starting Minimal Student almost three years ago now, I have never taken more than a few weeks off at a time, but after coming back to England and settling in my own place, and no l...
rss | t | g+ Three years ago, since starting Minimal Student (on a whim – like most of the things I end up doing), my life has gone through some very distinct phases – I moved away from h...
“What I propose is a spiritual revolution” ~ Dalai Lama As political freedom spreads to more people and technology integrates into our lives, one would think that man’s ques...
Just outside my window, a beautiful clock tower chimes softly every hour. To me, it’s a bell for mindfulness. A reminder that time is passing, and that I should not waste a moment of it. The th...
There will always be a reason why you can’t or shouldn’t. But there’s rarely a justification for won’t. It can take a lifetime to build up walls to protect yourself fr...
Your work is to discover your work and then, with all your heart, to give yourself to it. ~Buddha Looking down into deep waters is scary. It’s dark and you don’t know what’s down th...
Over the last few years, I’ve moved home several times, including once across the world. Every time, I had to pack everything I own into suitcases and boxes and drag them into a waiting vehicle...
Part III of the Minimalize, Focus, Do series. “There are three types of people in this world, those who finish what they start and those that don’t. People have spent entire careers wonde...
Part II of the Minimalize, Focus, Do series. “I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest“. ~ Dalai Lama Into the Eye of the Storm A storm is coming. Thick, dark clouds...
Part I of the Minimalize, Focus, Do series. “Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.” ~ Norman Vincent Peale Everyone has something that holds them back. ...
How do you get things done? David Allen, amongst countless other life coaches, business men and women, time management ‘experts’ and so on have spent and earned millions trying to figure ...
For every aspiring minimalist, the golden grail is One Bag Living, or what I like to call OBL. It’s a lifestyle that comes from being able to reduce everything you have to only what you need an...
Today was my final day in Japan. By the time you read this, I would have probably already landed in Hong Kong, ready for my next adventure. It’s been almost a year of culture shock, ups and dow...
… you might not get burned. Sometimes the fear of fire is worse than the actual danger of it. This doesn’t mean that you should be stupid or underestimate it’s destructive powers, b...
By the time you read this post, I’m going to be here: This is Mt. Fuji, the tallest mountain in Japan. To go there has always been a dream of mine, but due to various circumstances I haven̵...
If someone said to you that they would give you $1000 to spend in any way you like, but with only one rule, would you listen to what they had to say? The rule is: you must spend the money on making y...
A lot of people mix up travelling with ‘escaping’. They think that people who travel are trying to run away from bad things in their lives, or bad things that will/might happen to them li...
Life doesn’t get better or worse, just how you see it does. We all experience bad things in our lives, some worse than others. Some problems we have are minor and some are quite life changing. ...
I’m back! You can follow my shenanigans on Twitter. Since I started Minimal Student, my once a week posting schedule has forced me to reach for my laptop at least once every few days to write p...
Would you rather eat a dead frog or lick a live one? Most of you will probably know the popular college drinking game called ‘Would you rather…?’ where one has to choose between two...
Life is what goes by as your waiting for it to happen. It’s too easy to mistake ‘life’ as the moments when we’re having a good time. When we’re doing something amazing l...
Most people don’t believe that ‘Big Brother’ really exists. Sure there’s security cameras in a few public places, but there’s not a lot of people that believe that there...
Jak wyłowić dobre konto bankowe Oferta kont osobistych dostępnych na naszym rynku jest niesłychanie szeroka. Nastał dobry czas dla tego produktu i widać to dobrze po coraz ciekawszych usługach pobocz...
Many of you have probably heard about the earthquake that hit northern Japan last Friday March 11th, and the tsunami it caused and the current nuclear ‘situation’. Fortunately, the region...
My first time in a kimono Today is my birthday. A whole year has passed since I wrote my first birthday post on this blog. I remember it was just turning midnight when I sat down, took a deep ...
For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been trying hard to not log on my laptop everyday like I used to, and enjoy my time offline a little more. So the other day, when I sat down to relax but foun...
Pożyczka hipoteczna-jeden z najtańszych produktów instytucji bankowych. Jeśli obmyślasz znaczny wydatek, bez względu na jaki cel pod uwagę obowiązkowo trzeba brać przede wszystkim pożyczkę hipoteczną...
The breeze is running through your hair. It smells so sweet and fresh. The sound of the sea waves parting under the boat is regular and calming. The sun is setting over the mountains and the sky is t...
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