by Joel Zaslofsky | Mar 2, 2015
The SimpleREV 2015 event, a new Brain Trust, and how to create your own free SimpleREV local gatherings. Are those the only recent SimpleREV highlights? Nope … and the best is yet to come when you join our community of simple living enthusiasts.
by Joel Zaslofsky | Feb 23, 2015
Do you know the misunderstood – but essential – difference between routine and rituals? What do morning rituals have to do with sharing my complete, unedited, and previously private daily promises? You’re about to get some answers … and learn even more (like why maintenance is for gardens and machines, not humans.)
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by Joel Zaslofsky | Jan 26, 2015
What are the surprising social norms of the most intentional, grateful, and inspiring people? Why is simplicity ready for you – right here and right now? Get answers to these questions and other practical, counter-intuitive tips like the “simplify by being a jerk” principle and how to reduce the stress of texts, tweets, blips, and bleeps.
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by Joel Zaslofsky | Jan 12, 2015
This episode features Bill Powers on how to slow down, living tiny (and off-grid), why most world cultures are ecocidal, and where you’ll find urban oases … in any city.
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by Joel Zaslofsky | Dec 29, 2014
This episode features d’Arcy Lunn living on $1.50 a day for five weeks, the Happy Simply tiny house, how to hone your “attention to intention,” why global citizens are so content, and why crazy is the new normal.
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by Joel Zaslofsky | Dec 1, 2014
This episode features Chris and Sarah Wehkamp talking simple living, their quality Imagining Aloud audio stories for kids (and parents), plus invisible gifts you can give the child in your life … at any time.
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by Joel Zaslofsky | Nov 24, 2014
Holiday gift-giving is broken and not even worth fixing. Or is it? You can understand the problems and get some solutions with this timely (and timeless) seasonal resource.
by Joel Zaslofsky | Nov 17, 2014
Go behind-the-scenes of SimpleREV 2014 from an event organizer’s unique perspective. You’ll hear stories about tornado destruction, $11,000 Amazon bills, becoming “enoughist,” and overcoming the social stigma linked to intentional down-sizing.
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by Joel Zaslofsky | Nov 3, 2014
This episode features Mark Sisson discussing the single most undervalued, overlooked aspect of your health. Mix in some mindfulness, gratitude, and primal living tips … and you’ll be ready to “Grok” on in no-time.
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by Joel Zaslofsky | Oct 20, 2014
This episode takes you behind-the-scenes of SimpleREV 2014 from an event organizer’s unique perspective. Discover how 264 Post It Notes, three specific questions, a two-day bootstrapped event, and Huggr can help you be more simple and build community.
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by Joel Zaslofsky | Sep 29, 2014
I shared this personal note with my email subscribers on Sept 1, 2014. And the response was so great that I felt compelled to share it with you too. See what happens when you mix mindfulness, technology, a personal renaissance, and a baby on a dock.
by Joel Zaslofsky | Sep 22, 2014
This episode features Joel channeling raw emotion into ways that you can be your own giving tree. Abundance is everywhere … regardless of whether or not you’ve been inspired by Shel Silverstein’s book, The Giving Tree. Here’s how you can spread it.
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by Joel Zaslofsky | Sep 8, 2014
This episode features Dee Williams discussing the “bigness” of tiny house life, the profound freedom she’s found by downsizing, what a “perfect storm of awakening” looks like, and how she reshaped her life by confronting death (over and over).
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by Joel Zaslofsky | Sep 4, 2014
The SimpleREV Declaration, our ‘What Simple Living Means to Me’ project, and the All Things SimpleREV podcast. Are those the only highlights of SimpleREV so far? Nope … and the best is yet to come if you’ll join our community of simple living enthusiasts.
by Joel Zaslofsky | Aug 25, 2014
This episode features Andrew Mellen discussing the three simple rules of Unstuff Your Life, removing your physical obstacles to sustainable joy, using organizing to connect with what matters most to you, and the “stuff behind the stuff.”
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by Joel Zaslofsky | Aug 11, 2014
This episode features Cecile Andrews as we discuss a move toward Gross National Happiness, the crossroads of simplicity and study circles, how you can have a joyful community, plus how to live a slow and examined life.
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by Joel Zaslofsky | Jul 14, 2014
This episode features Vicki Robin, Duane Elgin, John de Graaf, Cecile Andrews, and Jerome Segal discussing the nature of simple living and whether we should embrace simplicity … or complexity. It’s five former or current simple living all-stars at once, all lined up just for you.
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by Joel Zaslofsky | Jun 30, 2014
This episode features Lauren Anderson as we discuss Collaborative Consumption, what an economy is for, how to tap into your idle time and skills (even if they’re crazy), and why you want to live in a “sharable city.”
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by Joel Zaslofsky | Jun 16, 2014
This episode features Joel Zaslofsky giving a curated recap of the first 49 Smart and Simple Matters episodes. Hold on to your hats (and headphones)!
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by Joel Zaslofsky | Jun 2, 2014
This episode features Luna Jaffe as we discuss Wild Money, the debate between “enough” and “plenty,” and what the voice of money sounds like (seriously).
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