In a Nutshell
other blog: fabulously broke in the city
minimalist since: 2007 -- why minimalism?
talk to me: contact me here!
current location: canada/usa
home: hotel room
owns: 3 suitcases 2 carryons of stuff
# of items: more than 100!
furniture: 1 japanese futon
works: business consultant
gadgets: macbook pro, ipod touch (pda)
drinks: earl grey cream tea
practices: rebel yoga and de-cluttering
loves: minimalism, $$ management, traveling
quirk: must prep my food before eating
Productivity Archive
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Cooking for the Week: 10 Time Saving Cheap Tips
Posted on 24 August , 2010 | 4 CommentsDid you miss my other post? Cooking for the Week: Strategies & Tips —————————————————— 1) Wash fruit and veggies as soon as you get home from the supermarket Do it... -
Cooking for the Week: Strategies & Tips for Mixing & Matching
Posted on 23 August , 2010 | 17 CommentsThe same kind reader who asked about minimalist men’s fashion, Eric, wrote in and asked if I could also talk about cooking for a week. Since I wasn’t sure if... -
Over caring for your things
Posted on 7 July , 2010 | No CommentsI talked about not caring enough for your things so you can avoid bringing in more stuff. I still stand by that, but sometimes taking too much care of your items... -
Time Wasters and their Solutions
Posted on 23 June , 2010 | 7 CommentsThere are shortcuts we can take to help us with our daily tasks, and to help optimize our precious time. Time Waster: Shopping for groceries daily Time Saved: 20... -
Cut out Non-Value Added Tasks and Chores
Posted on 18 June , 2010 | 25 CommentsMaking the bed. I cannot think of a more useless activity to do each morning. Some people feel the need to make their bed each morning so that they have... -
Little tricks to get yourself to de-stress and relax.
Posted on 7 June , 2010 | 3 CommentsHave you heard of this? It’s all about slowing down your life, because we’re all so hyper-stressed and wound up so tight, we are about to snap. It is certainly... -
Why I don’t carry my cellphone
Posted on 28 April , 2010 | 21 CommentsI am not so important that people need to reach me 24/7. And I don’t want to be so important that people need to do so. Some people are obsessive... -
How we cut down on our electricity
Posted on 16 April , 2010 | 4 CommentsWe basically became more conscious of it and implemented these changes for the largest impact: Shut down all your laptops and devices at night Turned off the microwave put other... -
The negative side of having free time
Posted on 26 February , 2010 | 13 CommentsI talked about my own personal pressure with dealing with too much free time. People make you feel pressured to be guilty about having free time It’s ridiculous but true.... -
Enjoy the feeling of not being busy.
Posted on 24 February , 2010 | 11 CommentsI experienced a bit of malaise when I stopped working and was waiting on the bench for a contract. I felt uncomfortable. For the first month, I was a cleaning,... -
What do you keep track of?
Posted on 12 February , 2010 | 12 CommentsWe have a lot of data in our lives. Too much, it seems. And the tricky part, is not to get more information, but to figure out what information we... -
Discipline doesn’t exist without motivation
Posted on 3 February , 2010 | 2 CommentsIt takes discipline to carry out a set of actions or a schedule such as staying organized, but the core of discipline is motivation. But instead of beating yourself up... -
3.6 Zettabytes: The amount of U.S. data consumption in ONE day
Posted on 7 January , 2010 | 8 CommentsWow. But a lot of what they’re saying is what I do simultaneously. For example, I listen to Les Grosses Têtes via podcast (a French radio show), while I am... -
Change your attitude
Posted on 4 January , 2010 | 9 CommentsIn line with the New Year, instead of making a New Year’s Resolution (I usually only make one, and I make it achievable), why don’t you just reflect on yourself... -
Saturday Project: How about being lazy once in a while?
Posted on 12 December , 2009 | 1 CommentIt might sound counter intuitive considering I just did a post on Productivity on Saturday, but I feel like I put myself under a lot of pressure. I want to...