Category: Ask Colin

Dear Colin, I’m trying hard to cope with some pretty big changes, and I think that becoming more minimalistic will help me with that. What’s the best way to get started as a minimalist, and how do I not feel…

What’s your advice for people on how to live their best life now? Regardless of where they are in life or what aspirations they have. How do you find enjoyment in your daily life when things get stagnant? -Michelle —…

Colin, I’m more and more aware everyday that the planet is changing and that I’m contributing to that change in a negative way (i.e. the climate). After seeing the Minimalism documentary with you and Joshua and Ryan, I’ve started to…

For us, meeting people we liked and had a good time with and then losing track of them has been the hardest part of travel. How have you dealt with the loss of all the great relationships garnered in your…

Hi Colin, I am a free-spirited travel-loving minimalist from Germany. I am in my mid-thirties now. For years I have been thinking a lot about having children or not. To me this is the most important, complex and consequential decision…

Hi Colin, I play in a couple of bands, and perform mostly on weekends, with the occasional weekday outing. These shows can come and go, and sometimes I’ll have weekends with 3 gigs, and then whole weeks can pass without…

Hi Colin, I’m 23 years old, and want to leave my corporate job for a job with minimal responsibilities so I can make just enough money to get by on a low budget. I don’t want to be tied down…

Dear Colin, My partner and I have been in a committed relationship for over two years now and he has been an excellent friend, communicator, lover and confidante. I love him more every day and feel blessed to have a…

Dear Colin, After eight difficult, grueling years of overpriced school and unfulfillment, I am about to graduate next month with a doctorate in pharmacy. The doctorate is meaningless to me and I’m not even proud of going down this path.…

I am finally back home in Florida after 18 months of living and working in Shanghai and Bangkok. Now that I am home, I am feeling out of place here, not unlike the feeling I had overseas. I am not…