Ask Colin: Starting a Blog
Hey Colin! I dropped you a line over a year ago about how I was leaving my stressful job for a less stressful job that afforded me more time to do those things that I loved. Since then I have…
Ask Colin: Network Effects
Hey Colin! I hope this finds you well. I am a follower of yours and also had the luck to listen at you, buy a couple of books, and hug you in London. I’ve just finished listening to your episode…
Ask Colin: Work & Play
Hey Colin, I tend to turn everything I approach in life into a project and take the fun out of it. I am learning how to be a kid and find joy in the process. I want to ask you…
Ask Colin: Prenups
Hi Colin, I’m in a relationship where my significant other earns substantially more than I do. He brought up a prenup and how assets would be divided in the case of a divorce. I’ve reiterated multiple times I’m in this…
Ask Colin: Missed My Chance
Hey Colin, A little over 3 months ago I discovered minimalism, I watched the documentary, Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things, I saw you and I turned to my partner and said I wish I had traveled, as if…
Resolutions
At some point amidst the hubbub of the next few weeks, muffled by the cacophony of marketing messages, social pressures, and self-imposed constrictions, limitations, pressures, and anxieties: reclaim a few minutes to stop, take a few long, slow, deep breaths,…
Ask Colin: Language Learning
Do you have any tips or advice for a first time solo traveller going to another country with a totally different language? Sandi — Hey Sandi- Good on you for deciding to travel solo! There’s a lot to be gained…
Notes to Self
I keep a little file on my computer where I write notes to myself about things I’ll likely need to be reminded of at some point. I check these notes any time I’m feeling unmotivated, psychologically down, physically sluggish, or…
Ask Colin: Change & Simplicity
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…
I Don’t Know
There are few more powerful phrases one can utter than “I don’t know.” Many societies disincentivize the admission of ignorance, equating it to stupidity or inability. And the more mastery we achieve, the more we’re pressured—overtly or covertly—to avoid appearing…