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🔎 How to Need Less and Live More
On minimalism, traveling light, resistance, and freedom
Jul 23
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🗝️ Emoji Were Invented in Japan—Here’s Why
On cuteness, indirectness, and meaningful silence.
Jul 16
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⌂ Did My Mother’s Obsession with Scarves Save My Life?
On illness, minimalism, and the male gaze
Feb 18
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🔎 How to Let Go of the Clutter You Love
On minimalism and what helped me get rid of sentimental objects
May 8, 2025
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# 36 Uplifting Takeaways from 6 Years of Nomad Life
On change, mindfulness, uncertainties, and kindness
Apr 10, 2025
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# 32 Journey to the Galápagos (IV): Living off the Grid on a Cacao Plantation
On sounds of silence, unreadable stars, and slow life with geckos
Feb 20, 2025
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🔎 How We Prepared for Our Journey to the Galápagos Islands
On packing light, overthinking things, and staying safe
Jan 23, 2025
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# 5 Possessions as a Liability: Illegal Dumping is a Disgrace
On the Japanese Alps, minimalism, and getting rid of things in Osaka
Nov 24, 2023
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