November 2011
64 posts
“One must first learn to control oneself before attempting to harmonize and...”
– Rod Kobayashi Sensei on Masakatsu Agatsu - True victory is victory over oneself
Patagonia – The Cleanest Line: Don't Buy This... →
minimalmac:
Nothing about the Mac. Everything about what we believe in.
“The right tool, learned deeply, used when appropriate, no matter how basic, can...”
– Patrick Rhone. Keeping it Straight, Know Your Tools
“The only kind of marketing you need is an amazing product. If it’s good, people...”
– Leo Babauta
“Do not stare into the eyes of your opponent: he may mesmerize you. Do not fix...”
– Morihei Ueshiba
“There’s a story about the Buddha that I like to keep in mind.
There was a man...”
– Becoming Unoffendable
“Simple and light equals freedom, agility and mobility.”
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“Trust comes, in part, from simplicity. When something is simple, it’s possible...”
– Alex Payne on Computing Simplicity, Minimalism, and Trust
Workspace | Trent Walton →
minimalmac:
I like the idea of defining certain spaces or postures for specific activities. The sit and click posture taxes my cognitive and creative faculties after too long. It’s hard for my brain to move from reading to writing, designing, troubleshooting, etc., when my body remains stationary. I need to move. Breaking up the workday by visiting different spaces in the office at different...
Paying online with cash and not credit cards →
Here’s and SFGate interview with the founder of Dwolla, a service that essentially allows you to pay for services, products and other things online without using credit or debit cards, just as if you were paying with cash.
It’s a great way for small (and big) businesses to stop losing money over credit card transactions.
I like it.
“True eloquence consists of saying all that should be said, and that only.”
– Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“I remembered reading once that the best place to hide a leaf is in the forest.”
– from Jorge Lois Borges’ The Book of Sand (via viafrank)
Watchz0ol:
A quick overview of the facets of solo, paired, and live-bladed sword techniques and aikido throws, arresting, and tanto techniques.
Speechless. Perfect video.
Reflections on 10 years of packing light.
Note: I wrote this a a couple of days ago on Pack Light. Go Fast, but I think it’s also relevant here.
For as long as I can remember I’ve always been trying to go light.
It has always annoyed me to have to carry stuff on my arms and drag them whenever my family would go on a trip when I was a kid. I remember getting angry and feeling sweat begin to pour as I was shlepping all those...
“If we never let go of old technology, we’d be buried in complexity and crushed...”
– John Gruber (via Brooks Review)
“We have become such experts at being always in touch, informed, connected. Now...”
– Alain de Bottom
Minimalist Training: How to Make and Use a... →
Following the fitness post, here’s a good way to start a minimal fitness program.
Thoughts on flash | Steve Jobs →
Part of what make current technology great is the fact that it can be adapted and simplified. Unfortunately there is technology out (and their creators) there that refuse to let go of old stuff that doesn’t make any sense anymore.
Flash for mobile was one of those technologies. I said was because as of today Adobe killed mobile flash.
Thank you Adobe for realizing the need for a lighter,...
Ten Things I Have Learned by Milton Glaser →
LESS IS NOT NECESSARILY MORE.
Being a child of modernism I have heard this mantra all my life. Less is more. One morning upon awakening I realised that it was total nonsense, it is an absurd proposition and also fairly meaningless. But it sounds great because it contains within it a paradox that is resistant to understanding. But it simply does not obtain when you think about the visual of...
Study Hacks » Welcome to the Post-Productivity... →
Must read.
A quiet place →
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Building GR1s in Montana | the case of building... →
GORUCK products are famous for their quality, toughness and durability. But there is no machine that spits those backpacks, they are products of skilled people working by hands, building each product one by one. The result? Extremely good products.
Which brings me to my point for this post. Building things with your hand. Making sure every detail is perfect. Transforming your idea into...
Clothes
In Clothing that makes me simplify (and be lighter) I wrote:
I’m always trying to be lighter and more efficient. In doing this I noticed a trend on the clothing I own: through the years they gradually became lighter, simpler and can adapt to any occasion. I own less clothing.
Clothing to me has always been a matter of practicality. I don’t buy a clothes because they look pretty or...
“So much complexity in software comes from trying to make one thing do two...”
– Ryan Singer
Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more.
You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something...
“Look and see with your own eyes.
If you hesitate,
you miss the mark forever.”
No work, no food
Hyakujo, the Chinese Zen master, used to labor with his pupils even at the age of eighty, trimming the gardens, cleaning the grounds, and pruning the trees.
The pupils felt sorry to see the old teacher working so hard, but they knew he would not listen to their advice to stop, so they hid away his tools.
That day the master did not eat. The next day he did not eat, nor the next. “He may be...
“A monk told Joshu, “I have just entered this monastery. I beg you to teach me.”...”
– Zen Koan
“The important thing is the obvious thing nobody is saying.”
– William S. Burroughs
“0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987, 1597, 2584,...”
– The Fibonacci numbers
“Quality is better than Quantity.”
– SOF Truths