I don’t know about you, but for many of us in my part of the world, we have been stuck in a terribly pro-longed lockdown. Work from home, school from home, many of us don’t step out of our homes …

I was having conversations with friends recently and most times, we talked about life and work during this prolonged lockdown and rising Covid-19 cases daily. It was not surprising to hear how many of us feel overwhelmed, beat, tired, and …

In your actions, don’t procrastinate. In your conversations, don’t confuse. In your thoughts, don’t wander. In your soul, don’t be passive or aggressive. In your life, don’t be all about business. – Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 8.51 Today’s one-pager read from …

Imagine your loved ones inheriting everything you have accumulated, not just your money and valuable assets, but every material possession you own, too. This thought made me declutter everything that doesn’t serve me, and think twice about buying more “nice-to-have” …

As I work on reducing possessions around me, I find that some things are harder to get rid of. And there are many practical reasons as to why they can’t be trashed. Work and personal official documents, for one thing, …

A minimalist keeps possessions to a minimal. A bibliophile is a book collector. I’m both. How do I deal with this clash? Well, it’s not an easy manoeuvre to get through. I’ve had my fair share of going in each …

Physical Simplification It’s been eight months of staying home for us, with a break for about two months when we resumed going back to school and eating out. For my kids, all is good because they are quite the home-bodies …

One of the things I love most in the world is books. They offer me several kinds of pleasures. I love collecting them, displaying them in my little home library, looking at them neatly and beautifully lined up, browsing at …