{"id":8920,"date":"2024-09-28T19:50:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T23:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/inspiring-simplicity-weekend-reads-36\/"},"modified":"2024-09-28T19:50:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T23:50:24","slug":"inspiring-simplicity-weekend-reads-36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/inspiring-simplicity-weekend-reads-36\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiring Simplicity. Weekend Reads."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-31516 br-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Inspiring-Simplicity-1024x648.png\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"648\" alt=\"\" data-brsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Inspiring-Simplicity-1024x648.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Inspiring-Simplicity-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Inspiring-Simplicity-768x486.png 768w, https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Inspiring-Simplicity.png 1063w\" data-brsizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>My desire with each Weekend Reads is to provide you with articles and posts that encourage simplicity and minimalist living. Below, you will find links to blog posts and news stories that I hand-picked over the last couple weeks. I hope you find inspiration and practical help inside them.<\/p>\n<p>That is my goal on Becoming Minimalist: to intentionally promote simplicity in a world that needs to hear it. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strikemagazines.com\/blog-2-1\/an-ode-to-simple-living-a-summer-spent-with-my-grandparents\">An Ode To Simple Living: A Summer Spent With My Grandparents<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strikemagazines.com\/\">Strike Magazine<\/a> by Hannah King. I know what you\u2019re thinking: You lived with your grandparents as a 21-year-old college student for 3 months?! Yes. And I can confidently say it was one of my best decisions this summer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theminimalistvegan.com\/minimalist-person\/\">14 Qualities That Define a Minimalist Person<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/theminimalistvegan.com\/minimalist-person\/\">The Minimalist Vegan<\/a> by Michael Ofei. Minimalists are frequently viewed as emotionless, privileged, dull, clinical and extreme. Yet some of the most exciting and dynamic individuals in history practised minimalism.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manusharma.ca\/the-weight-of-less-redefining-minimalism-beyond-things\/\">The Weight of Less: Redefining Minimalism Beyond Things<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/manusharma.ca\/\">Manu Sharma<\/a>. To truly understand minimalism, we must shift the focus from material things to a much deeper inquiry:\u00a0<em>why do we keep accumulating in the first place?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/simple.money\/stop-trying-to-keep-up-with-the-joneses-theyre-broke\/\">Stop Trying to Keep Up with the Joneses\u2014They\u2019re Broke<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/simple.money\/\">Simple Money<\/a> by Richard James. Trying to match the lifestyle of others can quickly become a financial disaster. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/becoming-minimalist-joshua-becker-3-132327987.html?guccounter=1\">Becoming Minimalist\u2019s Joshua Becker: 3 Benefits of Minimalist Budgeting for Your Wardrobe<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/\">Yahoo<\/a> by Ellie Diamond. What would it be like to slow down? To find stillness in your day, moments of rest and quietude?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nosidebar.com\/10-things-you-should-stop-buying-today-for-a-simpler-life\/\">10 Things You Should Stop Buying Today for a Simpler Life<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/nosidebar.com\">No Sidebar<\/a> by No Sidebar. By letting go of some specific buying habits, we can create more space\u2014both physically and mentally\u2014and focus on what truly matters.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recently Released Inspiring Videos<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wTiTgIZug2c\">20 Simple Ways to Find a Moment of Peace<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@JoshuaBecker\">YouTube<\/a> by Joshua Becker. Even when life is chaotic, we always have small opportunities to make peace and quiet a part of our lives. Here are some easy ways to find peace daily and slow life down.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dzdDbBxLXHk\">The Zeigarnik Effect: The Hidden Reason Your Mind Feels Cluttered<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@JoshuaBecker\">YouTube<\/a> by Joshua Becker. 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