Living Off the Grid
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Have you heard of them : http://www.theminimalists.com/
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ABOUT THE MINIMALISTSIt all started with a lingering discontent. A few years ago, while approaching age 30, we had achieved everything that was supposed to make us happy: great six-figure jobs, nice cars, big houses with more bedrooms than inhabitants, pointless masses of toys, and scads of superfluous stuff.
And yet with all that stuff, we weren’t satisfied with our lives. We weren’t happy. There was a gaping void. And working 70-80 hours a week for a corporation and buying even more stuff didn’t fill the void. In fact, it only brought more debt and stress and anxiety and fear and loneliness and guilt and overwhelm and depression.
What’s worse, we didn’t have control of our time and thus didn’t control our own lives. So in 2010 we took back control using the principles of minimalism to focus on what’s important. (Read about our 21-day journey into minimalism.)
In 2011 we left our corporate careers age 30 to become full-time authors and speakers. After publishing our bestselling book, Minimalism: Live a Meaningful Life, we embarked on an international book tour and eventually began contributing to people through our online writing classes and private mentoring sessions. The topics about which we write and speak cover a wide array, from simple living and pursuing your passion, to writing, publishing, entrepreneurship health, relationships, personal growth, and contribution.
We’ve been fortunate enough to establish an online audience of more than 2 million annual readers and have been featured all over the media. We have spoken at Harvard Business School and several large conferences (SXSW, TEDx, World Domination Summit), as well as many smaller venues, including churches, colleges, corporate groups, libraries, soup kitchens, and various non-profit organizations.
Toward the end of 2012 we moved from our hometown, Dayton, Ohio, to a cabin in Montana as a four-month experiment, followed by a move to beautiful Missoula in 2013, where we cofounded Asymmetrical Press, a publishing house for the indie at heart.
In 2014 we published a new book, Everything That Remains, and are currently on a 100-city Everything That Remains Tour 2014.
In 2015 we will release our first feature-length film, Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things, directed by Matt D’Avella, in association with Catalyst Media, Asymmetrical, and SPYR Media.
- "while approaching 30" says it all.nb
- can't trust anyone with an "n" like that in their logo: http://www.theminima…Krassy