Articles tagged “Less Is More”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

10 Ways to Survive (and Savor) 24-Hours Tech-Free By Jessica Root IN Tech & Transport Feb 24 2011 With the National Day of Unplugging approaching, I’m gearing up to make the most out of my tech-free 24-hours so they’re relaxing, rewarding and enriching. Basically, the antithesis of my myriad of days consumed by Facebook, Twitter, website updates, and blog posts. All things I love and pertinent to my career, but that all have the capacity to pull me away from the balance I seek between rest, play, and work. + READ MORE

Could You Go Zero-Technology for 24-hours? Join the Unplug Challenge! By Jessica Root IN Tech & Transport Feb 8 2011 God said, “On the seventh day thou shalt rest.” The meaning behind it was simple: Take a break. Call a timeout. Find some balance. Recharge. Somewhere along the line, however, this mantra for living faded from modern consciousness. + READ MORE

5 Beautiful Alternative Bridal Bouquets By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Fashion & Beauty Feb 2 2011 There are lots of beautiful eco-friendly alternatives to a cut-flower bridal bouquet, including flowers from mom's garden and a non-bouquet. + READ MORE

3 Easy DIY Cork Laptop Stands By NaturallySavvy.com IN Tech & Transport Oct 2 2010 Wine corks are a great tool for elevating your laptop to provide better air circulation because they're small and easy to transport, very lightweight, and they won't leave marks on a desk or other surface. + READ MORE

5 Ways To Lighten Your Load And Live As If You're On The Road By Lloyd Alter IN Home & Garden Sep 1 2010 Tips from Apartment Therapy are worth a look. But could you live with so little? + READ MORE

From Fast Track to Slow Love: An Interview With SLOW LOVE Author, Dominique Browning By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Home & Garden Jul 12 2010 When House and Garden magazine folded, it brought down the house. Most notably it brought down Browning's house. As the editor of House and Garden for over ten years, Browning was given a few days to say goodbye to colleagues, and pack up the job she loved. Slow Love chronicles how she moves through the loss of one life and discovers how to get on with a new one...slower. + READ MORE

Frugal Green Living: Real Minimalism is not just a Pretty Façade By Lloyd Alter IN Home & Garden Jun 3 2010 Minimalism isn't about stuffing things in closets, it's about having less stuff. + READ MORE

Why Elegant Simplicity is the Most Important Idea You've Never Heard Of By Mat McDermott IN Work & Connect May 5 2010 Elegant simplicity offers a solution to our most over-arching environmental problem, overconsumption of natural resources + READ MORE

Meet William Powers, Author of Twelve by Twelve: A One Room Cabin Off the Grid & Beyond the American Dream By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect Apr 29 2010 If, like me, you've dreamt about living off the grid, we can soon pick up a book and live vicariously. This May, a new memoir will release called Twelve by Twelve: A One Room Cabin Off the Grid and Beyond the American Dream by William Powers. Like the book's intriguing and lengthy title, the author is equally fascinating and holds a long list of impressive eco-career stints. + READ MORE

An Awesome Guy with an Awesome New Book: An Interview Neil Pasricha of '1000 Awesome Things' By Virginia Sole-Smith IN Work & Connect Mar 24 2010 On his blog, 1000 Awesome Things, and now, in his forthcoming title, The Book of Awesome, Neil Pasricha encourages us to take a minute to appreciate all the little things that go our way. + READ MORE

Green Your Mind With Yoga: Santosha By Mat McDermott IN Food & Health Mar 9 2010 Yoga's traditional restraints and practices, the yamas and niyamas, have direct and practical application to how you can live a more aware, greener life. Santosha, or contentment, is discussed here. + READ MORE

Transform Wasted Space into Something Great By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Home & Garden Mar 5 2010 From hollow areas behind walls to unused rooms, many homes feature a lot of wasted space. Maximize your living space by making the most of every square inch. + READ MORE

If Consumerism is Destroying the Planet How Can I Opt Out? By Mat McDermott IN Home & Garden Jan 15 2010 If consumerism is destroying the planet, how do I start making my life more sustainable? How can I start thinking about living with less? + READ MORE

Top Green Gift Giving Meta-Guidelines, For All Seasons By Mat McDermott IN Home & Garden Nov 12 2009 Everyone's got a holiday gift guide. Here's one that shows you how to give a green gift, not what to give. + READ MORE

16 Big Green Ideas We're Thankful For By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Work & Connect Nov 3 2009 At Planet Green, we're always grateful for any new invention or concept that carries an aura of sustainability. But now we're entering into the season where it's time to voice that thankfulness. + READ MORE

Yovanna Guzman's Story is a Tragic Argument for Minimalism By David DeFranza IN Work & Connect Oct 15 2009 It began with a luxury watch, then another. These were followed by diamonds and jewelry, fancy cars and luxury apartments. There were flowers and vacations, clothes, and shoes. These gifts didn't make Yovanna Guzman love her boyfriend, the leader of a notorious Columbian drug cartel, but they did impress her. "When you get dazzled, you get carried away," she explained, and once that happens, it becomes easy to ignore the darker side of a person. + READ MORE

Sites We Love: Unclutterer, for an Organized, Minimalist Life By Blythe Copeland IN Home & Garden Oct 2 2009 Keeping your home--and your life--more organized can help making green choices even easier. + READ MORE

To Green Your Labor Day, Skip... Everything By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Sep 4 2009 Looking to green your Labor Day weekend? Try meditating. + READ MORE

Why Buying Nothing, Doing Less & Being Lazy Can Help the Planet By Mat McDermott IN Work & Connect Jul 27 2009 Much of what we do at Planet Green is give you information so you can do something to make your life greener and generally have a positive impact on the planet. But for one quick moment I'd like you to consider that in many instances do less or doing nothing at all can be the greenest option out there. + READ MORE

Live Green Like the World's Oldest Man By David DeFranza IN Work & Connect Jul 21 2009 Walter Breuning, a Montana resident who grew up hearing his grandfather's Civil War stories, became the oldest man in the world on Saturday, July 19, after the death of 113-year-old Henry Allingham. Breuning, now 112 years old, accepted his new title with qualification. + READ MORE