Science of Simplicity

My journey to this particular point in my life has been a series of trial, error, and experimentation.  Over the years, I have found a number of writers whose ideas have contributed greatly to my success; their blogs and books have helped me get organized, develop, get in shape, learn, be productive, relax, and just [...]

I am coming back full steam ahead after a summer break that found me chasing down a new career path. With fall now here, I plan to post more frequently, I have a lot of new ideas and inspirations that I can’t wait to share. For now I am enjoying the ride and looking for [...]

With a 100 degree heat wave this week I made sure to get out for a wandering walk at dawn today.  So many things are on the mental burner right now that I just really needed to get out in the early morning silence and clear my head.  Just me, a small notebook and pen, [...]

Today is July 1st, the halfway point for 2010, and also my self-proclaimed halfway point for my own progress for this site, as discussed in my Now or Never post.  For the past few years I have had great success in making a list of New Year’s resolutions and trying to focus on one or [...]

Written by Tim Schwartz | Follow me on Twitter. Just a quick post before a weekend of R&R – this lecture video really speaks to some topics that I have been thinking a lot about lately.  I happen to be a rather optimistic scientist (which isn’t true for many of us!), and though the world [...]

Written by Tim Schwartz | Follow me on Twitter. Over the past year I have followed Dave Bruno’s 100 Thing Challenge to reduce personal possessions and rise above consumerism, an endeavor that has been echoed by Leo Babauta, Everett Bogue and Colin Wright.  Around that time I started my own analysis of the stuff in [...]