Since before WWII researches at Harvard have been collecting data on happiness. The clearest message from this 75-year study is . . . . . . From a young age, society tells us we need certain material things to be successful, to lead ‘the good life.’ To obtain the dream home, […]
There are ways to be more productive, while simultaneously cutting things out of your life that don’t serve you. Here are five ways to get started from Katie Sullivan of Rise Through Strife. . . . In a society obsessed with productivity and convenience, many of us have failed to […]
The benefits of reading go beyond it being a great escape. The act of ‘losing yourself in a book’ has a variety of physical and mental health perks. Do you know that wonderful feeling of ‘getting lost’ in a book? We often classify fiction reading as a guilty pleasure. However, […]
If you or your partner has been asking, “Should I quit my job?” here are three steps you can take together today toward leaving. A big thank you to Brooke of Happy Simple Mom for sharing her journey today! . . . I quit my well-paid career to stay home […]
The phrase ‘”don’t quit” is a common form of encouragement, but sometimes that’s not what we really need to hear. Below are eight things you should indeed quit shared with permission from UnBusy community member Rachel Pfleegor. . . . So often, people say, “Don’t quit!” They mean, don’t quit […]
The list below written by photographer Bryn Graves is republished with permission from the private Becoming UnBusy Facebook group. This website and the Becoming UnBusy Movement is about families coming together to inspire one another to reclaim life. In this community, no one and everyone is an expert. Want to be […]