Insisting Simplicity's author, JR, on crafting your own routine from scratch, writing, blogging, frugal practices to achieve financial independence, permaculture design, the struggles of making a living as an artist, and more.Insisting Simplicity is a blog about simple living, minimalism, and adventure travel that JR writes to celebrate life, our planet, and the richness of simple living."I'm obviously attracted to the concept of simple living and to a stoic aesthetic and something that is boiled down to the really fundamental things in life that matter.""You don't necessarily need cars and mansions and consumerism to do any of those things."LinksFinancial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE movement)Permaculture designCalm (meditation app)Waking Up by Sam Harris (meditation app)Making Sense by Sam Harris (podcast)Workin' Out Back with Poppy Insisting Simplicity seriesThe Biggest Little Farm (movie)Peak oilThe Trinity Study and the 4 percent rule10,000-Hour Rule popularized in Outliers by Malcolm GladwelBlogs11 Reasons Not to Become Famous by Tim FerrissTenth Acre FarmPractical Self-RelianceDesigning Your Life by Bill Bernett & Dave EvansThe Frugal EngineersDesigning Your Life (with Insisting Simplicity) (essay)BooksWaking Up by Sam HarrisYour Money or Your Life by Vicki RobinMillionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley & William DankoThe One-Straw Revolution by Masanobu FukuokaPermaculture: Principles and Pathways beyond Sustainability by David HolmgrenPlayer Piano by Kurt VonnegutWalden by Henry David ThoreauRetrosuburbia by David HolmgrenPeopleHenry David ThoreauWalt WhitmanRalph Waldo EmersonBill MollisonDavid HolmgrenMasanobu FukuokaSepp HolzerJoel SlaytonKurt VonnegutJohn MaedaJohn MuirCarmen ChamorroMr. Money MustacheMad FientistDan HarrisSam HarrisTim FerrissSeth GodinNotesIntro. [JR [How did you start the blog? [Writing. [A secret identity. [Insisting Simplicity. [Generalist or specialist? [The 10,000-Hour rule. [Integrity. [A new routine. [Life cycles. [Permaculture design. [Financial independence. [Frugal practices. [The struggles of making a living as an artist. [Who should spread your idea? [JR's daily routine. [Meditation. [How did you come across Getting Simple? [What's next for you? [Connect with JR. [Define success. [Role models. [Book recommendations. [A recent positive purchase of $100 or less. [What helped you write better? [Submit a question about this or previous episodes. I'd love to hear from you.Join the Discord community. Meet other curious minds.If you enjoy the show, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps.Show notes, transcripts, and past episodes at gettingsimple.com/podcast.Theme and exit songs, Sleep and A Loop to Kill For, by Steve Combs under CC BY 4.0. Algorithms by Chad Crouch.Follow NonoTwitter.com/nonoespInstagram.com/nonoespFacebook.com/nonomartinezalonsoYouTube.com/nonomartinezalonso