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Drop out diaries
http://www.dropoutdiaries.com
How to leave the rat race and work for yourself. Thoughts, tips and inspiration. How to lead a simpler, balanced and more rewarding life by doing more with less and being creative with your life. Also deals with trying to earn an income from blogging.
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Simplicity in the city
Photo by Steve Way I’m back in London after two and a half years in the country and already I can feel the city trying to drag me back into the vortex. Not in an evil way, more like an enthusiastic friend gesticulating at you to come and joi...
My Walden
The last two years have been my Walden. When I came to Cornwall in July 2007 I had no idea how long I would be here. A few months? A few years? The rest of my life? I came because I knew that, to be the person I wanted to be (even to work out exactl...
De-monetising your life
I’ve never been interested in money. This is probably why I don’t have very much of it. There have been times when not having it has been deeply depressing but despite the occasional dark night of the soul, the acquisition of money has never been...
Being political
“Being good is an adventure far more violent and daring than sailing around the world” – from The Club of Queer Trades by GK Chesterton One of the intellectual tasks facing all of us is working out how to have a positive effect on the world. I ...
Getting rid of ’stuff’
Photo by striatic The burden of stuff seems to be one of the Problems of the Age. Daytime television is full of people trying to sell old crap – sorry, heirlooms – from the attic. Ebay has become as much a part of life now as car boot sales and b...
Moving on again
Once again, I am moving on. This story isn’t over but it has taken an unexpected turn. It is a correction, rather than a completely new direction. What happened was that I tried to ‘drop out’ of normal life, but somehow found myself back in the...


In short - I like your insights and can see life thru your eyes, Fascinating and good reading material here !
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