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    The Project Simplify Newsletter Archives

    Here you can find all of our past issues of The Simplifier, our e-mail newsletter (and its predecessor, The Weekly Simplifier).

    This page represents our latest issues.

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    Past Issues:

    (Click on the issue’s title to read the full version.)

  • The Simplifier #5.5 – Our 100th Issue!
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    Contents:
    1. A Note From Shawn
    Mmmmm…round numbers
    2. Upcoming/Current Events
    3. Our Featured Quote
    by Albert Camus
    4. Project Simplify Says So
    The Mastermind Group; Focusing on social media, one venue at a time; and Excuses, excuses, excuses
    5. Lifestyles of the Natural & Professional
    Creating the Course, and Going Visual!
    6. The Not-So-Simple Life
    Christmas in March
  • The Simplifier #5.4 – The First Step Toward Rational Living
    (Click here for the audio version)
    Contents:
    1. A Note From Shawn
    It doesn’t get much simpler than this
    2. Upcoming/Current Events
    3. Our Featured Quote
    by Eleanor Roosevelt
    4. Project Simplify Says So
    Getting back to the foundation; Unwanted phone calls and junk faxes; and Simplification Rules
    5. Lifestyles of the Natural & Professional
    Handbook Table of Contents and New Logo
    6. The Not-So-Simple Life
    The World’s Largest To-Do List
  • The Simplifier #5.3 – Clearing the Way!
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    Contents:
    1. A Note From Shawn
    Different Phases, Different Needs
    2. Upcoming/Current Events
    3. Our Featured Quote
    by Confucius
    4. Project Simplify Says So
    Zoom vs. wide angle: leadership perspective; Giving discipline a little help; and A file for your future reference
    5. Lifestyles of the Natural & Professional
    February Forums: Clearing the Way!
    6. The Not-So-Simple Life
    Upping the Ante
  • The Simplifier #5.2 – Passion, Action…and Simplicity
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    Contents:
    1. A Note From Shawn
    A Passion and Inspiration Infusion
    2. Upcoming/Current Events
    3. Our Featured Quote
    by Hardy D. Jackson
    4. Project Simplify Says So
    Role models-R-Us; Passion Into Action Interview; An addiction to sensation—turn off the radio!; and How we change the world without Big Brother
    5. Lifestyles of the Natural & Professional
    6. The Not-So-Simple Life
    Wanted: Someone to Help Me Pile More On
  • The Simplifier #5.1 – New and Improved!
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    Contents:
    1. A Note From Shawn
    Mantra: New and Improved
    2. Upcoming/Current Events
    3. Our Featured Quote
    by Matthew Arnold
    4. Project Simplify Says So
    Making email easier with filters, avoiding the Post-Meeting Blues, and recognizing a Simplifier in Action
    5. Lifestyles of the Natural & Professional
    6. The Not-So-Simple Life
    Rhymes with “Mess”
  • Volume 4 (5/6/2009 – 12/31/2009):

  • The Simplifier #4.13 – Sound the Horns!
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    Contents:
    1. A Note From Shawn
    Big adventure around the corner
    2. Upcoming/Current Events
    3. Our Featured Quote
    by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
    4. (Introducing…) The Not-So-Simple Life
    by Lance Brown
  • The Simplifier #4.12 – Ending Right, Starting Right
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    Contents:
    1. A Note From Shawn
    One Ends as the Other Begins
    2. Upcoming Events
    3. Our Featured Quote
    by Shawn Tuttle
    4. Your Simplification Tip
    Giving Gifts of Experience or Service
    5. In the News
    Making the Case for Getting Away; When Mr. Clean Meets Ms. Messy; and Simply put, it’s about living without any regrets
    6. Featured at ProjectSimplify.com
    In Its Own Words
  • The Simplifier #4.11 – Consistency Soothes the Digital Beast
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    Contents:
    1. A Note From Shawn
    The Goodness Overfloweth
    2. Upcoming Events
    3. Our Featured Quote
    by Dr. Seuss
    4. Article: Happy Holidays Are a Cinch When You Simplify Away the Grinch
    by PS Head Simplifier Shawn Tuttle
    5. Keep Smiling
    The Fun Theory
  • The Simplifier #4.10 – Consistency Soothes the Digital Beast
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    Contents:
    1. A Note From Shawn
    Happy Birthweek To Me
    2. Upcoming/Current Events
    3. Our Featured Quote
    by Shawn Tuttle
    4. Your Simplification Tip
    Use Consistency to Soothe the Digital Beast
    5. In the News
    Kentucky family leaves home behind to live simply on the road; Gearing up for Guests; and Stressed for Time? Ways to cope
    6. Featured at ProjectSimplify.com
    Frosted Blog Petals
  • The Simplifier #4.9 – Defense of the Clones
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    Contents:
    1. A Note From Lance
    Welcome to the Machine
    2. Upcoming Events
    3. Our Featured Quote
    by Benjamin Franklin
    4. Article: Defense of the Clones
    by PS Head Simplifier Shawn Tuttle
    5. Keep Smiling
    Funny Podcasts
  • The Simplifier #4.8 – The Natural Professional Goes to Realsville
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    Contents:
    1. A Note From Shawn
    The Natural Professional Goes to Realsville
    2. Our Featured Quote
    by Shawn Tuttle
    3. Your Simplification Tip
    The 20-Minute Timer
    4. In the News
    12 steps to make organizing easier; Wipe Out Waste campaign; and Time is your life
    5. Featured at ProjectSimplify.com
    Fall Blog Foliage
  • The Simplifier #4.7 – Clear Your Throat!
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    Contents:
    1. A Note From Shawn
    To do: Sing My Song
    2. Upcoming Events
    3. Our Featured Quote
    by Martha Graham
    4. Article: You’ve Got to Clear Your Throat if You Want to Sing Your Song
    by PS Head Simplifier Shawn Tuttle
    5. Keep Smiling
    Breathtaking “Sand Animation”
  • The Simplifier #4.6 – Keeping it Fresh
    (Click here for the audio version)
    Contents:
    1. A Note From Shawn
    Art for Life’s Sake
    2. Our Featured Quote
    by Shawn Tuttle
    3. Your Simplification Tip
    Keeping it Fresh
    4. In the News
    Simple Gifts; Stress & Time Management 101; and Top 10 Tricks for Creatively Hiding Your Stuff
    5. Featured at ProjectSimplify.com
    Summer Blog Bounty
  • The Simplifier #4.5 – Starting a Healthy Practice
    (Click here for the audio version)
    Contents:
    1. A Note From Shawn
    Splitting for BRC, and for our readers
    2. Our Featured Quote
    by Aristotle
    3. Interview: Colleen Wainwright, Practicing Communicatrix
    by PS Head Simplifier Shawn Tuttle
    4. Keep Smiling
    Roommates
  • The Simplifier #4.4 – Remedies for a Scattered Mind
    (Click here for the audio version)
    Contents:
    1. A Note From Shawn
    Dividing, to help you conquer
    2. Our Featured Quote
    by Annie Dillard
    3. Article: Remedies for a Scattered Mind
    by PS Head Simplifier Shawn Tuttle
    4. Your Simplification Tip
    Destroying Distractions
    5. In the News
    Less is More – No more racing for a finish line that is never reached; Radically rest: Creative ways to (finally!) relax; and How to Reclaim your Time
    6. Featured at ProjectSimplify.com
    New The Simplifier Intro Page
    7. Keep Smiling
    Funniest Stand-up Comedians
  • The Simplifier #4.3 – Sliding Into Home Base
    (Click here for the audio version)
    Contents:
    1. A Note From Shawn
    Discretionary Thrift vs. Passion
    2. Our Featured Quote
    by Ralph Waldo Emerson
    3. Article: Returning to Home Base
    by PS Head Simplifier Shawn Tuttle
    4. Your Simplification Tip
    Sliding into Home Base
    5. In the News
    Roundup of Frugal Living Philosophies; Paralyzed by Your Possessions; and Dealing with Distractions
    6. Featured at ProjectSimplify.com
    Our Blog Overfloweth
    7. Keep Smiling
    The Secret Society of Happy People
  • The Simplifier #4.2 – Binding Your VIPs and Locking Them Away?
    (Click here for the audio version)
    Contents:
    1. A Note From Shawn
    Huge hair stages sun-soaked alliteration attack
    2. Our Featured Quote
    by Tom Stoppard
    3. Article: Getting Started With Your V.I.Papers
    by PS Head Simplifier Shawn Tuttle
    4. Your Simplification Tip
    Dealing With the Other 90%
    5. In the News
    Finding balance in your life; Sifting through personal baggage; and Simple living: Sustainable living on a budget
    6. Featured at ProjectSimplify.com
    The Simplifier, Audio Version
    7. Keep Smiling
    Virtual Hope
  • The Simplifier #4.1 – Making the Most of Your Week
    Contents:
    1. A Note From Shawn
    Four More Years! Four More Years!…
    2. Our Featured Quote
    by Winston Churchill
    3. Article: Making the Most of Your Week with Planning & Review
    by PS Head Simplifier Shawn Tuttle
    4. Your Simplification Tip
    Reduce email by managing your mailing lists
    5. In the News
    The New Simple Life; Fix the top 6 causes of clutter; and 5 tips to save $25,000 a year
    6. Featured at ProjectSimplify.com
    The Project Simplify Time Machine
    7. Keep Smiling
    When I Grow Up, I Want to be Just Like Mommy!

  • This page represent our latest issues. For our first year of issues, visit our Volume One archives page. For our second year of issues, visit our Volume Two archives page. For our third year of issues, visit our Volume Three archives page.

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