Threat Modeling for Regular People: 7 Simple Steps to Feel Truly Secure

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Last Update: Oct. 6, 2026 Digital minimalism and protecting your digital privacy go hand in hand. So many people are just focused on reducing their screen time when it comes to digital minimalism, that they forget that without digital privacy you are basically just leaving the door unlocked to your digital life. I want to … Read more

Minimalist Security Setup: The Only 2 Essential Tools

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Last Update: Oct. 01, 2026 Raise your hand if you’ve looked into protecting your digital life and come back with a list of 2 dozen different things that you needed to add to your devices to be more secure? I know I have. I’m always appalled when I see these pages recommending everything from antivirus … Read more

Home Network Segmentation: A Beginner’s Guide

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Last Update: Sep. 28, 2026 I’ve been working with network segmentation for years. It’s the type of enterprise geek speak that when I mention it, people just kind of tune it out unless they are in the industry. I get it. It sounds like something that you only find in datacenters, hospitals, and server rooms. … Read more

Home Network Security Checklist: 10 Essential Steps I Use

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Last Update: September 20, 2026 When I ran through my personal security audit a few months ago, I broke it down into four domains: Devices, Accounts and Credentials, Network Exposure, then finally Data and Backups. Today I want to focus on the Network Exposure domain and specifically the home network security checklist that I personally … Read more

Organize Your Desktop: 6 Powerful Steps to Instantly Clear Your Mind

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Last Update: Aug. 02, 2026 I’m going to come across as slightly judgmental here, but if you are like most people, you probably really need to organize your desktop. Visual clutter on my desktop drives me up the wall, so when I see a desktop covered in icons, it gives me anxiety. So many people … Read more

Minimalist Home Screen: 6 Powerful Steps to Break Phone Addiction

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Last Updated: June 13, 2026 If you want to break your phone addiction, start with building a minimalist home screen. Your home screen is the first thing that you seen when you unlock your phone and for many of us, it’s the first step down the rabbit hole of distractions that keeps us sucked into … Read more

Digital Declutter: 5 Powerful Steps to Audit Your Digital Life and Reclaim Focus

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Last Updated: June 8, 2026 We clean our homes. We organize our closets. We even detox our diets. But when was the last time you sat down and did a full digital declutter? If you’re like most people, the answer is probably never. Our digital lives tend to pile up quietly in the form of … Read more

Joy of Missing Out: 7 Powerful Ways to Find Peace in a Hyperconnected World

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Our social media platforms and devices are designed to keep us constantly engaged. They put forth the idea that missing out on anything is pretty much the worst thing you can do. They tell us that we should be everywhere, see everything, and comment on it all. It’s overwhelming and honestly, it’s not possible to … Read more

Too Much Technology: 5 Warning Signs You’ve Crossed the Line

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Last Update: June 4, 2026 As a society, we may have reached a point where we have too much technology in our lives. Think about it, we are constantly surrounded by technology. From the moment we wake up to the second we fall asleep, many of us have our phones in hand. Then there are … Read more

Intentional Technology Use: 6 Powerful Shifts Defining the Future of Digital Minimalism

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Last Update: May 30, 2026 The idea of intentional technology use came into popular culture as part of the digital minimalism movement. Depending on which milestone you use, this movement started between 10-15 years ago. Personally, I use Cal Newport’s Deep Work as my marker. This was the book that gave language to something that … Read more