About

Posted March 25th, 2009 by Michael Janzen
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In the summer of 2007 I had one of those Ah-HA moments we all have from time to time. The only difference with this Ah-HA moment was that it inspired me to write a book, change jobs, begin building a tiny free house, and rethink my values, lifestyle, and future. But the most important thing I uncovered was a simple way for anyone to immediately achieve more time, more happiness, and more success.

This website is a blog and a book. I recently decided to publish my first book as a blog first and then offer it in print through the self-publishing website Lulu.com. This blog will remain online after the book is in print. This unusual business model for publishing a book is in itself an experiment and might prove to be a financial mistake, but it feels like the right thing to do.

Do It Yourself Freedom is already mostly written but it needs a final edit and has been sitting on my back burner for too long. To break free of this block I’ve decided to publish one section at a time after a careful proof read. I think I’ll be done publishing the book online before the end of March 2009 and offer a printed version by the end of the year.

If you’d like to get updates pushed to you simply subscribe by email or by RSS. I started publishing the book online on August 27, 2008 and you can see my progress in the Table of Contents.

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2 Responses to “About”

  1. Tiny Free House says:
    December 31, 2009 at 10:16 am

    [...] Michael has a couple of other blogs on the go. One is Tiny House Design (Less is more sustainable) which is about the design of small houses and making the mental transition to living lighter and smaller. There’s also Do It Yourself Freedom, about which Michael says: In the summer of 2007 I had one of those Ah-HA moments we all have from time to time. The only difference with this Ah-HA moment was that it inspired me to write a book, change jobs, begin building a tiny free house, and rethink my values, lifestyle, and future. But the most important thing I uncovered was a simple way for anyone to immediately achieve more time, more happiness, and more success… [continue] [...]

  2. rosemaryrimmer-clay says:
    June 24, 2010 at 4:42 am

    Dear Michael,
    I just want to let you know how much I admire your decision to turn your back on conspicuous consumption and the ME!ME! lifestyle that it generates, which ironically results in deep dissafection and a lack of rootedness for communities.
    I will be following your blog with great interest. Good luck!
    Rosemary, brighton, uk

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