slow living

by Aviv Gijsbers van Wijk

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slow living

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I'm a 30-something NYC-based person who's documenting a year of buying only 20 things and other ways of slow living and low-buy/no-buy culture. I also dig deep into parsing capitalism from how we measure our lives. Plus, relevant book & culture reviews.

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About Aviv Gijsbers van Wijk

Aviv (f.k.a. Amy) is a New York-based writer. BA, Brooklyn College. MFA, Carnegie Mellon University.

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