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Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less by Leidy Klotz

carolynrasp's review against another edition

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informative inspiring medium-paced

3.5

Maybe instead of adding to our to-dos, we should subtract? While this concept is out there in various ways, I appreciated Klotz' slightly academic, slightly personal take on subtraction in our lives to improve things. There were great examples where you wouldn't necessarily think "subtraction" and I enjoyed his parental takes and talk of Legos. It got a little too general toward the end and couldn't quite hold my interest as much, but overall the takeaways were strong. 

carriewoodward's review

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2.5

Almost did not finish but stuck it out. Well, this book validated my choice to pay for services that save me time. 😂 I realized mid-way through that I’m just not a fan of books that pull from a bunch of disparate studies to advocate for a universal principle (in this case, that we solve more problems by taking away than we can by adding in). Part of it is that if you want anecdotes, I can think of a bunch of anecdotes showing all the ways that adding CAN revolutionize your life in a way that you could never achieve by taking away something.  Whatever. Some of the studies are interesting. If you like Malcolm Gladwell, you’ll probably like this. 

acrowder's review

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funny informative medium-paced

3.5

jlfields925's review against another edition

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informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.5

amandadtx's review

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

tomrrandall's review against another edition

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3.0

Ironically, about 150 pages too long.

melissagopp's review against another edition

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informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

biblioliv's review

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Okay, hate is a very strong word. I didn’t hate this book, in fact, I am intrigued by its premise/philosophy. Instead of hate, the feeling is more like the embarrassment of agreeing with someone, only for them to make a poor showing in support of their argument, and you suddenly feel compelled to burst out: “No, wait… not like that!”

sevensorrows's review

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inspiring medium-paced

4.0

breannew's review

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4.5

Fascinating; felt like I was being proven right