Reviews - A Life Less Throwaway: The Lost Art of Buying for Life

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A Life Less Throwaway: The Lost Art of Buying for Life

I’m getting to be quite done with the minimalism movement. I enjoy the concept but I think it’s still a very first world problem. I greatly enjoyed this book because the theories put forth are a lot easier to implement and I agree with them so much more.

Should read again.

joewilkinson's review

4.0

As I was reading it I thought it was pretty good with some decent tips but not life changing as I'm already conscious about the things I own and purchase. But it's been a few weeks now and it seems to have really gotten into my brain. Every time I even consider buying something, wether for myself or as a gift, I consider it's quality and longevity so I guess it really does it's job well as a book.

stephshoff88's review against another edition

3.5

informative slow-paced

romcm's review

3.0

I agree with all the advice in this book, which pretty much boiled down to: Buy less and look after the things you have. But it just didn’t inspire me. A lot of the studies and quotes were familiar to me (e.g. the marshmallow test, the lightbulb conspiracy). There were a couple of statements that seemed borderline racist, and it was certainly a book for the rich. What does it offer? A pretty reminder that pots should last for life. If you’re lucky enough to afford such pots in the first place.

opportunitied's review against another edition

2.0

tldr: be mindful of what you buy and try to choose things that will last and fit your lifestyle until you die and preferably until your grandchildren die. don't buy into trends. declutter if needed to get rid of both physical and mental clutter.

my main gripe here is that there's no mention of how buying a belt for 100€+ just isn't possible for a lot of people (she says something about debt as an afterthought at the end). and i do not get how decluttering your underwear down to 18 pieces and throwing away the rest is good for the environment. sure, she mentioned using them as rags before throwing them in the bin, but maybe don't do that if they're still in good condition? maybe replace things once your old stuff is beyond saving? don't declutter for the sake of decluttering. use it up first.

truscaveczka's review against another edition

2.0

It's a big commercial of author's business, slightly covered with some trivia about big business, advertising and so on. I give two stars for the exercises that remind me KonMari's method.