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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
challenging
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
It felt like he was preaching to the choir but listening to this gave me the push to finish cleaning/picking up a few areas in our home.
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
informative
medium-paced
One of the better books I've read about minimalism for two main reasons. First, Becker talks more about the WHY than the HOW. He focuses on finding your own personal reasons for the minimalist lifestyle and discusses that that both the motivations and the outcome look different for everyone. Second, I appreciate that Becker has a family and uses his family as his personal motivation.
Personally, I didn't find this book particularly helpful especially after reading Marie Kondo's The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. It did, however, inspire me to revisit cleaning out my stuff.
This is not a riveting book, by any means, but still I found what the author shared to be meaningful. And I finished the book feeling inspired to make some changes for myself/my family. I particularly appreciated the macro-approach to minimalism this author takes. From the importance of identifying your WHY, all the way to WHAT you can do once you start reaping the benefits of minimalism, it seems no stone is left unturned by the author. I will recommend this book to others who are seeking to live a simpler life.
I initially bought this book as part of the process of getting my parents to throw away a lot of their junk in order to effectively downsize the family home. On the way home from the library I cracked it open to see what it was about and decided to read it for myself firrst.
My husband and I have always wanted to own less stuff, have a smaller house, and generally have more time to invest in family and friends instead of material possessions. That was exactly what this book talked about. In a generation where mega mansions rule, even in our small city outside of Columbus, Ohio, this is a radical way of thinking, but one we are firm in adopting. If I could have every person read this book I would.
It is a call to less materialism, more joy, less stress and more freedom of pursuit. The amount of time my husband and I spend cleaning up our small apartment with limited "junk" compared to others in my family with large houses and all the toys in the world, is astonishing. It's given us greater freedom and joy to pursue our passions instead of constantly rearranging and reorganizing. It frees up space in our minds and souls.
I wish others could see the benefits of minimalism that Joshua Becker presents in this short book, because I think if everyone did, we would all be a little more joyful, a little less rushed and a little more compassionate to those around us. A must read for anyone feeling tied down to their possessions, stressed over their cleaning schedules or in need of more time, money and freedom to spend on the things that are most important.
My husband and I have always wanted to own less stuff, have a smaller house, and generally have more time to invest in family and friends instead of material possessions. That was exactly what this book talked about. In a generation where mega mansions rule, even in our small city outside of Columbus, Ohio, this is a radical way of thinking, but one we are firm in adopting. If I could have every person read this book I would.
It is a call to less materialism, more joy, less stress and more freedom of pursuit. The amount of time my husband and I spend cleaning up our small apartment with limited "junk" compared to others in my family with large houses and all the toys in the world, is astonishing. It's given us greater freedom and joy to pursue our passions instead of constantly rearranging and reorganizing. It frees up space in our minds and souls.
I wish others could see the benefits of minimalism that Joshua Becker presents in this short book, because I think if everyone did, we would all be a little more joyful, a little less rushed and a little more compassionate to those around us. A must read for anyone feeling tied down to their possessions, stressed over their cleaning schedules or in need of more time, money and freedom to spend on the things that are most important.