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Minimalism: Live a Meaningful Life by Ryan Nicodemus, Joshua Fields Millburn
Did not finish book. Stopped at 40%.
I’m not sure how I feel about this book. I’m not sure if it was mid-sold to me or if I went in with the wrong expectations.
I read the first two sections of the book: the guys story, and the health section. The story was interesting, though at times I struggled to sympathise with the “I’m not content in life in my six-figure salary” narrative.
The health section has some interesting parts, but I can’t get on board with promoting diets such as paleo, which are questionable at best, or demonising medication or particular foods such as bread. I respect the journey the authors have been on, but I do not think they are qualified to be giving this advice.
I came into the book expecting a variation on a Marie-Kondo decluttering-your-life type book, but I wasn’t impressed by what I got instead.
I hope that this makes sense and helps others to go in with better expectations than I had. I think there are some really interesting parts of this book, but it’s not the book for me
I read the first two sections of the book: the guys story, and the health section. The story was interesting, though at times I struggled to sympathise with the “I’m not content in life in my six-figure salary” narrative.
The health section has some interesting parts, but I can’t get on board with promoting diets such as paleo, which are questionable at best, or demonising medication or particular foods such as bread. I respect the journey the authors have been on, but I do not think they are qualified to be giving this advice.
I came into the book expecting a variation on a Marie-Kondo decluttering-your-life type book, but I wasn’t impressed by what I got instead.
I hope that this makes sense and helps others to go in with better expectations than I had. I think there are some really interesting parts of this book, but it’s not the book for me