Cluttered desk? Stuffed closet? Stressed-out life?
Most of us know the weight of too much stuff. We can avoid it for a while, but when it’s time to move house or reorganize, we can’t escape facing our clutter.
Your excess stuff can hold you back and make you sick. Having stuff we don’t use or enjoy is a burden, a waste of money, and importantly, it doesn’t spark joy. If your rooms, closets, … spark joy. If your rooms, closets, and surfaces are filled with clutter, all your unneeded possessions can get in the way of a full experience of life as it was meant to be lived.
MINIMALIST LIVING covers not only techniques for decluttering, but how doing so can fill your newfound space with meaningful and creative activities that add joy to your life and support your goals.
You have the power to bring serenity, clarity, creativity, and more joy to your life with minimalist living. This book, now updated for 2020, will show you how.
In MINIMALIST LIVING, you will discover:
- Why you should define your own sense of minimalism
- How to create your “Minimalist Mission Statement”
- How to use the techniques of “blazing” and “gazing” to declutter
- Why decluttering now can lead to a happier, healthier, and more creative life
- How to deal with sentimental items without losing their meaning
- The amazing connection between minimalism and living your soul’s deepest purpose
…and much more.
If you want to experience the powerful de-stressing and pro-health benefits of minimalism, get this book now.
“Rather than being a strict, cookbook-like guide to doing specific tasks “the right way”, the book takes a very personal, psychological, even spiritual look at how the reader can benefit from, think about, and ultimately begin the process of minimizing their worldly possessions.”
– Brie Palmer
“It’s not just a book of helpful tips to overcome our tendencies to consume and to hoard; it’s a book for anybody who wants to reflect on how they can pursue happiness is a world where everything is conspiring to make us think happiness lies in our power as consumers to buy what we want.”
– Dr. Philip J. Harold, Associate Dean, School of Education and Social Sciences, RMU
“If you are on your way to becoming a minimalist (like our family) this book will encourage you to keep going. If you are still living in clutter this book could well be the “kick” you need to really start cleaning out.”
– Richard and Liz Pomeroy
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The best book I’ve read on this subject. It makes decreasing all the “stuff” more achievable. The section on things that have emotional ties was especially helpful.
Helping me to “let loose of clutter”.
Good for reference.
Gives you realistic guidelines
Just wasn’t for me at this time. Good book, though.
Good ideas and thoughts.
I found this book very useful
Very boring. Didn’t tell me anything I didn’t know already.
After moving three relatives into assisted living and nursing care and having to help clean out and downsize them to their new homes, I realized that you can’t take belongs with you even before you die. This book offers good questions to consider about why you keep stuff, the burden of keeping stuff , how to let go of stuff especially sentimental stuff, and the freedom and joy of having less. It offers doable suggestions and online resources. Definitely worth reading.
Good advice weaved into some stories
This is a basic, common-sense approach to simplifyng your life. No “wow” factor about it.
Unrealistic solutions to everyday problems
Great step-by-step process for reducing clutter and finding joy in the purge.
Makes you look at things from a different point of view
If you are looking to downsize this is a good book to read. I will not use all of the ideas mentioned, but it does get you motivated to get rid of a lot of excess.
I have read a smattering of books about minimalism. I would rate this book way at the top because it is for everyone. There are some great tips about cleaning up your clutter and ways to make it fun. One of the things was challenging yourself to get rid of 100 things. That was actually fun for me to go around and find things I didn’t need. I went further and am now halfway to 200. I think the author presented different levels of minimalism in a fair way. She made the case for decluttering no matter who you are or what your idea of minimalism is. The point is you have to start somewhere, and there were ideas for doing just that. I find in general that when I pare down my possessions to just what I really need or really love, my brain seems to function better. Decluttering stuff declutters minds.
It was a good read. A lot of the stuff in it is common sense, but you just need to be told it in order to do it. Our family is slowly going minimalist. It will take a while, but following the steps and doing things will get us there. We can’t wait!!
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Quick read with good information on ways to get over your “stuff”, and declutter your life (and home).